India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, met Sant Niranjan Dass Ji, today, at Dera Sachkhand Ballan on the special occasion of the Jayanti of Shri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji."He was recently conferred the Padma Shri, in recognition of his inspiring service to society", Shri Modi said. The Prime Minister posted on X: "It was very special to meet Sant Niranjan Dass Ji at Dera Sachkhand Ballan on the special occasion of the Jayanti of Sh...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Jual Oram, today welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as a forward-looking and inclusive budget that places tribal communities-particularly those in Odisha-at the centre of India's development journey. Addressing the media, the Minister stated that the Budget strongly reinforces the Government's commitment to holistic, area-based, and people-centric development of Scheduled Tr...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: PART-A Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget 2026-27 in the parliament today. The highlights of the budget are as follows: The first Budget prepared in Kartavya Bhawan, is inspired by 3 kartavyas: Budget Estimates First Kartavya is to accelerate and sustain economic growth and proposes 6 interventions 1. Scaling up manufacturing in 7 strategic and frontier sectors 2. ...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command, IAF on 01 February 2026. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 11 June 1988. The Air Officer is qualified on all variants of the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27, Jaguar and Su-30 MKI. He has over 3200 hrs of accident/ incident-free flying. In a ca...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: YUVA SHAKTI-DRIVEN BUDGET EMPHASIZES ON GOVERNMENT'S 'SANKALP' TO FOCUS ON POOR, UNDERPRIVILEGED AND THE DISADVANTAGED FIRST BUDGET PREPARED IN KARTAVYA BHAWAN INSPIRED BY 3 KARTAVYA FIRST KARTAVYA IS TO ACCELERATE AND SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH SECOND KARTAVYA IS TO FULFIL ASPIRATIONS OF PEOPLE AND BUILD THEIR CAPACITY THIRD KARTAVYA, ALIGNED WITH VISION OF SABKA SATH, SABKA VIKAS NEW INCOME TAX ACT, 2025 TO COME INTO EFFECT FROM...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2026-2027 in Parliament today, proposed 3 kartavyas to speed-up the reform momentum towards Viksit Bharat. The Finance Minister said that the first Kartavya is to accelerate and sustain economic growth, by enhancing productivity and competitiveness, and building resilience to volatile global dynamics; second Kartavya is to fulfil...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget for the Financial Year (FY) 2026-27. The announcements also included significant measures for accelerating the growth of India's Electronics and Information Technology Sector. The Finance Minister announced the launch of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 to produce equipment and materials, design full stack Indian IP, and fortify supply chains. The ...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament said, "To promote India as a hub for medical tourism services, I propose to launch a Scheme to support States in establishing five Regional Medical Hubs, in partnership with the private sector." Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman stated that these Hubs will serve as integrated healthcare complexes that combine medi...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Budget 2026-27 presented by the Hon'ble Union Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, reaffirms the Government's sustained commitment to ensuring timely availability of fertilizers to farmers at affordable prices, while supporting domestic production and balanced nutrient use. For the financial year 2026-27, a net budgetary allocation of estimated Rs.1.71 Lakh Crore has been provided to the Department of Fertilizers, r...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: While presenting the Union Budget 2026-27in Parliament today, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman stated, "Government has been delivering onfiscal commitments consistently without compromising on social needs." In line with this, the debt-to-GDP ratio is estimated to be 55.6 percent of GDP in BE 2026-27, compared to 56.1 percent of GDP in RE 2025-26. A declining debt-to-GDP ratio will gradually ...