Business Today India Magazine - February 02, 2025

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Highlights of Business Today - 2nd February, 2025 issue:

As the upcoming Budget 2025-26 draws closer, the Indian economy is at a critical juncture with challenges including slowing growth, inflation, and weak consumption. The government faces heightened expectations to revive growth while balancing fiscal prudence. Key recommendations for the Budget focus on capital expenditure, boosting consumption, reforming tax policies, and prioritizing MSMEs and job creation. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is set to present her eighth Budget, will have to navigate these pressing concerns with a careful mix of bold measures and fiscal restraint. This special pre-Budget issue highlights the major challenges, gives key insights with expert forecasts and expectations for India’s economic revival. All this and more in the latest issue of BT Magazine. Out on stands now.

Front-running Redux

Ketan Parekh has again been accused by Sebi. This time the allegations are of front-running, an unethical practice in financial markets

3 mins

EYEING THE NORTHEAST

The key question now is when will UltraTech’s 8.69% stake in Star Cement evolve into a larger play in the Northeast market

3 mins

STRATEGIC EXIT

The Adani Group's decision to sell its holding in the FMCG food business is seen as a way to reduce high debt and allocate money smartly

3 mins

TIME TO BE SMART

This year could be a good time to take home some profits, reduce risk, and shift to large-cap investments

3 mins

Triumph of Engineering

The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line in J&K is set to expedite trade and tourism

2 mins

THE BIG PHARMA OPPORTUNITY

The patent expiry of key drugs in 2025-26 will open up additional market space for Indian manufacturers of generics and biosimilars

1 min

RECIPE FOR GROWTH

Union Budget 2025-26 is expected to lay the blueprint for the Narendra Modi government's third term. But how will Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deliver growth in the face of a slowing economy, global uncertainty, high inflation and tepid private investments?

10+ mins

TIME FOR A TAX BREAK?

INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS LOOK FORWARD TO THE BUDGET EVERY YEAR HOPING FOR A BIG TAX BREAK. IT HAS ELUDED THEM FOR YEARS, BUT WITH HIGH INFLATION, MODERATING URBAN CONSUMPTION, AND ROBUST TAX COLLECTIONS, WILL THE MIDDLE CLASS GET A TAX BREAK IN FEBRUARY?

6 mins

In with the NEW

THE GOVERNMENT'S FLAGSHIP, SIMPLIFIED NEW TAX REGIME HAS SLOWLY BUT SURELY GAINED TAXPAYERS’ ACCEPTANCE. IN ASSESSMENT YEAR 2024-25, 72% OF TAXPAYERS OPTED FOR IT. IS THIS CHANGE HERE TO STAY?

5 mins

INFRA INJECTION

THE UNION BUDGET IS EXPECTED TO BOOST INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING IN LINE WITH THE VISION OF MAKING INDIA A 7-TRILLION ECONOMY BY 20380. MODERNISING RAIL, ROAD AND AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS LIKELY TO REMAIN TOP PRIORITY IN FY26

7 mins

HEALTH BOOST

THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A SHOT IN THE ARM IN BUDGET 2025-26, WITH A FOCUS ON PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, DIGITAL HEALTH, AND BOOSTING PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING AND RESEARCH. BUT CHALLENGES LIKE THE SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS REMAIN

7 mins

IN SEARCH OF A BOOSTER SHOT

TO BOOST GROWTH, THE GOVERNMENT MAY FOCUS ON INCREASING CAPEX AND BOOSTING DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, PARTICULARLY TARGETING THE MIDDLE CLASS. THIS COULD PROVIDE A FILLIP TO STOCKS IN THOSE SECTORS

6 mins

"Indian aviation to see double-digit growth for the next 30 years"

Vinay Dube, Founder & CEO of Akasa Air, on the country's aviation sector, why the airline was set up, and more

8 mins

MAKING A MARK

IN A LANDSCAPE DOMINATED BY THE BIG FOUR ACCOUNTING FIRMS, DHRUVA ADVISORS HAS STRUCK IT BIG ON THE BACK OF ITS TAX AND REGULATORY ADVISORY SERVICES, ASSISTING SOME OF THE MARQUEE DEALS OF INDIA INC.

7 mins

"OFFER MORE SOPS FOR THE NEW TAX REGIME”

Dinesh Kanabar, CEO of Dhruva Advisors, on the tax-related measures expected in the Budget, reforms, and more

3 mins

CLOTHES MAKETH A MAN

THE MEN’S LUXURY MARKET IN INDIA, ONCE A NICHE SEGMENT, IS WITNESSING AN EXTRAORDINARY RISE AND IS THRIVING, THANKS TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND RISING DISPOSABLE INCOMES

6 mins

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