Page 2 - Latest Updates on Budget 2025-26

Dept of Future to ₹2100 for women: Highlights of Haryana's ₹2.05 trn budget

CM Saini made various announcements in the budget, including earmarking Rs 5,000 crore for 'Lado Lakshmi Yojana' under which Rs 2,100 will be given to the state's women

Parliament Budget highlights: Discussion on Manipur disallowed

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Deregulation Commission for India's growth: An idea whose time has come

But it will work only if it has both central & state-based regulations within its remit with active participation by all states

Parliament highlights: Immigration and Foreigner Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

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Assam to launch its satellite, talks on with Isro for ASSAMSAT project

Assam is preparing to launch its very own satellite, named 'ASSAMSAT', to collect data for socio-economic projects and border surveillance, said the state government

Parliament Budget session highlights: Rajya Sabha discusses Railways Amendment Bill

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Maharashtra Budget 2025: New airport, job generation, road development

Ajit Pawar presented his 11th Maharashtra budget, making him the second-most frequent budget presenter in the state's history

Budget 2025 paves way for stronger workforce, growing economy: PM Modi

PM Modi emphasized that investments have been prioritized equally across infrastructure, industries, people, economy, and innovation

Rethinking India's BIT framework: A balancing act for investment growth

The book broadly outlines investors' perceptions to International Investment Agreements (IIAs) to attract FDI

Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0: Govt working to boost trust-based governance, says FM

Govt plans to bring Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalise over 100 provisions, said FM Sitharaman at a post-Budget webinar on 'Regulatory, Investment and EODB reforms'

India's stability fuels global growth, says PM Modi in post-Budget webinar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlights India's resilience, calls MSMEs the backbone of growth; announces expanded credit, new export missions, and policy reforms to boost manufacturing

Capital gains tax in India is a bad idea: Samir Arora, Helios Capital

Taxing FIIs on their gains, who face forex risks, and have no tax set-off available in their home country is a big mistake that the government is making, said Sami Arora at BS Manthan.

Higher capital spending is good, but fiscal prudence is essential

An increase in capital outlay results in an expansion in overall investment, leading to better growth outcomes over time

Govt's civilian staff grows, but is it leading to efficiency gains?

Union Budget for 2025-26, presented earlier this month, provides an idea of how the Centre has gone about recruiting staff in all its departments and ministries, other than those in the armed forces

Making every Budget rupee count for cities: Fresh ideas needed for impact

The share for urban housing has declined, with new schemes being slow to take off and the focus remaining on completing houses under earlier schemes

BS Manthan: Experts to unpack India's economic reset amid new world order

The two-day BS Manthan event, scheduled for February 27 and 28 at the Taj Palace in New Delhi, marks a milestone as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of Business Standard's publication

Ruling, opposition parties prepare for Jharkhand assembly face-off

The budget session of the Jharkhand Assembly is set to commence on Monday, as the opposition gears up in its efforts to corner the state government over issues around alleged examination paper leaks, claims of corruption and unemployment. The assembly session will conclude on March 27. The state budget for the 2025-26 fiscal will be tabled on March 3. BJP's Hatia MLA Naveen Jaiswal, after a legislature party meeting here, said, "The people gave their mandate to the JMM-Congress- RJD alliance, but that is being disrespected now. The state government forgot all the promises made to the people of Jharkhand after winning the election. Jharkhand BJP president Babulal Marandi chaired the meeting. "We have decided to question the government on several public issues such as paper leak, rising corruption and unemployment," said Jaiswal. He also alleged that incidents of paper leaks were earlier confined to recruitment tests only, but now it is happening even in board examinations. "This .