The Union Budget 2026-27 has delivered targeted relief for consumers, exporters and strategic industries, while tightening taxes and select goods or assets. The proposals aim to improve the quality of life, support domestic manufacturing and exports, and generate additional revenue from f
Apart from the increased allocation, the central drug regulator has been strenghtened, a plan for building over 1,000 medical trial sites has been announced, and cancer medicines have been exempted from custom duties.
The Union Budget 2026-27 has drawn positive reactions from industrial sectors for its focus on manufacturing priorities, export competitiveness, and the transition toward cleaner technologies. Industry experts have noted that the fiscal roadmap reinforces India's position as a reliable gl
Presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a set of indirect tax measures in the Union Budget 2026-27, aimed at further simplifying the tariff structure, supporting domestic manufacturing, promoting export competitiveness, and correcting inversion in duty.
In response to the US tariffs on imports of Indian goods, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed reducing the tariff rate on all dutiable goods imported for personal use from 20 per cent to 10 per cent.
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.
Major Indian automobile manufacturers Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited and Hyundai Motor India Limited reported a surge in their sales figures for January 2026, according to the company's regulatory filings. Both companies achieved substantial year-on-year growth in domestic and total
Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) increased an estimated 8.63 per cent in 2025 from a year earlier, marking its strongest growth in 15 years. According to a report by Focus Taiwan, the economic expansion was primarily driven by a surge in exports and rising demand for artificial intellig
Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, asserting that its own "legacy" has left the economy in an "unprecedented mess," and questioned whether the upcoming budget would deliver concrete
Imports from India witnessed a sharper contraction, falling 31.4% year-on-year in November 2025 compared with November 2024, marking one of the steepest monthly declines among major suppliers, it said. This significant decline is indicative of the challenges faced by India's textile and appa
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China sent a letter to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick describing how Nvidia products were allegedly used by the Chinese Communist Party-backed artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek and subsequently acquired by the People's Liberation A
"PM Modi has done a great job for the people of Dibrugarh. The biggest benefit of this free trade agreement is going to be for the people here. Tea produced in the tea gardens of Assam will reach European morning tea cups with zero tariff across all 27 EU countries," he said.