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38 stories for “Budget” · February 2026
Clear filtersNITI Aayog released the sixth 'Trade Watch Quarterly', covering July–September 2025 (Q2 of 2025–26). India's total exports rose about 8.5% in the quarter. Electronics became the second-biggest export item, reaching US$42...
Tamil Nadu is rolling out a strategic roadmap to restore soil health and support sustainable agriculture. Soil fertility is being boosted through the Soil Health and Fertility Scheme, budgeted at about ₹206 crore. The pl...
Ritu Tawde is set to become Mumbai's first Mayor from the Bharatiya Janata Party in 44 years. She will head the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's largest and wealthiest civic body. The BMC's record budget...
During the Budget session, the Lok Sabha passed the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which gives legal clarity and continuity to the labour laws replaced by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. That Code...
Two new telescopes in Ladakh, along with an upgrade to one already operating there, received approval in the Union Budget 2026. The National Large Solar Telescope is planned at Merak, close to Pangong Tso, and will be us...
The nationwide Mission for Aatmanirbharta (Self-Reliance) in Pulses was launched from Amlaha in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. Announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, it runs from 2025-26 to 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs...
Overview: The Tamil Nadu State Budget for 2026-27 was presented in the Legislative Assembly, prioritizing the 'One Trillion Dollar Economy' roadmap. Significant funds were allocated for digital transformation in the MSME...
The World Bank held up Karnataka's 2014 fiscal reform as an example for other States. Karnataka began counting the borrowings of its Public Sector Undertakings and Special Purpose Vehicles as State liabilities, which imp...
India has contributed $35.18 million to the United Nations Regular Budget for 2026, earning a place on the 'honour roll' of 51 member states that paid their assessments fully and on time. The General Assembly approved a...
Kerala announced a separate Elderly Budget for FY27, the first Indian State to do so. It earmarks Rs 46,236.52 crore, roughly 19.07% of the State Budget, bringing together spending on pensions, healthcare, social securit...
The Union Budget 2026-27 introduced a new scheme to create a Buddhist Circuit in the north-eastern States. It will conserve and develop Buddhist temples and monasteries in the region and upgrade tourism infrastructure an...
The Union Budget 2026-27 has a total outlay of ₹53.5 lakh crore and sets the fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP, down from 4.4% in 2025-26, with the revenue deficit at 1.5%. The debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to ease to 55.6%...
