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Economy and Finance

PM hails Union Budget 2026 as historic, futuristic roadmap towards Viksit Bharat 2047

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the budget empowers women, energises reforms, supports youth aspirations, strengthens MSMEs, and balances fiscal discipline with growth, while positioning India as a trusted global partner and future third largest economy.

Economy and Finance

Modi government presents a growth-oriented budget prioritising infrastructure, welfare, and industry with focus on fiscal discipline: An analysis of key numbers

Raju Das - 1 February, 2026

India’s Union Budget 2026 has laid out an ambitious but fiscally cautious roadmap, with the government placing big numbers on the table for spending, taxation, borrowing and deficit reduction

Union Budget 2026: Modi govt to set up ‘Education to Employment Committee’, prepare Indian workforce for the future

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2026

Based on its findings, the committee will recommend steps to ensure that workers are trained and ready to adapt to these changes.

Economy and Finance

From Champion SMEs to Biopharma Shakti: Finance Minister announces several funds in Budget 2026 to transform India’s industrial landscape

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2026

While presenting the Union Budget for 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February announced an array of new funds and schemes designed to...

Government and Policy

Govt of India responds to PM Modi’s name mentioned in Epstein email, calls the claims “trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal”

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2026

The government of India has responded to the mention of PM Narendra Modi’s name in an email in the Epstein Files, and has denied...

Government and Policy

Kavach 4.0 expands across five railway zones as Indian Railways brings 472 km route under the Automatic Train Protection System in a month

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2026

According to the Ministry of Railways, the previous record for implementing Kavach stood at 324 route kilometres on the Kota-Mathura section of the West Central Railway.

Government and Policy

UP govt rehabilitates displaced Hindus from Bangladesh living in Meerut for decades, land allotted to 99 families in Kanpur Dehat

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2026

The case concerns Nagla Gusai village in Mawana tehsil of Meerut district, where 99 Hindu Bengali families displaced from East Pakistan have been residing unlawfully on land at the lakefront for an extended period.

News Reports

Fastest growing economy, robust exports, expanding service sector and more: Economic Survey 26 highlights India’s impressive growth story amid global challenges and US tariffs

Rukma Rathore - 30 January, 2026

The country remains the fastest-growing major economy for the fourth year in a row, according to the economic survey.

Economy and Finance

Budget session 2026 opens: Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman tables Economic Survey in Rajya Sabha

OpIndia Staff - 29 January, 2026

FM Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2025-26, setting the stage for her ninth consecutive budget. PM Modi hailed the India-EU FTA as a major milestone, while Parliament discussed growth in the space sector, gig economy expansion, and digital connectivity challenges.

News Reports