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Union Budget 2026: The Red Colour And Its Historic Connection With Budget
- Jan 29, 2026 16:36 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The association between Budget and the colour red traces its origins to historical practices that shaped the visual identity of the budget file.
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'Stop Being Squeamish About Swadeshi': CEA Flags Supply, Rupee Risks
- Jan 29, 2026 15:54 pm IST
- Written by: NDTV News Desk
On the rupee: "If you look at the performance of currency since the millennium began, the Indian rupee actually has done quite well."
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Caught In Crossfire? Economic Survey Warns India As US-China Rivalry Escalates
- Jan 29, 2026 14:07 pm IST
- Written by: NDTV News Desk
At the center of this global realignment is what the Survey calls "Pax Silica," a U.S.-led initiative that seeks to dominate AI value chain.
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'Worse Than 2008': Economic Survey's Big Warning On Global AI Infrastructure
- Jan 29, 2026 13:26 pm IST
- Written by: NDTV News Desk
The Survey highlights a deepening risk to the countrys IT and services workforce, long seen as the backbone of its white-collar employment.
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Economic Survey: Indian Economy Expected To Grow At 7.4% In Financial Year 2025-26
- Jan 29, 2026 12:24 pm IST
- Written by: NDTV News Desk
A new GDP series, with base year shifted to 2022-23, will inform the second advance estimate due February 27, though economists expect limited impact on growth rates.
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Silver Breaches 4 Lakh Mark, Gold Jumps To Record Rs 1.75 Lakh Per 10 Grams
- Jan 29, 2026 09:51 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Silver prices on Thursday breached the record Rs 4 lakh per kilogram mark in futures trade, while gold touched a lifetime high of Rs 1.8 lakh per 10 grams, riding on strong investor demand and record gains in the international markets.
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Economic Survey 2026 Highlights: GDP Growth Estimated At 7.4% This Fiscal
- Jan 29, 2026 09:41 am IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
Parliament Budget Session 2026 Highlights: Nirmala Sitharaman presented economic survey of India in Lok Sabha today.
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Ahead Of Budget 2026, 10 Economic Concepts To Know
- Jan 29, 2026 06:46 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The Union Budget session of Parliament opened with President Droupadi Murmu delivering her address to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in New Delhi.
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Explained: Why The Union Budget Is Presented On February 1 Every Year
- Jan 28, 2026 14:34 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The finance minister presents the Budget every year on February 1, but it wasn't always the case.
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Union Budget 2026 Explained: How Interim And Full Budgets Differ
- Jan 28, 2026 14:15 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The interim Budget covers only a short period, while a full Budget is the government's detailed financial plan for the entire fiscal year.
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Budget Session 2026 Live Updates: President Droupadi Murmu Addresses Joint Sitting
- Jan 28, 2026 08:51 am IST
- Posted by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Budget Session 2026 Live Updates: President Droupadi Murmu is addressing a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajy Sabha On Wednesday.
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Bombay High Court Calls For Audit Of Air Pollution's Economic Impact
- Jan 27, 2026 20:16 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday orally observed that the impact of air pollution on the economy needed to be examined and just uttering "harsh words will not yield any results".
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European Carmakers Eye Expansion In India Amid Suzuki, Homegrown Domination
- Jan 27, 2026 17:22 pm IST
- Reuters
European carmakers, squeezed by U.S. tariffs and price wars in China, will get a welcome boost from an EU-India trade deal that sharply drops tariffs on car imports, but face a tough market dominated by homegrown firms and compact Japanese "kei cars.
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Union Budget 2026: English To Hindi, How The Budget Changed In 1955
- Jan 25, 2026 12:42 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
We are days away from another Budget presentation, which will continue a fiscal tradition that has steadily evolved since its early years.
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'Middle Class Taxed For Surviving, Not Thriving': Expert Urges Fix In Budget 2026
- Jan 23, 2026 20:25 pm IST
- Written by: NDTV News Desk
Singla proposes a percentage-based standard deduction. "It would restore fairness by aligning taxation with economic reality."
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Old Tax Vs New Tax Regime: What Budget 2026 May Change For India's Salaried Class
- Jan 23, 2026 16:07 pm IST
- Written by: NDTV News Desk
Government data shows this strategy is already working. For FY 2023-24, 72% of taxpayers, around 5.27 crore, chose the new tax regime.
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Old Tax Vs New Tax Regime: What Budget 2026 May Change For India's Salaried Class
- Jan 23, 2026 16:06 pm IST
- Written by: NDTV News Desk
Government data shows this strategy is already working. For FY 2023-24, 72% of taxpayers, around 5.27 crore, chose the new tax regime.
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IndiGo Shares Decline Nearly 4% After Q3 Net Profit
- Jan 23, 2026 14:19 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Shares of InterGlobe Aviation, parent company of IndiGo, declined nearly 4 per cent on the bourses on Friday after the country's largest airline reported a 78 per cent decline in December quarter net profit at Rs 549.1 crore.
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Union Budget 2026: How India Moved From Briefcase To Bahi Khata To Tablet
- Jan 22, 2026 15:15 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
For decades, the briefcase remained the iconic symbol of the Budget, seen in countless photographs and news reports. But one has to catch up with the changing times.
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5 Landmark Budgets That Strengthened Indian Economy
- Jan 20, 2026 16:03 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Over the years, some budgets have stood out as turning points, shaping reforms, managing crises, or setting new directions.
