Who is V Anantha Nageswaran? CEA who shaped Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2026

Chief Economic Advisor Dr V Anantha Nageswaran, the architect of India’s Budget 2026 projections led the Economic Survey 2026 briefing today. He talked in detail regarding GDP Growth, growth rate and warned of systematic shock. Let us know his journey.
Union Budget 2026: Will Nirmala Sitharaman give tax relief to MSME, rural jobs, housing sectors?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will likely focus on boosting consumption, MSME growth, infrastructure, capital expenditure, and more. As the government gave massive tax concessions last year, the Union Budget 2026 is expected to boost certain sectors which have been long pending.
Ajit Pawar Plane Crash: Captain Sumit Kapoor wasn’t supposed to fly aircraft, say friends

Captain Sumit Kapoor took off in a Learjet 45 operated by Delhi-based company VSR Ventures with Pawar and three others on board around 8 am. The crash occurred around 8:45 am while attempting a second approach to Baramati Airport.
Delhi-NCR weather: Cold wave intensifies, AQI remains ‘poor’; yellow alert issued; check IMD forecast

According to IMD, the skies will remain cloudy on Thursday and Friday, accompanied by light winds. Rain is also expected on February 1st.
EAM Jaishankar set to visit United States next week, what’s on agenda?

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit the United States next week. The US Department of State had said this month that the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial, to be held on February 4 by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, will bring together partners from across the globe
Ajit Pawar last rites today: Family, supporters gather at Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati; PM Modi, Amit Shah likely to attend

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Ajit ‘Dada’ Pawar died on Wednesday in a plane crash at Baramati airport, leaving behind a long career of ups and downs in politics.
PM Modi is expected to visit Israel on February 27, first in nine years amid escalating tensions in Middle East; what’s on agenda?

PM Narendra Modi is expected to make a visit to Israel on 27th-28th February on an invitation extended by PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Wednesday confirmed that an invitation has been extended to PM to visit Israel, to further strengthen strategic ties on defence and counter-terrorism.
Bengaluru: NHAI to build city’s longest tunnel-style underpass on airport highway

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has called for bids to build a sunken service road, and an underpass constructed almost six metres below the main road level, on the Bengaluru airport highway. The project is worth Rs 51.27 crore which will build Bengaluru’s longest underpass.
After EU deal, India says trade pact with United States almost sealed: ‘Very close’

The development has come hot on the heels of a major trade deal finalised between India and the European Union (EU), which has been described as the “mother of all deals.”
Ajit Pawar plane crash: Who owns VSR Ventures? Company behind Bombardier Learjet that went down in Baramati

Pawar, the 66-year-old chief of his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, was flying in a Bombardier Learjet 45 when the jet crashed amid poor visibility. All five occupants of the plane, including the pilot-in-command and the first officer, died in the crash.