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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicUnion Budget of India

Topic: Union Budget of India

Budget gives nuclear energy sector another fillip soon after SHANTI paved way for private players

Budget has extended basic customs duty exemption on imports for nuclear power projects until 2035. while expanding this exemption to all nuclear plants irrespective of capacity.

Rare earth corridor, zero customs duty on monazite: Budget’s push to counter China’s grip

With supply strains under pressure, the Centre will support rare earth corridors in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, while cutting the customs duty on monazite to zero from 2.5 percent.

Budget 2024: Outreach continues, new schemes for tribals, Rs 2.6 lakh cr outlay for rural development

Allocation for MGNREGS, however, remained the same (Rs 86,000 crore) as mentioned in the interim budget earlier this year.

Budget 2024: Gold, silver, phone chargers to get cheaper. Cost of fertilisers, PVC flex boards to rise

Twenty-five critical minerals essential for sectors like nuclear energy, renewable energy, space, defence etc exempt from customs duties. Angel tax abolished, in boost for startups.

Union Budget 2024 highlights: Modi says budget will take villages, poor & farmers on path of prosperity

Budget 2024: Apart from revising income tax rate structure, FM also proposed the abolishment of angel tax for start-ups, and unveiled big sops for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.

The Budget for 2018-19 will be forgotten within a week

Large chunks of the budget speech will, however, resurface in the BJP's election manifesto. Modi & Jaitley have also given their candidates many talking...

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.