union-budget-2026
India’s Union Budget 2026 signals a decisive shift toward AI, digital infrastructure, and the creative economy, reshaping marketing, innovation, workforce skilling, and India’s global competitiveness.
Brij Pahwa Feb 5, 2026 2:57 PM
The Union Budget points to a move from digital scale towards intelligence- and IP-led growth
Anuja Jain Feb 2, 2026 8:51 AM
MeitY’s 2026–27 allocation is above last year’s Revised Estimates but falls short of the original 2025–26 Budget outlay
Chehneet Kaur Feb 2, 2026 8:29 AM
Leaders across TV, streaming, ad-tech & content creation say focus on digital infrastructure, AI capability, skilling lays groundwork for how content will be produced and distributed
Aditi Gupta Feb 2, 2026 8:12 AM
As part of the proposals, the budget mentions relief for exporters, enabling e-commerce players and small exporters to scale cross-border shipments
e4m Staff Feb 1, 2026 12:57 PM
Industry leaders want Budget 2026 to balance fiscal discipline with reforms, including rationalised gold import duties and GST, to boost affordability, formalisation and consumer confidence
Pooja Yadav Jan 31, 2026 1:35 PM
After post-pandemic digital expansion, brands are recalibrating, scrutinising ROI and tightening approvals. Digital marketing remains key, but budgets are no longer unlocked by default
Sunidhi Vijay Jan 31, 2026 9:00 AM
With data access tightening and advertiser demand disrupted, the Budget is a key test of whether India treats adtech as core digital infrastructure or just a discretionary marketing layer
Anuja Jain Jan 31, 2026 8:11 AM
Despite its rapid growth, retail media remains invisible in successive Union Budgets—without formal recognition, tax clarity, or policy incentives
Pooja Yadav Jan 30, 2026 9:12 AM
This campaign is built on a simple premise: time is valuable, and so is attention
e4m Staff Jan 28, 2026 6:46 PM
Recommendations seek urgent relief for stressed linear TV, certainty for digital media, and a reduction in tax disputes
e4m Staff Jan 21, 2026 4:48 PM
As India approaches the Union Budget 2026–27, all eyes are on the Orange Economy, with creators, marketers, and platforms awaiting policies to shape the sector’s next growth phase
Shalinee Mishra Jan 15, 2026 9:23 AM