New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that US tariff actions had no bearing on the union Budget 2026-27, underlining that the government’s focus remained firmly on domestic structural reforms, labour-intensive sectors and medium-scale enterprises, while maintaining fiscal discipline without compressing expenditure. Addressing newspersons in a post-Budget interaction aimed at…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal, who is also a Member of Parliament, on Monday said that the union Budget 2026 has put micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) at the centre of India’s growth strategy and offers a strong roadmap to boost domestic trade and…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) The union Finance Minister proposed an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore over the next five years for Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies to scale up and achieve higher readiness levels in end-use applications. Presenting the proposal during her ninth consecutive Budget speech in Parliament, Sitharaman said that in…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) With the Cabinet approving the Budget, union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday began presenting the union Budget for the financial year 2026–27 in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament. Sitharaman is presenting her record ninth consecutive union Budget today at 11 am. She will outline a…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections recorded a steady and encouraging rise in January 2026, reflecting continued economic momentum and improved tax collections. Gross GST revenue for the month rose to Rs 1.93 lakh crore, marking a 6.2 per cent increase compared to January last year. Domestic transactions remained the…
Jayanta Roy Chowdhury New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rises in Parliament on Sunday to present India’s Budget for 2026–27, her speech will arrive at a crucial juncture. In the face of global headwinds, she will need to come up with a ‘smart’ reforms spurt to push India’s growth story, but…
Vivek Shukla New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the union Budget on February 1, 2026, expectations are running high that the government will deliver a decisive push to India’s fast-growing green energy sector. With the economy expanding at a robust pace, policymakers face the dual challenge of sustaining…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Union Minister for Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, said on Friday that India and the European union (EU) have agreed to work closely on shaping the future of next-generation telecom technologies through collaboration between the Bharat 6G Alliance and the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA). In a post on…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) State Bank of India (SBI) has strengthened its trade finance and international banking operations with the launch of a Global Trade Finance Centre (GTFC) in Kolkata, an official statement said here on Friday. The new facility supports SBI branches in the region by enabling faster turnaround times, enhanced compliance oversight…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) The Indian stock market snapped the three-day winning streak, with the Nifty slipping below 25,250 on Friday. At close, the Sensex was down 296.59 points or 0.36% at 82,269.78, and the Nifty was down 98.25 points or 0.39% at 25,320.65. Nifty Midcap index slipping 0.2%, while the Smallcap index gained…
