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The Union Budget 2026-27 comes at a moment of unusual global uncertainty, marked by disrupted supply chains, rising resource constraints and fragile multilateralism. Against this backdrop, the Budget makes a clear strategic choice: maintain fiscal discipline while using public investment to strengthen India’s long-term competitiveness and improve ease of living for citizens. Rather than chase…

With Assembly elections months away, expectations were high that the Union Budget would include special schemes or targeted allocations for these poll-bound Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry . But in her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman avoided election-specific announcements, sticking instead to broader national priorities and fiscal…

Budget 2026-27 for the social sector is unusual, as it does not contain any new flagship schemes, which had become par for the course. Low allocations and spending However, the neglect of the sector in actual allocations continues. Schemes targeted at the most vulnerable sections of the population — children, pregnant women, the aged, single…

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Rupee rose 11 paise to 90.23 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (February 6, 2026) on positive investor sentiments as traders keenly awaited the RBI’s MPC announcement. However, FII outflows, rise in crude oil prices, and a marginally stronger greenback…