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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union Budget 2025, presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, introduces key measures to strengthen India’s middle class. According to estimates by PRICE, this segment—households earning between ₹6 lakh and ₹36 lakh annually at 2024-25 prices—comprises over 560 million people across 126 million households, making it a driving force behind consumption, investment, and innovation in the economy.

nuclear energy ambitions, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to amend the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, while presenting the Union Budget 2025.

small enterprises to unlock potential growth is a well-considered piece of advice to the central and state governments. Indian small enterprises shoulder a larger compliance burden relative to larger rivals, which limits their ability to grow. Labour-intensive small enterprise offers more inclusive growth if India switches to risk- and trust-based regulation.

Economic Survey 2024-25 talks about several initiatives to foster sustainable urban development and governance.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With globalization in retreat and global growth impulses weakening, how can India’s economy sustain a pace of 8% expansion for at least a decade? As Economic Survey 2024-25 notes, that’s what Viksit Bharat would need. Its most notable prescription, thus, is deregulation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Corporate India is riding a wave of record-breaking profits, but the tide isn’t lifting all boats. The Economic Survey 2024-25 reveals this stark reality.

The bearish pattern of lower tops and bottoms of the last month seems to have reversed, as Nifty closed above the recent lower top of 21st Jan at 23,426 levels. This is a bullish development and eventually, we could see the formation of bullish higher tops and bottoms. The underlying trend of Nifty remains strong. Having surpassed the hurdle of 23,500 levels, bulls could advance towards another resistance of 23,800 levels in a short period of time. Immediate support is at 23,400 levels, said Nagaraj Shetti.

Ease of Doing Business 2.0 but is silent on a whole new GST 2.0 and an end to the «tax terrorism» unleashed over the last 10 years. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Economic Survey has little to say about an Ease of Living 1.0 to ensure that the public-health crisis caused by growing pollution and chemical contamination begins to be dealt with seriously.

In its monetary policy decision today (30 January), the Governing Council noted that while inflation will eventually fall to the 2% target on a sustained basis, domestic inflation remains high because of continuing wage and price pressures in certain sectors, which are «still adjusting to the past inflation surge with a substantial delay». However, the ECB noted: «Wage growth is moderating as expected, and profits are partially buffering the impact on inflation.» Trump lambasts the Fed as it leaves interest rates unchanged The latest interest rate cut from the central bank cam...

“India is at an inflection point in terms of per capita income, demography and manufacturing renaissance. This coupled with the 25-year vision of evolving into a developed economy makes the budget more a statement of intent,” says Jiten Doshi, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer Enam AMC. In an interview with ETMarkets, Doshi said: “Markets will particularly scrutinize the quality of spending and revenue assumptions to gauge the government's commitment to fiscal consolidation during this political transition,” Edited excerpts: The month of January started on a roller coaster note ahead of the big domestic event – Union Budget 2025. Do you see some recovery in the market post the event? (we are down over 10% from highs) We have witnessed among the fiercest, longest and broadest market move, since the 2020 pandemic. The roller coaster has navigated uncertainties of pandemic, wars, and sharp supply shocks.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is set to present its Union budget this year against a backdrop of fragile economic environment, inflationary pressures, global uncertainties, and growing fiscal demands. Policymakers are advocating for a balance between growth stimulus and the need to maintain fiscal discipline.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's benchmark index Nifty50 extended its winning streak for the third consecutive session on Thursday and closed 86 points higher at 23,249.50. Taking cues from the global market, the index started the session with a muted opening at 23,169.50 and continued its bullish momentum, touching the intraday high of 23,322.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Waymo will test its self-driving taxis with trained human autonomous specialists behind the wheel. Waymo is preparing to test its self-driving taxis in more than 10 new cities across the U.S.

India Budget: In the Union Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman categorised India’s key beneficiaries into four broad groups — youth, farmers, women and the poor. These “castes” (as she described them in her speech), Sitharaman said, would shape the government’s policy direction, driving welfare and development initiatives.

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier

India Budget 2025: Climate change and human progress are intertwined, with energy serving as the critical link. Countries need energy not just to sustain their populations but also to fuel development and improve quality of life. However, this relentless pursuit of progress has led to the burning of fossil fuels, which accounts for 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, as per a UN report. As the world grapples with this challenge, the spotlight turns to renewable energy as the key to sustainability.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tata Motors Ltd’s shares nosedived to a new 52-week low of ₹683.20 apiece on Thursday, following muted December quarter (Q3FY25) results accompanied by adverse management commentary, especially with regards to its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) business. The management has lowered JLR revenue guidance by 3% for FY25, while remaining optimistic of improving JLR wholesale sales further in the March quarter (Q4FY25) led by seasonality even as demand is particularly slow in China.

«So, frankly, the inflows as far as the funds are concerned have not really got affected, maybe some marginal changes which one cannot call it a trend as of now, that is number one,» says Vinit Sambre, DSP Mutual Fund. The time to panic in small and midcap stocks is it over or you can still churn your portfolio out of small and midcap stocks? I mean, everyone saw this coming, it is just that when it hits you, you regret. Vinit Sambre: See, basically, first of all small and midcaps in general as I have been telling that these are categories which had to be looked from a long-term perspective and last three-four years were very strong for across the equities and it is time for some reversal as of now and when I actually think about a lot of the factors which we keep monitoring, the most important factor comes about is the growth in the earnings and this is the first time after a few years we are seeing moderation, cuts have happened, more importantly results are actually reflecting what is happening as far as earnings are concerned which was not happening over the last three years.

carbon credit framework. As international mandates for sustainable supply chains, production, and trade become increasingly prominent, carbon credits play an important role in their implementation.

DeepSeek's global success with pride and glee, with some saying the homegrown AI startup's meteoric rise is a sign China is beating back Washington's attempts to contain the country's tech industry.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Nifty 50 extended its winning streak for a second straight session, closing 206 points higher at 23,163.10. Tracking positive global cues, the index opened strong at 23,026.75 and maintained its bullish momentum throughout the session.