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) Presenting the union Budget 2026-27, union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that keeping “Aatmanirbharta” as a “lodestar”, India has built “domestic manufacturing capacity”, strengthened “energy security”, and reduced “critical import dependencies”. Acknowledging that the country faces an external environment where “trade” and “multilateralism” are under pressure, and access to resources…
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…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (UNI) Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday, January 31, 2026, marking a historic moment in the state’s political history. Her elevation to the high office came after the death of her husband, Nationalist Congress Party leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and is…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (UNI) Ishan Kishan’s breathtaking century, captain Suryakumar Yadav’s audacious fifty and a late onslaught from Hardik Pandya powered India to a commanding 46-run victory over New Zealand in the fifth and final T20 International here on Saturday. Batting first after winning the toss at the Greenfield International Stadium, India piled up a…
