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Mental health matters: NIMHANS-2 to be set up in North India; Centre-run institutes in Tezpur, Ranchi to be strengthened

February 02, 2026 12:49 am

Established in 1974 in Bengaluru, India's lone NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences) is a multidisciplinary institute for patient care, known for performing cutting-edge research in the field of mental health and neurosciences.

On Tuesday, January 27, the Halwa ceremony was held at the Budget Press in North Block. (Image generated using AI)

Budget expectation Highlights: FM Sitharaman to present budget today | Industry's key expectations

February 01, 2026 9:03 am

Budget expectation Highlights: The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on January 28, 2026, and will continue until April 2, 2026.

It proposed raising the limit to Rs 1 crore for coaching and supplementary education services, saying the existing cap forces even small centres with thin margins into the tax net, while larger chains benefit from scale and compliance capacity.

'Slash GST on coaching services': Coaching body to Union Finance Minister

January 30, 2026 9:33 am

According to the Federation, the current tax regime is also "distorting" the sector by encouraging informality, with some small centres opting to remain unregistered or parents preferring "no-GST" options.

Union Budgets 2014–24: An Analysis by Neeraj Jain.

Book, Line and Thinker | Looking back at a decade of Modi Budgets

February 07, 2026 1:28 pm

As Budget season returns, a new book revisits a decade of Union Budgets under PM Modi, questioning whether headline claims matched spending priorities.

More funds for Ayushman Bharat won’t help those who need the scheme the most

February 06, 2025 5:13 pm

Benefits mainly go to the better off and it largely failed to target the bottom of the economic pyramid. As a result, low-income households continue to rely on out-of-pocket (OOP) payments and skimp on treatment.

Budget allocations won't help without making MSP mandatory: farm leaders

February 03, 2025 10:48 pm

All India Kisan Sabha president Ashok Dhawale said, “There is nothing in the budget to ensure legal guarantee of MSP, expand procurement or free farmers from indebtedness."

If Kerala wants more funds, let it say it is backward: Union Minister George Kurian

February 01, 2025 10:28 pm

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that several of the state's demands, including a special financial package of Rs 24,000 crore and another package for the rehabilitation of Wayanad, were "ignored" in the budget.

Budget 2025: Now health insurance cover for 1 crore gig workers under Ayushman Bharat

February 02, 2025 7:09 am

Move to benefit online platform workers.

Union Budget 2025: education sector’s key takeaways

Union Budget 2025-26: Rs 1.28 lakh crore for education; govt continues to pamper IITs

February 02, 2025 9:32 am

Union Budget 2025-26: 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be set up in next five years to cultivate scientific temper in young minds. Further, broadband connectivity will be provided to all government secondary schools and primary healthcare centres.