Gold, silver prices on January 24: In India, gold is deeply cultural and financial. It is a preferred investment option and is key to celebrations, particularly weddings and festivals.
The Halwa ceremony is also a way to acknowledge the hard work of all the finance ministry officials and heralds the process of printing all the budget documents ahead of the presentation in Parliament.
Stock market update: In the early trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 266.27 points to 76,786.65. Meanwhile, the Nifty was also up by 77.85 points to 23,283.20
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India's defence budget has seen a continuous rise in the previous ten years, as it went up from Rs 2.53 lakh crore in 2014 to Rs 6.22 lakh crore in 2024. The hike in these 10 years is almost 2.5 times, which strongly positions India among highest military spenders in the world.
The health sector is also expecting tax reform in the upcoming budget. Experts associated with this sector are also demanding the implementation of AI-driven solutions, robotic surgeries and more.
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Budget 2025: According to Subbarao, if inflation persists for a long enough time, no matter whether it is driven by demand pressures or supply shocks, it will unhinge inflation expectations and inflation will get generalised.
The new Amrit Bharat trains will have semi-automatic couplers instead of semi-permanent for easy attachment and detachment of coaches. Check other new features here.
Gold, silver prices on January 23: In India, gold is deeply cultural and financial. It is a preferred investment option and is key to celebrations, particularly weddings and festivals.
Stock market update: In the early trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell 138.42 points to 76,270.96. Meanwhile, the Nifty also declined 50.15 points to 23,105.20.
Edible Oil Prices: The prices of mustard, groundnut, and soybean oils have dropped due to a decline in international markets. Check the latest prices.
Budget 2025: India ranks as the world's second-largest dry fruits consumer after the United States.
Bank holiday: Banks in India remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Apart from this, banks are also closed on national holidays, public holidays, and regional holidays (which differ from state to state).
The demand for premium properties remained strong in 2024. At the same time, the lack of supply for the mid and lower mid segment remained a major concern. Experts say that concrete policy reforms are needed to remove this imbalance in 2025.
In the current fiscal, the Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent and the Economic Survey in July last year had projected a GDP growth rate of 6.5-7 per cent.
EPFO 3.0 introduced a host of new features, including a mobile app for easy balance checks and claims, and an ATM card for seamless PF withdrawals. This new system promises to enhance convenience and reduce delays for employees managing their provident funds.
Union Budget 2025: Infrastructure is one of the nine priorities outlined by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in last year's budget. To conceive the goal of Viksit Bharat till 2047, India needs to focus on developing infra at a faster pace and hence an increased capital outlay is a necessity.
The Indian Railways said the plan is to start fully-functional operations of Vande Bharat trains on this track by 2027, to ensure that the high-capital intensive project remains utilised until the Japanese trains are ready.
Gender-wise analysis of payroll data unveils that out of the new members added during the month of November, around 2.40 lakhs are new female members.
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