<h1>Non-intrusive tax investigation: push for digital evidence analysis and targeted capacity building to counter tax evasion.</h1> The Finance Minister directed the Income Tax Department to maximise use of non-intrusive and innovative investigative techniques, upgrade technological and digital evidence analysis skills, and undertake targeted capacity building and training-especially for middle level officers-to detect evolving tax evasion methods; he also called for improved quality of court representation and mechanisms to attract specialized taxation talent, while the Department reported expanded data analysis projects identifying additional taxable income and increased prosecution activity.