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Friday, April 3, 2026
TopicUnion Budget

Topic: Union Budget

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

What Modi said at NDA parliamentary party meet: India-US trade deal, Budget to Nishikant’s diligence

The PM, it is learnt, also said that the biggest realignment since World War II is now underway and it is bringing India to the centre stage.

Seafood industry welcomes Budget’s fisheries push. ‘Lays groundwork for becoming global player’

Exporters said the Budget’s proposals to increase duty-free import limits on processing, create 500 reservoirs and support fisheries startups will boost the marine industry.

Confident politics, anxious geopolitics. Modi govt’s Budget is an exercise in contrast

The Budget has indeed woken up the sleeping markets, just not the way the government’s fans would have expected.

The Global Big Cat Summit is the only win for conservation in Budget 2026

The biggest decrease was in the budget for the Indian Institute of Forest Management, which went from Rs 10 crore in 2025-26 to Rs 3 lakh in 2026-27.

Bad news for F&O traders: Markets wobble as FM Sitharaman announces STT hikes of up to 150%

Second major increase in two years sees markets tumble; analysts say move aims to moderate excessive trading activity in derivatives segment.

Union Budget 2026-27: What it really says about India’s economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Budget in the Parliament Sunday. There are no shocks in it.

No Budget allocation for Chabahar Port as India withdraws from Iran amid US ‘maximum pressure’

Port is seen as a strategic outlet to Central Asia bypassing Pakistan. Last month reports indicated India transferred $120 mn to Tehran, as it withdraws exposure to US sanctions.

‘Reform Express well on its way’—full text of Finance Minister Sitharaman’s Union Budget speech

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her record ninth budget, lays down vision and ‘3 kartavya’ of government in speech.

Budget 2026 HIGHLIGHTS: Boost for IB, CAPF; RSS affiliates say Budget failed farmers, labourers

This is the second full-year budget of Modi 3.0, and Sitharaman's ninth. FM's speech lasted 83 minutes.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

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.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.