Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a series of measures to strengthen India’s nuclear energy programme and secure access to critical minerals, outlining them as key pillars of the country’s long-term energy transition and manufacturing strategy in the union Budget for 2026-27.
. The total gross additional expenditure sought amounts to Rs 1.32 lakh crore, of which Rs 90,812 crore is proposed to be met through internal adjustments, including savings within ministries, higher receipts and recoveries.
In a move aimed at cultivating the spirit of curiosity, innovation, and scientific temper among young minds, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced the establishment of 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs across government schools in the next five years.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Saturday accused the Centre of neglecting the state in the Budget 2025 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced changes in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws under the Union Budget 2025-26 in a bid to ensure trade facilitation.
In order to further empower micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and ensure ease of doing business, there is a need to establish integrated infrastructure townships and universities to promote skill development and entrepreneurship training as well as to foster growth within the sector, Assocham said on Monday.
Ahead of the upcoming Union Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting eminent economists and sectoral experts to elicit their views and suggestions.
