Budget 2025 Key Announcements: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Parliament on February 1. This was her record eighth budget presented under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s third term i.e. Modi 3.0. In her speech, Sitharaman said the Budget aims at “transformative reforms” in six key areas — financial sector,...
Investors like billionaire Paul Singer have more money than ever to throw around, and they are making their presence felt on Wall Street and Main Street. Source link
1. A mini bazooka Faced with a sharp fall in urban consumption which dragged economic growth down in the second quarter of this fiscal to just 5.4% of the gross domestic product (GDP) compared to 8.2% in the same period last year, the finance minister had to act, and she decided to take the bull...
As spring homebuying season approaches, homeowners who mention features including ‘teak’ and ’soapstone’ in their for-sale listing could get better offers on their houses. Source link
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has committed to developing at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047. In her Union budget for 2025-26, she also proposed setting up a Nuclear Energy Mission with an outlay of ₹20,000 crore. The mission will focus on research and development of small modular reactors (SMRs), with an aim to...