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Union Budget FY27 prioritises predictability over big-ticket giveaways, focusing on long-term stability, self-reliance, resilient growth and inclusive access. This analysis explores how key ecosystems — climate, automation, regulatory frameworks, private capital and global value chains — are shaped by Budget 2026–27 measures.

India’s data governance landscape is transforming in 2025-26 with the operationalisation of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and Rules. The article breaks down how businesses should adapt to evolving data protection standards, the role of the newly notified DPDP Rules 2025, compliance pathways across phased implementation timelines, and implications for risk, privacy, and cross-border data flows.

Union Budget 2026 resets India’s urban infrastructure agenda by boosting capital expenditure to ₹12.2 lakh crore, prioritising city economic regions, transport and last-mile connectivity and expanded access to finance to support urban growth and economic multiplier effects under the Viksit Bharat vision.

This article examines how REITs and capital recycling mechanisms are driving the next phase of Indian real estate by unlocking liquidity, enhancing investor participation and reshaping capital allocation in both commercial and residential segments.

Grant Thornton Bharat’s comprehensive MOOWR Manual helps businesses and practitioners navigate the Manufacturing & Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations (MOOWR) with practical, step-by-step digital application guidance, documentation workflows, approval process clarity and duty deferment compliance under the enhanced ICEGATE platform

Union Budget 2026 prioritises resilience and long-term growth for a vibrant Bharat through self-reliance, balanced manufacturing and services, MSME support, regulatory simplification, and mid-market empowerment — moving from reform to performance.

Union Budget 2026-27 marks a quiet but consequential inflection point in India's climate and industrial policy. While much of the global discourse continues to revolve around renewable capacity additions and long-term net zero pledges, this Budget signals something more structural.

PolicyCast Episode 23 explores the Supreme Court’s Tiger Global ruling and its impact on foreign investors, M&A exits and tax risk in India.

Digital transformation in Indian healthcare explores how hospitals are adopting technology to improve care delivery, operational efficiency and patient experience, with digital infrastructure, EMRs, interoperability and AI emerging as key enablers and challenges in the sector.

Union Budget 2026 should shift India’s health system from hospital-centric treatment to prevention-led care by boosting primary health services, mission-mode NCD and cancer screening, mental health programmes, frontline health workforces and cross-sector public health interventions for long-term resilience and productivity.

Union Budget 2026 brings MSMEs back into focus with a capex-oriented strategy that expands support through enhanced technology upgrades, cluster development, SME Growth Fund, customs tariff incentives and credit-flow reforms to strengthen competitive value chains and employment.

Union Budget 2026 positions finance as the strategic lever for resilient growth, rebuilding India’s financial architecture by strengthening risk sharing, capital markets, NBFCs, banking reform and structured credit flows to support long-term investment and stability.

Detailed analysis of Union Budget 2026‑27 tax proposals for individual taxpayers, covering income tax changes, TDS/TCS rationalisation, compliance relief and procedural measures aimed at simplifying personal tax obligations.

Union Budget 2026–27 direct tax proposals emphasise clarity, certainty and ease of compliance, with measures such as implementation of the Income-tax Act 2025, simplified rules and forms, automated lower TDS certificates, extended timelines for revised returns, rationalised prosecution provisions and technology-led processes to improve taxpayer experience and reduce litigation.

Explore Grant Thornton Bharat’s pre-Budget 2026 insights across sectors including automotive, banking, technology, infrastructure, healthcare, taxation, and investment priorities shaping India’s economic, regulatory, and policy landscape.

Union Budget 2026–27 marks a structural turning point for India’s technology economy. Rather than approaching technology through isolated sectoral incentives, the Budget articulates a connected national strategy that treats technology as core economic infrastructure.