Nirmala Sitharaman proposed several changes to basic customs duties, including exemptions for life-saving medicines and technical textile machinery. The budget also aims to promote domestic ...

The budget proposes full exemption from basic customs duty to cobalt powder and waste, lithium-ion battery scrap, lead, zinc, ...

Recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover their critical metals has significantly lower environmental impacts than mining ...

Notably, the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on mobile phones, chargers, and printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) has been slashed from 20% to 15%. This will make electronic devices such as mobile phones ...

The 2.5 duty did not promote manufacturing but, in fact, simply resulted in increasing costs. The removal will enable ...

Residents describe experiences of sore throats and other symptoms. The energy storage industry insists that this incident is ...

The budget’s emphasis on critical minerals, renewable energy expansion, domestic manufacturing, and power sector reforms has drawn positive reactions from various sectors.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces customs duty rationalization in Budget to boost domestic manufacturing, exports, and trade.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government will incentivise electricity distribution reforms.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that no income tax will be due for those with annual income up to Rs 12 lakh, ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2025 proposes customs duty exemptions on lithium-ion battery waste, ...

News' Isabel Flores travelled to Muskogee to hear what residents had to say about plans to build a new lithium plant in the city.