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The drive for simplicity and fairness is further reflected in the recalibration of tax collection at source (TCS) on foreign remittances.

Updated : Feb 3, 2026

Budget 2026: Sometimes No News is Good news!

As the details unfold, a key takeaway for the common man is the steadiness of existing income tax slabs and rates.

Union Budget 2026: No sector is being watched more closely than the nuclear sector

Updated : Jan 28, 2026

Budget 2026: India to power its clean tech and nuclear ambitions to build an innovation state

Clean energy and renewable technologies remain the sharpest tests of whether India can scale innovation to match its climate and industrial goals.

Budget 2026-27: Even with improved highways and faster truck movement, India remains far too road-reliant

Updated : Jan 29, 2026

Logistics costs to GDP: Can Budget 2026 finally move the needle?

Budget 2026 must deliver the shift from building infrastructure to extracting productivity from it. If India acts now, logistics can become a long-term competitive advantage — not a chronic bottleneck.

Union Budget 2026: Tax and non-tax revenue form the backbone of the Budget, shaping how resources are mobilised and spent across sectors.

Updated : Jan 27, 2026

Budget 2026: Push for Simplicity and Predictability in Direct Taxes

Key measures required include addressing the backlog of dispute cases, reintroducing the Settlement Commission, and providing clarity on the tax treatment of foreign investments.

Budget 2026 therefore presents a perfect policy moment to clear the backlog and rebuild investor confidence through a customs amnesty scheme, which is now widely anticipated.

Updated : Jan 27, 2026

Budget 2026: Customs Amnesty will Allow a Clean-Slate Reset

Done right, amnesty would signal a shift from dispute management to dispute prevention, strengthening trust, certainty and competitiveness – the true foundations of sustainable compliance and long-term growth.

Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman may lean on its recurring and much-favoured approach

Updated : Jan 27, 2026

From tax relief to tax ease: Expectations from Budget 2026

Union Budget 2026: Several areas merit further attention such as a mobile app for income tax, option for joint return filing by spouses and fully pre-filled returns.

A key structural reform under the SHANTI Act is the calibrated opening of the nuclear sector to participation by private entities.

Updated : Jan 27, 2026

SHANTI Act signals shift in nuclear policy, balances reform and state control, say experts

India’s new nuclear law marks a turning point in the country’s energy policy by opening the door to private sector participation while retaining sovereign control over strategic assets. The SHANTI Act seeks to balance investment, innovation and national security as India scales up nuclear capacity to meet long-term energy and climate goals.

Budget 2026: How will FM Sitharaman address slowdown in tax collections to reach her 2027-28 fiscal goal?

Updated : Jan 19, 2026

Budget 2026: A quiet reset before the new tax era?

Union Budget 2026: An area expected to receive Budget attention is decriminalisation under direct tax laws. The Jan Vishwas Act of 2023 for decriminalisation of Offences under other statutes is a welcome step.

The Standard Deduction from salary income has also been increased from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 75,000 under the New Tax Regime.

Updated : Jul 25, 2024

Budget 2024: Did the Union Budget 2024 of Modi 3.0 bring cheers to Aam Aadmi?

India currently operates under two tax regimes, with the government promoting the New Tax Regime. The recent Budget 2024 has introduced certain tax benefits that are exclusive to those who choose the New Tax Regime. Changes in slab rates have been implemented to offer tax advantages in the New Tax Regime.

With more than 7 million artisans and more than 3,000 craft forms, India has the potential to make this sector a multi-billion-dollar industry

Updated : Mar 22, 2023

Design in Amrit Kaal: What Budget 2023 has for this sector

The Union Budget 2023 has rightly recognised the potential of the creativity and contribution of our traditional craftsmen and artisans in the overall socio-economic growth and development of India