February 2026

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Industry body Nasscom on Sunday hailed the Union Budget 2026 for its thrust on technology as a core driver of inclusive, sustainable growth.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her ninth consecutive Budget,…
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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Industry leaders on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026–27 for its emphasis on skilling, innovation, Electronics Component and Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) and semiconductors, adding that it will make India a global…
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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The 15 per cent hike in defence sector allocation in Budget 2026-27 will not only help modernise the armed forces and finance their regular requirement but also cater for the financial requirements that have arisen…
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Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a strong move towards a…
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Bhopal/New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Agriculture Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, welcomed the Union Budget for 2026-27 presented on Sunday, calling it a "commitment towards building a developed…
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Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil said on Sunday that while the Union Budget’s announcement on developing high-speed rail corridors between Bengaluru-Hyderabad and Bengaluru-Chennai is…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (IANS) Both the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, on Sunday, lashed out at the Union Budget 2026-27, citing the absence of a proposed AIIMS and…
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Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday described the Union Budget as development-oriented and fully aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Congratulating Union Finance Minister Sirmala Sitharaman,…
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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Industry experts on Sunday hailed the Union Budget 2026’s push to the biopharma sector, clinical trials, along with its thrust to the medical tourism and Ayurveda.The Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance…
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Ranchi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Union Budget has delivered a major boost to mental healthcare infrastructure in Jharkhand, with the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi, set to be upgraded as a regional apex institution.This is expected…
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