The Hindu Editorial – 02 Feb 2026
Credible and creditable: On Union Budget 2026-27
Editorial Grammar & Vocabulary Analysis
For SSC, Banking, NDA, CDS, UPSC & Teaching Exams
Where Budget 2025 (Sub) was (Past Simple) largely (Adv) dominated (Past Participle) by the income-tax (Adj) rate (Obj) and slab (Adj) relaxations (Obj), Budget 2026 (Sub) has done away with (Present Perfect) Big Bang (Adj) measures (Obj). Instead, its scattershot (Adj) approach (Sub), through various (Adj) sectoral (Adj) and issue-based (Adj) measures (Obj), when taken (Past Participle) together (Adv), is aimed (Present Simple Passive) at propelling (Gerund) India’s growth (Obj) over the medium (Adj) term (Obj).
सारांश: पिछले बजट के टैक्स कटौती पर ध्यान के विपरीत, बजट 2026 ने बड़े भड़कीले ऐलानों से परहेज किया है। यह मध्यम अवधि की आर्थिक वृद्धि को बढ़ावा देने के लिए कई क्षेत्र-विशिष्ट उपायों का उपयोग करते हुए एक व्यापक रणनीति अपनाता है।
Given the level (Obj) of geoeconomic (Adj) and geopolitical (Adj) uncertainties (Obj) that the Indian economy (Sub) faces (Present Simple), this diffused (Adj) approach (Sub) is (Present Simple) likely (Adv) a more effective (Adj) policy (Obj) than targeted (Adj) Big Bang (Adj) announcements (Obj) would be (Conditional). This (Sub) is (Present Simple) not the time (Obj) for further (Adj) disruption (Obj).
सारांश: वर्तमान वैश्विक अनिश्चितताओं को देखते हुए, एक व्यापक आधारित दृष्टिकोण लक्षित बड़े ऐलानों से अधिक व्यावहारिक है। वर्तमान स्थिति आर्थिक अव्यवस्था के बजाय स्थिरता की मांग करती है।
Budget 2026 (Sub) contains (Present Simple) announcements (Obj) for the manufacturing (Adj) sector (Obj), various (Adj) services (Adj) sectors (Obj), as well as particular (Adj) provisions (Obj) to help (Infinitive) labour-intensive (Adj) sectors (Obj) such as textiles (Obj) and leather (Obj).
सारांश: बजट में विनिर्माण, विविध सेवा क्षेत्रों और कपड़ा एवं चमड़ा जैसे रोजगार-गहन उद्योगों के लिए विशिष्ट समर्थन के उपाय शामिल हैं।
In terms (Obj) of manufacturing (Gerund), the Budget (Sub) includes (Present Simple) measures (Obj) covering (Present Participle) seven (Adj) well thought-out (Adj) areas (Obj): biopharma (Obj), semiconductors (Obj), electronics (Obj), rare earths (Obj), chemicals (Obj), capital goods (Obj) and textiles (Obj). Semiconductor (Sub) and electronics (Adj) manufacturing (Sub) are (Present Simple) the few (Adj) sectors (Obj) that (Sub) have gained (Present Perfect) from the government’s existing (Adj) PLI (Adj) schemes (Obj).
सारांश: यह सात प्रमुख विनिर्माण क्षेत्रों पर केंद्रित है, जिनमें सेमीकंडक्टर और इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स मौजूदा सरकारी प्रोत्साहन योजनाओं के दुर्लभ सफल उदाहरण हैं।
The India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 (Sub) and the increased (Adj) allocation (Sub) under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (Obj) are (Present Simple) appropriate (Adj) follow-ups (Obj) to this. These (Sub) are (Present Simple) sectors (Obj) where India (Sub) needs (Present Simple) to become (Infinitive) globally (Adv) competitive (Adj).
