SME Credit Cards: A game-changer for small businesses in 2025—Here’s how | Mint

SME Credit Cards: A game-changer for small businesses in 2025—Here’s how | Mint

Source: Live Mint Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced customized credit cards for micro enterprises registered on the Udyam portal in her recent budget speech. This step was taken with the objective of strengthening India’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. These cards will come with a credit limit of ₹5 lakh each. These cards…

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How equity investors can ride the post-Budget wave

How equity investors can ride the post-Budget wave

Source: Live Mint For decades, India’s salaried class viewed themselves as a minority—sandwiched between the elite and what they believe is the world’s largest population of the “politically pampered”. And in most Budgets, they found the discourse to be dominated by farmers, the poor, women and other groups. Which is why the record ₹1 trillion…

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AI Mission should focus on core tech to avoid errors made in chips, smartphones

AI Mission should focus on core tech to avoid errors made in chips, smartphones

Source: Live Mint On Saturday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a fiscal outlay of ₹2,000 crore ($230 million) for the Mission. The move succeeded the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) announcing last Thursday that a repository of 18,693 graphic processing units (GPUs), provided by private sector companies, was ready to be used as…

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What does no income tax up to  ₹12 lakh really mean? Decoding differences between tax rebate, deduction & exemption | Mint

What does no income tax up to ₹12 lakh really mean? Decoding differences between tax rebate, deduction & exemption | Mint

Source: Live Mint In the Union Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned that the ‘nil income tax’ slab would be raised to ₹12 lakh; however, it is often misunderstood as a tax exemption or tax deduction. Here’s what it really means. What did FM Nirmala Sitharaman say? “To taxpayers up to Rs12 lakh of…

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Will investors flock to agri-stocks after the Budget?

Will investors flock to agri-stocks after the Budget?

Source: Live Mint Driving agricultural growth and productivity is a key focus for the government, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech. According to her, the journey towards Viksit Bharat will be powered by four pillars: agriculture, MSMEs, investment, and exports. The minister announced a National Mission on High Yielding Seeds to enhance…

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Budget 2025: A Game-Changer for individual taxpayers, strengthening the middle class and driving economic growth | Mint

Budget 2025: A Game-Changer for individual taxpayers, strengthening the middle class and driving economic growth | Mint

Source: Live Mint The Budget 2025 has become a beacon of hope for individual taxpayers amidst a global landscape marred by the threat of “retreating globalization,” and a domestic economy grappling with inflation and subdued growth. The Finance Minister (FM) has risen to the occasion, presenting a budget that not only addresses the pressing concerns…

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