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India raises its commitment to climate action to 5.6% of GDP: FM Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said India has hiked spending on climate action in the last six years to 5.6 per cent…

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Union Budget charts a resilient, outward-looking path for Atmanirbhar Bharat: Experts

India’s approach to Atmanirbhar Bharat is firmly rooted in resilience, global engagement, and long-term competitiveness rather than inward-looking isolation, Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha…

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Domestic data centres to get a boost from Budget’s tax holiday proposal, sources say

New Delhi: Domestic data centre companies are likely to benefit significantly from the Budget proposal offering a tax holiday of 20 years, as it will…

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Safe harbour move to help India outcompete peers in component warehousing, supply chain: Officials

The new safe harbour proposal announced in the budget will make India significantly more competitive than its global peers for component warehousing and supply chain…

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High contribution to global growth draws India to the centre stage: Nirmala Sitharaman

Indian exporters stand to gain from reduction in US tariffs and trade agreement with the EU, which will also help attract investment, finance minister Nirmala…

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Budget 2026: DEA Secy asks companies to invest in critical sectors

NEW DELHI: Private investment is picking up in sectors that are backed by government support, economic affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur said on Monday, calling on…

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Budget 2026: Tax reforms mark shift to trust-based regime, says CBDT chief

NEW DELHI: The direct tax reforms announced in the budget are aimed at preparing the ground for a new trust-based tax regime with new Income…

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Priority is growth; demand seen keeping up pace, says Nirmala Sitharaman after Budget 2026

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she’s confident of consumption momentum being sustained in the coming months and that the trajectory of the fiscal…

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From small towns to India Inc: Sitharaman’s bold bet on Bharat in Budget 2026

Budget 2026: India’s Tier II and Tier III towns are home to thousands of small enterprises that manufacture, trade and export, yet remain on the…

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Billionaire banker Uday Kotak hails Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2026: ‘Budget for the real economy’

India’s budget for 2026-27, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, drew attention from business leaders across the country. Uday Kotak, founder of…

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