सारांश: सेमीकंडक्टर और इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स में नई पहलें भारत के लिए इन महत्वपूर्ण क्षेत्रों में वैश्विक प्रतिस्पर्धा बनाने के तार्किक अगले कदम हैं।
The Biopharma SHAKTI scheme (Sub) is aimed (Present Simple Passive) at making (Gerund) India (Obj) a global (Adj) biopharma (Adj) manufacturing hub (Obj) with an allocation (Obj) of ₹10,000 crore (Obj) over the next five years (Obj). Pharmaceuticals (Sub), already (Adv) a sector (Obj) that India (Sub) does (Present Simple) well (Adv) in, are (Present Simple) exempt (Adj) from the U.S.’s 50% tariffs (Obj).
सारांश: एक नई बायोफार्मा योजना भारत को पर्याप्त वित्त पोषण के साथ एक वैश्विक केंद्र के रूप में स्थापित करना चाहती है। सौभाग्य से, फार्मास्यूटिकल्स, जो एक वर्तमान ताकत है, उच्च अमेरिकी टैरिफ से सुरक्षित हैं।
It (Sub) is (Present Simple) also (Adv) important (Adj) to support (Infinitive) those (Adj) sectors (Obj) that (Sub) are (Present Simple) currently (Adv) hit (Past Participle) by those same (Adj) tariffs (Obj). The National Export Promotion Mission (Sub) announced (Past Participle) in the last Budget (Obj) was implemented (Past Simple Passive) only (Adv) by December 2025 (Obj), nine months (Obj) into the financial year (Obj).
सारांश: टैरिफ-प्रभावित क्षेत्रों का समर्थन करना महत्वपूर्ण है। निर्यात प्रोत्साहन मिशन के देर से लॉन्च जैसी पिछली देरी, कपड़ा कार्यक्रम जैसी नई पहलों के समय पर कार्यान्वयन की आवश्यकता को रेखांकित करती है।
The Centre (Sub) should ensure (Modal Verb) that this Budget’s integrated (Adj) programme (Sub) for the textiles (Adj) sector (Obj) does not face (Present Simple) similar (Adj) delays (Obj). Also, the various (Adj) measures (Sub) aimed (Past Participle) at creating (Gerund) ‘Champion MSMEs’ (Obj), providing (Present Participle) them equity (Obj), liquidity (Obj), and professional (Adj) support (Obj), must be implemented (Modal Passive) quickly (Adv).
सारांश: सरकार को कपड़ा योजना के कार्यान्वयन में देरी से बचना चाहिए और एमएसएमई के लिए समर्थन उपायों को शीघ्रता से लागू करना चाहिए, जो निर्यात के लिए महत्वपूर्ण हैं।
MSMEs (Sub) account (Present Simple) for 48.6% (Obj) of India’s exports (Obj), and the EU FTA (Sub), even if it (Sub) is implemented (Present Simple Passive) soon (Adv), will not kick in (Future Simple – Phrasal Verb) quick enough (Adv) to offset (Infinitive) the ongoing (Adj) pain (Obj) caused (Past Participle) by the U.S. tariffs (Obj).
सारांश: एमएसएमई भारत के निर्यात का लगभग आधा हिस्सा योगदान करते हैं। यहां तक कि एक त्वरित यूरोपीय व्यापार समझौता भी अमेरिकी टैरिफ के चल रहे प्रभाव से तत्काल राहत प्रदान नहीं करेगा।
The services (Adj) sector (Sub), too (Adv), stands (Present Simple) to benefit (Infinitive) from Budget 2026 (Obj). The high-powered (Adj) ‘education to employment and enterprise’ standing (Adj) committee (Sub), announced (Past Participle) by the Finance Minister (Obj), should get off the ground (Modal Verb – Phrasal Verb) soon (Adv).
