New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present Union Budget 2025-26 on Saturday, the government's focus is expected to be on fiscal consolidation, infrastructure spending, and sector-specific incentives, according to top global brokerages and global financial institutions.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India’s domestic flights have recorded a passenger load factor of 86.4 per cent in 2024, to forge ahead of the US and China which figure at the second and third spot respectively, according to the latest report of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Union Budget 2025-26 has higher significance than an annual budget, as it will be the first full-year budget of the NDA’s new term and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has utilised the first full-year budget as a platform for signalling structural, strategic policy intent and laying down a blueprint of its journey ahead, rather than only attempting to balance tactical fiscal trade-offs, a report showed on Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) PM-Surya Ghar, India’s flagship solar initiative, has crossed 8.5 lakh rooftop installations, marking significant progress towards the goal of powering 10 million households with solar energy, according to Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Expressing his stance against de-dollarisation vehemently on Friday, Donald Trump warned BRICS nations and threatened them with 100 per cent tariffs on their exports if they try to replace the US dollar as the main currency in global trade.
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) As the nation gears up for the Economic Survey and the Union Budget 2025-26, the domestic benchmark indices on Friday opened higher. Optimism was seen in the air as investors looked for potential catalysts in the upcoming Budget.
Seoul, Jan 31 (IANS) Samsung Electronics said on Friday its fourth-quarter net income rose more than 20 per cent from a year earlier despite the waning global demand for memory chips, beating market expectations.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India is a huge market for us and we have achieved a December quarter growth record where the iPhone was the top selling model in the country for the October-December period of 2024, Apple CEO Tim Cook has said.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Economic Survey, a pre-budget document detailing the state of the economy over the last fiscal year, will be presented in Parliament at 12 p.m. on Friday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Indian smartphone market’s wholesale revenue rose 9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to hit a record high in 2024, a report said on Thursday.
