Page 14 - Budget 2026

From Nimhans 2.0 to biopharma, Budget 2026 reshapes health priorities

Budget 2026 puts mental health, biopharma manufacturing and medical skilling at the centre, with Nimhans 2.0 and drug affordability shaping a broader healthcare realignment

From Defence to R&D, what didn't make the cut in Sitharaman's Budget speech

Key sectors such as defence and railways saw large FY27 allocations in the Budget documents, even though they found little or no mention in Sitharaman's Budget 2026 speech

Budget 2026: PF rule clean-up simplifies tax treatment, keeps limits intact

Retirement savings streamlined by removing 12% tax ceiling on employer Provident Fund contributions and providing companies with a compliance cushion for tax deductions on employee welfare deposits

Budget 2026: Sitharaman did not address key concerns, says P Chidambaram

Chidambaram, who has served as the finance minister four times, said the Budget failed "the test of economic strategy and economic statesmanship"

Budget 2026: Seaplane manufacturing to get boost, aircraft parts duty cut

Centre announces incentives for indigenous seaplane manufacturing, VGF support for operations, and customs duty exemption on aircraft components

Budget 2026: Towards a healthier India through strategic healthcare push

The Budget reframes healthcare as a strategic national capability, backing biopharma innovation, workforce expansion and technology-led governance to power India's next growth phase

India clears foreign funding of manufacturing equipment, boosting Apple

In India, unlike China, Apple was concerned that if it paid for machines for its contract manufacturers, Indian law could consider that ​a so-called "business connection" and impose taxes

Budget support will help MSMEs scale from local to global: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Union Budget, aligned with India's recent trade deals, provides unprecedented support to MSMEs, sunrise sectors and infrastructure, laying the foundation for jobs

Indian Railways in Budget 2026-27: Time to realise capex benefits

Massive infusion of funds has been made in Railways by the government during the past 4 years and continues with budgetary support of Rs 2.78 trillion in 2026-27

Max Healthcare, Aster DM Healthcare shares outperform post Union Budget

Max Healthcare Institute, Aster DM Healthcare, and Apollo Hospitals Enterprises shares managed to end higher post Union Budget on Sunday amid weakness in markets

'Budget 2026 prioritises sustainable growth over short-term stimulus'

For long-term investors, such investments enhance productivity across sectors like manufacturing, services, logistics, and urban development

Budget tax change weighs on dividend, MF investments made on borrowed money

Withdrawal of interest deductions on borrowed investment funds is set to increase tax costs for leveraged HNIs and corporate treasuries

'Budget 2026 puts manufacturing, technology at centre of growth push'

Budget's priority seems to be to reinforce India's long term growth narrative while maintain a tight balancing act as far as fiscal discipline is concerned.

Budget 2026 vs 2025: No new tax cuts; gains and misses for middle class

Budget 2026 keeps tax slabs unchanged, focuses on compliance relief and builds on last year's middle-class tax reset

Union Budget 2026: From semiconductors to rare-earth hubs, key takeaways

Budget 2026: The Budget lays out new schemes and higher spending on infrastructure, technology, healthcare and jobs, while offering support for industry and students

Union Budget 2026 to infuse ₹28,473 crore equity into BSNL in FY27

The Union Budget has proposed a ₹28,473 crore equity infusion into BSNL for FY27, alongside funding for new 4G sites, viability gap support and employee VRS, signalling calibrated backing as operation

Union Budget 2026: Where does the rupee come from and where does it go?

The central government raises its money from a mix of taxes, borrowings, and other receipts, while it is spent on states, interest payments and pensions

Sitharaman announces various customs duty exemptions in 2026 Budget

The exemptions are aimed at simplifying tax rates, supporting domestic manufacturing, boosting exports, and removing old duty exemptions that are no longer needed

How Trump tariffs shaped FM Sitharaman's manufacturing push in Budget 2026

With US tariffs hitting Indian exports, Budget 2026-27 doubles down on manufacturing, capex and targeted relief for tariff-hit sectors

Budget 2026: Fiscal stability over surprises; long-term growth in focus

Union Budget 2026 avoids tax shocks, stays committed to fiscal discipline and capex-led growth, with long-term implications for equities, bonds, and fixed income investors, writes Basant Bafna