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Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces establishment of NIMHANS 2.0 in North
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government's plan to establish NIMHANS 2.0, a premier mental health institute in North India, to address gaps in mental health infrastructure. She also announced the duty exemption o
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Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman proposes regional hubs to boost medical t
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
While presenting the Budget in Parliament, the Finance Minister said, "To promote India as a medical tourism hub, I propose a scheme to support states to set up 5 regional hubs in the country."
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Budget 2026 announces tax relief for accident victims, cuts TCS on foreign
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a series of tax-related proposals in the Union Budget 2026 aimed at improving ease of living, simplifying compliance, and providing relief to common taxpayers.
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President Droupadi Murmu attends opening of Amrit Udyan
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Visitors can carry mobile phones, electronic keys, purses/handbags, water bottles and milk bottles for infants. Provision for drinking water, toilets, and first aid/medical facilities will be made at various places along the public route.
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Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman proposes Rs 100 crore incentive for single
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
During the presentation of the Union Budget 26-27, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, proposed to introduce a market-making framework with suitable access to funds and derivatives on corporate bond indices. She also proposed introducing total-return swaps for corporate bonds.
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FM Sitharaman proposes girls' hostel in every district, 'She MARTS' to boo
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a series of proposals to strengthen the higher education ecosystem and promote women-led entrepreneurship, including the construction of a girls' hostel in every district and the establishment of community-owned 'She MARTS'. Read More
FM Sitharaman proposes 'Khelo India Mission' to boost talent development,
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to launch the 'Khelo India Mission' while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Parliament on Sunday. The mission aims to create an integrated talent-development pathway, train coaches and support staff, incorporate sports science and
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Union Budget: Govt to launch coconut promotion scheme, boost cashew and co
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman said the scheme will focus on major coconut-growing states and include measures such as replacing non-productive trees with new, high-yielding saplings.
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Union Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman unveils initiative for high-quality sport
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman proposed to introduce a scheme to revive 200 legacy industrial clusters "to improve their cost competitiveness and efficiency through infrastructure and technology upgradation."
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Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman proposes seven high-speed rail corridors, freig
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The proposed routes include Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Hyderabad-Chennai, Chennai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Varanasi, and Varanasi-Siliguri. Together, they will link India's financial hubs, technology centres, manufacturing clusters, and emerging cities through faster, clean
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Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces three new All India Institutes
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced three new All India Institute of Ayurveda in line with the objective of meeting global demand for Ayurvedic medicine.
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FM Sitharaman launches India's Semiconductor Mission 2.0 with Rs 40,000 cr
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the launch of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, with a Rs 40,000 crore outlay, aiming to boost the country's semiconductor ecosystem. This initiative focuses on producing equipment and materials, designing full-stack Indian inte
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