*Financial news* 
Source: Leading newspapers
 *Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
Sunday, 01 February 2026

 *Energy & Natural Resources* 
• Essar Oil & Gas to invest $100 million to expand Raniganj CBM output
• Adani Green clarifies company not party to US SEC civil case against Gautam, Sagar Adani

 *Banking & Financial Services* 
• IDBI Bank bidders have a post-Budget deadline
• PSU banks must prioritise different sectors to avoid concentration risk
• Ahead of Budget, SBI chief calls for taxation parity between bank deposits, equity bets
• SBI launches new initiative to assess, finance new age sectors
• SBI chairman calls for level playing tax field for bank deposits, says equities don’t need tax favours anymore

 *Aviation & Transport* 
• Ram Mohan Naidu discusses sustainable fuel, air mobility cooperation with French minister
• US Ambassador Sergio Gor congratulates Air India on 30 Boeing 737 MAX jet order

 *Trade, Economy & Policy* 
• India, US working towards closing trade deal quickly: Goyal
• India may achieve USD 2 trillion exports target by 2032: Piyush Goyal
• Budget 2026: Part B to spell out India’s long-term economic roadmap
• Union Budget expected to renew focus on jobs, rural demand and sustainable development to drive India toward a $5 trillion economy
• Union Budget 2026-27: FM Sitharaman to present 9th consecutive Budget at 11 am; taxes, capex in focus

 *Politics & Governance* 
• Government's past record suggests Budget unlikely to reduce pain of poor: Kapil Sibal
• 'I will file at least 100 cases': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Harsh Mander's complaint
• 'Chicken's Neck is India's land, no one can lay hands on it: Amit Shah
• Will carry forward legacy, ideals of Ajit Pawar, says newly-appointed Dy CM Sunetra Pawar
• Sunetra is Maha's first woman Dy CM, gets Ajit's portfolios except finance
• As President's rule nears one year, talks intensify to restore Manipur govt
• BJP will get 50% vote, complete border fencing in 45 days of win in Bengal: Shah
• West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC, alleges data manipulation in roll revision
• India and Arab Foreign Ministers agree to strengthen joint efforts to counter terrorism

 *Markets, Regulation & Investments* 
• Sebi chief urges fin sector to go beyond tech compliance
• Investors see room for boom, quietly check into hospitality
• Railway and allied stocks in spotlight ahead of Budget 2026
• IT stocks to watch around Budget 2026: Signals, not stimulus

 *Pharma & Healthcare* 
• Sun Pharmaceutical to adopt a 'disciplined' approach to M&A: Dilip Shanghvi

 *Corporate Developments* 
• Pramit Jhaveri to step down from Sir Dorabji Tata Trust board at term's end

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