सारांश: सेवा क्षेत्र भी बजट से लाभान्वित होता है, विशेष रूप से शिक्षा-से-रोजगार पर एक नई समिति के माध्यम से, जिसे शीघ्र कार्यशील होने की आवश्यकता है।
The focus (Sub) on health care (Obj) and medical (Adj) tourism (Obj), where India (Sub) is (Present Simple) already (Adv) developing (Gerund) strengths (Obj), is (Present Simple) a good (Adj) start (Obj). In keeping with the Budget’s multipronged (Adj) approach (Obj), the Centre (Sub) has sought (Present Perfect) to cater (Infinitive) to the election-bound (Adj) States (Obj) this year (Obj) through several (Adj) smaller (Adj) announcements (Obj) — such as dedicated (Adj) rare earth (Adj) corridors (Obj) to benefit (Infinitive) Odisha (Obj), Kerala (Obj), Andhra Pradesh (Obj) and Tamil Nadu (Obj), a Coconut Promotion Scheme (Obj) for Kerala (Obj), an integrated (Adj) East Coast Industrial Corridor (Obj) for West Bengal (Obj), and the first (Obj) of the new (Adj) national (Adj) waterways (Obj) to begin (Infinitive) in Odisha (Obj) — rather than (Adv) through the consolidated (Adj) packages (Obj) of the past (Obj).
सारांश: स्वास्थ्य सेवा और चिकित्सा पर्यटन पर जोर देने से मौजूदा शक्तियों का निर्माण होता है। बजट विशिष्ट क्षेत्रीय परियोजनाओं के साथ चुनावी वर्ष वाले राज्यों को भी बड़े पैकेजों के बजाय लक्षित करता है।
Important Vocabulary
Meaning: Covering a wide range in a random, unfocused way.
हिन्दी अर्थ: अनियोजित रूप से व्यापक, छिटपुट
Synonyms: random, indiscriminate, haphazard
Antonyms: targeted, focused, selective
Example: The scattershot marketing campaign failed to reach the core audience.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Driving or pushing something forward.
हिन्दी अर्थ: आगे बढ़ाना, प्रेरित करना
Synonyms: driving, pushing, motivating
Antonyms: hindering, restraining, holding back
Example: Innovation is propelling the company’s growth.
Phrasal Verb: propel forward
Meaning: Spread out over a wide area; not concentrated.
हिन्दी अर्थ: फैला हुआ, व्यापक
Synonyms: dispersed, scattered, widespread
Antonyms: concentrated, focused, centralized
Example: The diffused light in the room was soft and even.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Disturbance or problems that interrupt an event, activity, or process.
हिन्दी अर्थ: व्यवधान, अवरोध
Synonyms: disturbance, interruption, upheaval
Antonyms: continuity, order, stability
Example: The strike caused major disruption to train services.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
हिन्दी अर्थ: मुक्त, छूट प्राप्त
Synonyms: free, immune, excused
Antonyms: liable, subject, accountable
Example: Charitable organizations are often exempt from taxes.
Phrasal Verb: exempt from
Meaning: To start to have an effect; to begin.
हिन्दी अर्थ: प्रभावी होना शुरू होना, लागू होना
Synonyms: begin, start, take effect
Antonyms: end, stop, cease
Example: The painkillers will kick in after about twenty minutes.
Phrasal Verb: kick in
Meaning: To counterbalance or compensate for.
हिन्दी अर्थ: कम करना, भरपाई करना
Synonyms: counterbalance, neutralize, compensate for
Antonyms: aggravate, worsen, intensify
Example: Higher interest rates can offset the benefits of a tax cut.
Phrasal Verb: offset against
Meaning: To start or begin successfully.
हिन्दी अर्थ: शुरुआत होना, आरंभ होना
Synonyms: begin, start, launch
Antonyms: fail, stall, collapse
Example: The new project struggled to get off the ground due to funding issues.
Phrasal Verb: get off the ground
Meaning: Involving several different methods, approaches, or aspects.
हिन्दी अर्थ: बहुआयामी, कई पहलुओं वाला
Synonyms: multifaceted, multi-dimensional, comprehensive
Antonyms: single, one-dimensional, narrow
Example: The police launched a multipronged attack on crime.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: To provide what is wanted or needed by someone.
हिन्दी अर्थ: पूरा करना, आपूर्ति करना
Synonyms: serve, provide for, accommodate
Antonyms: ignore, neglect, disregard
Example: The hotel caters to business travelers.
Phrasal Verb: cater to
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