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Money

Diwali credit card rush: Are we celebrating prosperity or borrowing it?

Credit card spending surges during the festive season as consumers embrace offers and discounts, highlighting the importance of responsible credit card use and financial discipline to avoid debt traps.

2 min read9 Oct 2025
Money

From monthly budget to asset allocation and retirement planning — 10 financial rules to help you invest smarter

Investing with proper direction not only helps a person build a seamless financial plan but also avoids trouble in the future. Here are some thumb rules an investor must know to invest smarter.

3 min read8 Sep 2025
Lounge

Parenthood today: Why more couples in their 20s are freezing their embryos

Young couples are increasingly choosing to delay parenthood for their careers, economic stability or just to avoid the pressure that comes with the role, and processes like embryo freezing are aiding their decision

2 min read4 Sep 2025
News

Author shares how ChatGPT helped him fix his finances using 'just 7 prompts’, internet is intrigued

Author Adrian Brambila transformed his financial anxiety into a structured plan using ChatGPT. By sharing his salary breakup, he received personalized budgeting and investing advice based on the 50/30/20 rule, prompting conversations on the viability of AI in managing finances.

1 min read21 Jul 2025
Opinion

Parenting GenZ: An exercise in exasperation that can’t be given up

The gap between children’s online lives and actual presence at home has widened so much that parents who try to take remedial steps often feel like strangers in their own homes. Yet, an effort to guide instead of please might be the only true act of love there is.

4 min read3 Jul 2025
Budget

India's nuclear energy ambitions: Aiming for 100 GW by 2047

Budget 2025 aims for a 12-fold expansion in India’s nuclear capacity by 2047, with a thrust on smaller reactors. In that respect, India is following what is happening elsewhere in the world, notably China.

3 min read2 Feb 2025
Budget

Capital markets to watch budget balance between fiscal deficit and spending

Market participants see clear fiscal targets, capital spending plans, and tax relief to the middle class as key to stimulating growth and sustaining foreign inflows.

2 min read22 Jan 2025
Budget

Electronics industry expects budget incentives to rev up local manufacturing

Incentivizing component manufacturing can double domestic value generation in electronics manufacturing services. Building large ports and developing new metropolitan cities can boost domestic consumption and distribution networks.

4 min read19 Jan 2025
Budget

Healthcare faces significant challenges in infrastructure

The 2024-25 Union budget raised healthcare funding to ₹90,958 crore, a 2% increase

1 min read15 Jan 2025
Industry

Infrastructure: Sitharaman will need to juggle conflicting demands in budget

Her challenge will be in maintaining infrastructure spending allocation at the current level as the government fights to cut the fiscal deficit.

1 min read14 Jan 2025