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Travel-fintech startup taps AI for visa applications and train bookings after credit card hiccup
Scapia has launched AI-powered visa application and train booking services while it waits for RBI to lift restrictions on the travel-fintech startup’s only banking partner.
3 min read16 Jan 2025Heads Up For Tails starts fresh talks to raise $40 mn from new and existing backers as pet care sector thrives
The pet care sector has attracted significant investor interest as more people began to adopt pets after covid in India to satisfy their need for some kind of companionship.
3 min read16 Jan 2025Equentis looks to launch a Category II debt fund for small-town clients
The debt fund, which will look to back startups in India, will complement the firm’s recently launched ₹500 crore equity AIF.
2 min read15 Jan 2025Spat over, BharatPe says back on track for profitability and an IPO
BharatPe’s journey towards profitability and its IPO ambitions are heating up as it resolves past conflicts and explores new business avenues.
3 min read15 Jan 2025Hunger games: Competition in quick food delivery heats up
As quick commerce platforms add quick food delivery, restaurants are changing gears to adapt to shorter delivery timelines.
4 min read14 Jan 2025From toys to apparel: Inside the growing market for children’s products
As India embraces dual-income households and younger parents become more aware, children are the emerging cohort for consumer brands.
5 min read13 Jan 2025Diaper maker Nobel Hygiene eyes up to ₹200 cr in funding led by Neo Group’s investment arm
India’s diaper sector has seen an uptick in investor activity in recent years but is going through a rough patch because of socio-political risks.
2 min read12 Jan 2025Meet Deep Bajaj: Founder and mentor to underdog Indian startups
The co-founder of Sirona Hygiene talks about his ₹450-crore exit from the company, building the femtech category in India, and his plans for the future
8 min read11 Jan 2025DPIIT encourages large companies to collaborate with startups for business growth
Ahead of the Startup Mahakumbh event in April, the government is encouraging large companies to collaborate with startups to tackle business challenges and promote entrepreneurship.
2 min read10 Jan 2025Why smart appliances have VCs hooked
Over the past six to twelve months, VCs have backed about half a dozen startups making smart kitchen appliances
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared