Economy
Securities Transaction Tax (STT) Hike
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 raised the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives trading to curb excessive speculation. From 1 April...
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Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 raised the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives trading to curb excessive speculation. From 1 April...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 allocated ₹20,000 crores to develop Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technologies in India. Th...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 clarified that the capital gains tax exemption on Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) will apply only to bonds purchas...
Why in news? Guru Ravidas Jayanti, marking the 649th birth anniversary of the 15th‑century saint, was celebrated across India on 1 February 2026. Th...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 introduced two schemes to empower persons with disabilities (Divyangjan). The Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana will p...
Why in news? Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Biopharma SHAKTI (Strategy for Healthcare Advancement through Knowledge, Technology and...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 unveiled Bharat‑VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources), a multilingual artif...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 proposed a new programme called the Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj Initiative to strengthen khadi, handloom and ha...
Why in news? The 2023 Human Development Report, titled A Matter of Choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI, ranked India 130th out of 193 co...
Why in news? In the Union Budget 2026‑27, the government proposed the creation of community‑owned SHE Marts—retail outlets managed by women from...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 announced that 17 drugs used to treat various cancers and seven categories of medicines for rare diseases will...
Why in news? The government’s interim Budget 2026 continued funding for the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM‑POSHAN) Scheme, commonly calle...
