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Watch: Union Budget 2025 | What’s in it for Railways? Allocation to developing customer amenities in Indian Railways has continued to decline from ₹15,510 crore in FY 2024-25 (budget estimate) to ₹12,993.97 crore (revised estimates) and now to ₹12,118.39 crore in the FY 2025-26. Also, the allocation for investment in PSUs and joint ventures has…
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India stands at a defining moment, where AI-driven innovation, digital infrastructure, and a future-ready workforce will determine its global leadership in the digital economy. The Union Budget 2025 is more than a fiscal plan — it is a bold blueprint for a stronger Digital India, prioritising technology-led development, AI-driven modernisation, and inclusive economic growth. As…
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a public meeting ahead of Assembly polls, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: X/@AmitShah Addressing a rally in north-east Delhi’s Mustafabad on Saturday, Union Minister Amit Shah hailed the Union Budget, saying it has brought smiles to the Purvanchali community and the middle class. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has…
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Budget 2025 round-up: A bonanza for the middle class Ahead of the Budget, there was an expectation that the government would provide some relief for the middle class, which has been stuck in a rut lately. FM Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a big announcement for this class — in her Budget speech, she announced that…
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Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Group, says the Budget also focuses on power sector revitalisation, particularly in electricity distribution and intra-State transmission. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Finance Ministers face a perennial balancing act when crafting Budgets. They must articulate the government’s broader policy vision while maintaining fiscal discipline — a task that is…
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Watch | Union Budget 2025: What’s in it for MSMEs? Presenting the Budget for 2025-26, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there are over 1 crore registered MSMEs, employing 7.5 crore people, and generating 36% of our manufacturing. These MSMEs have positioned India as a global manufacturing hub, with 45% of our exports coming from them….
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You’ve seen these crown bottle caps, haven’t you? A type of bottle cap that has almost become indispensable and are found in bottles across the globe, the crown bottle cap, though small, played a big role in revolutionising the bottling industry. American inventor William Painter was the head behind these crowns. William Painter | Photo…
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A view of the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd in Visakhapatnam. Image for representation | Photo Credit: C.V. Subrahmanyam Budget 2025 has several announcements aimed at kickstarting the building of merchant ships that had ground to a halt in recent decades. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has promised that the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy will be revamped to…
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This Budget is the first step to Viksit Bharat 2047. Economists have stated that unless the GDP grows by 7.5% continuously for the next 25 years, the dream of Viksit Bharat will remain unrealised, and India will remain in the middle-income trap. With the backdrop of slowing growth (FY 2025 growth expected at 6.4%), India…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday (February 1, 2024) that ₹10 lakh crore worth of assets would be monetised in the next five years as a second installment of the National Monetisation Plan. “Regulatory and fiscal measures will be fine-tuned to support the plan,” Ms. Sitharaman said in her Budget speech in which…
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