India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget today, announced a series of transformative measures aimed at positioning India as a global hub for Medical Value Tourism (MVT) and strengthening the AYUSH ecosystem with a focus on quality, research, employment generation and global outreach. Regional Medical Hubs for Medical Value Tourism To promote India as a preferred destination for medical tour...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Budget 2026-27 reaffirms the Government of India's commitment to inclusive growth and a Viksit Bharat by placing Divyangjan and senior citizens at the centre of a technology-enabled empowerment agenda. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) has been ent...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the Union Budget, tabled today in the Lok Sabha for the year 2026-2027 three new dedicated Chemical Parks have been proposed through challenge route and on a cluster-based plug-and-play model. The Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech said that it will enhance domestic chemical production and reduce import dependency. She also emphasized that a scheme will be launched to support States in establishi...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "Operation Sindoor displayed seamless inter-service coordination within India's multi-layered maritime security system, and reaffirmed the role of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) as a frontline force," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh as he graced the 50th Raising Day celebrations of ICG in New Delhi on February 01, 2026. He asserted that the operation was carried out during a time of heightened maritime sensitivity, and the ICG r...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Budget 2026-27 proposes to set up a 'High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat'. Presenting the Union Budget in Parliament today, the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that it will comprehensively review the financial sector and align it with India's next phase of growth, while safeguarding financial stability, inclusion and consumer protection. Indian banking sector today...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, met Sant Niranjan Dass Ji, today, at Dera Sachkhand Ballan on the special occasion of the Jayanti of Shri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji."He was recently conferred the Padma Shri, in recognition of his inspiring service to society", Shri Modi said. The Prime Minister posted on X: "It was very special to meet Sant Niranjan Dass Ji at Dera Sachkhand Ballan on the special occasion of the Jayanti of Sh...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Jual Oram, today welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as a forward-looking and inclusive budget that places tribal communities-particularly those in Odisha-at the centre of India's development journey. Addressing the media, the Minister stated that the Budget strongly reinforces the Government's commitment to holistic, area-based, and people-centric development of Scheduled Tr...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: PART-A Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget 2026-27 in the parliament today. The highlights of the budget are as follows: The first Budget prepared in Kartavya Bhawan, is inspired by 3 kartavyas: Budget Estimates First Kartavya is to accelerate and sustain economic growth and proposes 6 interventions 1. Scaling up manufacturing in 7 strategic and frontier sectors 2. ...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command, IAF on 01 February 2026. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 11 June 1988. The Air Officer is qualified on all variants of the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27, Jaguar and Su-30 MKI. He has over 3200 hrs of accident/ incident-free flying. In a ca...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: YUVA SHAKTI-DRIVEN BUDGET EMPHASIZES ON GOVERNMENT'S 'SANKALP' TO FOCUS ON POOR, UNDERPRIVILEGED AND THE DISADVANTAGED FIRST BUDGET PREPARED IN KARTAVYA BHAWAN INSPIRED BY 3 KARTAVYA FIRST KARTAVYA IS TO ACCELERATE AND SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH SECOND KARTAVYA IS TO FULFIL ASPIRATIONS OF PEOPLE AND BUILD THEIR CAPACITY THIRD KARTAVYA, ALIGNED WITH VISION OF SABKA SATH, SABKA VIKAS NEW INCOME TAX ACT, 2025 TO COME INTO EFFECT FROM...