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Govt increases culture budget by Rs 100 crore, prioritises heritage, arts

Within the ministry, a major chunk has gone to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which has been allocated Rs 1,278.49 crore against Rs 1273.91 crore allocated in 2024-25

Budget 2025: FM calls for mining sector reforms, says govt to frame policy

Reacting to the budget, Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal said mining is one of the six domains identified for transformational reforms over the next five years

Budget marks pivotal moment in economic trajectory: Kerala biz community

The direction of the budget is towards the goal of Vikasit Bharat, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Kerala Chairman Vinod Manjila said

Game changer for property market: Real estate sector lauds Budget 2025

Establishment of the India Infrastructure Fund and emphasis on Public-Private partnerships for infrastructure in the budget is also a game-changer for the real estate industry

No immediate upgrade of India's sovereign rating: Moody's after Budget 2025

While India is making strides toward fiscal discipline and inflation control, Moody's maintains that for a rating upgrade, a substantial reduction in the debt burden is essential

Budget 2025: Govt ups allocation for electronics PLIs, semicon, AI by 84%

The allocation for semiconductor projects has been more than doubled to Rs 2,499.96 crore for 2025-26 from Rs 1,200 crore revised allocation for the current fiscal

Union Budget allocates Rs 1,024 cr for expenditure, salaries of ministers

The National Security Council Secretariat has been allocated Rs 182.75 crore, against Rs 270.08 crore allotted in 2024-25

Budget 2025: Industry lauds move to cut duty on platinum jewellery parts

Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) chairman Vipul Shah said the council welcomes the proposal of creating new tariff items in Chapter 71

Phase-3 of ambitious e-Courts project gets Rs 1,500 crore in Budget 2025

As part of the National e-Governance Plan, the e-Courts project is under implementation since 2007 for ICT enablement of the Indian judiciary

Export Promotion Mission to help promote shipments, says Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said issues which could be part of the mission include ways to extend credit to the exporting community at affordable rates

UK businesses 'encouraged' by Budget focus on growth, trust-based approach

The FDI limit in insurance is now 100 per cent, as long as companies reinvest the full premium in India. This is a major boost for global players looking to expand, said IGF Founder Manoj Ladwa

Karnataka industry leaders back Union Budget, praise tax relief measures

The budget favours the middle class by giving tax exemptions for income up to Rs 12 lakh a year. MSME, agriculture and manufacturing sector get importance

17-year old dies in Guwahati, first suspected case of GBS in Assam

GBS is a rare condition that causes sudden numbness and muscle weakness, with symptoms including severe weakness in the limbs and loose motions

Census, NPR unlikely in 2025 too as only Rs 574 crore allocated in Budget

The Budget 2025-26 allocated Rs 574.80 crore for Census, a significant reduction from the Budget 2021-22 when Rs 3,768 crore was allocated

Coal minister calls budget 'empowering for farmers, women, entrepreneurs'

The budget introduced major economic reforms that will enhance 'Ease of Doing Business', expand access to finance for MSMEs, startups, and entrepreneurs, and foster a strong investment environment

Budget allocates Rs 74,226 crore for drinking water and sanitation

The allocation marked a substantial rise from the revised estimates of Rs 29,916 crore for 2024-25 for the department

Budget 2025: Home ministry allocated Rs 2.33 trn, census funding reduced

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 41,000.07 crore to Jammu and Kashmir, which became a union territory after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019

Chhattisgarh CM hails Union Budget as 'historic for middle class, farmers'

Sai said revolutionary decisions have been taken in the health sector too, including setting up 200 day care cancer centres across the country and exempting 36 life-saving drugs from tax

Union Budget announcements like sixer on full toss ball: PHDCCI President

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled record eighth Union Budget in Lok Sabha on Saturday

Govt marginally expands Budget for social justice, disability welfare

This is a 35.75 per cent rise in allocation over the revised estimate for the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2024-25, which stood at Rs 10,026.40 crore