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Sunday, February 1, 2026
TopicTextile sector

Topic: Textile sector

Sitharaman announces integrated textile programme. What it means for businesses, artisans

The programme has five sub-parts, including the National Fibre Scheme for self-reliance in natural fibres, man-made fibres, and new-age fibres.

From cotton to carbon fibre, Modi government is quietly rewriting India’s textile script

Research and innovation were long the blind spots of Bharat’s textile sector. Modi govt has reversed this inertia by placing R&D at the core of its textile strategy.

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Budget 2026: Push for India’s bond market needs the foundations fixed first

Corporate bonds are priced as a spread over the risk-free rate. In India, the reference risk-free rate is unreliable as large institutions are mandated to buy and hold government bonds.

Sitharaman increases tax on F&O trades in the Union Budget 2026. ‘Undesirable move’

As per a SEBI report, about 90% of F&O traders lose money because of market illiteracy. More than 75% of loss-makers kept trading even after losing money for two consecutive years.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.