Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament today. In her ninth consecutive Budget, she outlined a growth-focused roadmap anchored in higher public spending

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In her Budget speech on February 1, Nirmala Sitharaman proposed extending the deadline to file revised and belated income tax returns up to March 31.

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Economic Survey warns that rising state-level freebies and revenue deficits could raise India's borrowing costs by crowding out capex and weakening fiscal discipline

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The rupee slid to an intraday low of 92 per dollar amid dollar demand and FPI outflows, with RBI intervention preventing a breach of the key psychological level

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Aviation tech firm Nalwa Aero on Thursday said it has signed an initial pact with helicopter operators Global Vectra Helicorp, Pawan Hans Ltd and Himalayan Heli Services to launch electric air taxi (eVTOL) services, offering fares as low as Rs 200 per passenger on select routes.
As part of this strategic collaboration, signed at the ongoing Wings India aviation show in Hyderabad, Himalaya Heli Services has placed pre-orders for Nalwa's upcoming eVTOL aircraft, a statement said.
The partners plan to deploy eVTOL aircraft for pilgrimage travel, including Char Dham Yatra routes, air ambulance services, urban and intercity air taxi operations, and offshore crew and logistics transport, Nalwa Aero said.
According to the company, electric propulsion promises lower operating costs, reduced noise levels, and zero in-flight emissions, enabling operators to expand services into routes previously constrained by conventional helicopter economics. The quieter footprint is especially valuable for

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The Economic Survey says India must adopt a mission-oriented manufacturing strategy focused on scale, innovation and competitiveness to deepen global value chain integration

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The Union Budget 2026-27 sharply raises allocations for electronics components, semiconductors, launches ISM 2.0, unveils fresh textile initiatives to strengthen domestic manufacturing and exports

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The law ministry's ambitious phase III of the e-Courts project, aimed at digitising all subordinate courts of the country, has been allocated Rs 1,200 crore in the Union Budget for 2026-27.
According to the budget document, the project has received Rs 1,200 crore as against Rs 1,500 crore in the budget estimate.
In September 2023, the Union Cabinet approved phase III of the project as a central sector scheme with a financial outlay of Rs 7,210 crore, to be implemented over four years.
As part of the National e-Governance Plan, the e-Courts project has been under implementation since 2007 for the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) enablement of the Indian Judiciary. Phase II of the project concluded in 2023.

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Union Budget 2026 introduces daily and lump-sum penalties for lapses in crypto asset reporting, aiming to bring virtual digital assets firmly within the formal tax compliance framework

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outside the Ministry of Finance before the presentation of the ‘Union Budget 2026-27’, in New Delhi

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