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🌟 Budget 2025-26 & Current Affairs: A Vibrant Update (March 12, 2025) 🌟

Dive into the latest updates on India's economic roadmap and global happenings with a splash of color!

💰 Budget 2025-26: Powering a Developed India

Presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2025, this is her 8th budget—a bold step toward "Viksit Bharat"! Here’s what’s cooking:

🎯 Key Goals

• Wipe out poverty completely.
• 100% school education for all kids.
• Affordable healthcare for everyone.
• 70% women in the workforce—girl power!
• India as the Food Basket of the world.

🚀 Four Engines of Growth

Driving India forward with Reforms as fuel and Inclusivity as the guide:

1. Agriculture 🌾

• PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana: Boosts farming in 100 districts, helping 1.7 crore farmers.
• Dalhan Mission: 6-year plan for self-reliance in pulses (tur, urad, masoor).
• Cotton Mission: 5 years to grow more cotton for textiles.
• Kisan Credit Card: Limit up from ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh.
• Assam Urea Plant: Namrup, producing 12.7 lakh tons.
• Makhana Board: Bihar’s fox nut gets a big push!
• Shri Ann Mission: Millets (jowar, bajra) for health and sustainability.

2. MSME 🏭

• New Definitions: Micro (₹2.5 cr/₹10 cr), Small (₹25 cr/₹100 cr), Medium (₹125 cr/₹500 cr).
• Credit Card: ₹5 lakh via Udyam Portal for small businesses.
• Manufacturing Mission: Footwear, toys, and food processing in focus.

3. Investment 💡

• Atal Tinkering Labs: 50,000 schools in 5 years for young innovators.
• Jal Jeevan Mission: Water to every home by 2028.
• UDAN: 120 new air routes in 10 years.
• Bihar Boost: Greenfield airport + West Koshi Canal.
• Gyan Bharatam: Preserving 1 crore manuscripts.

4. Exports 🌍

• Bharat Trade Net: Smarter supply chains.
• Insurance FDI: Upped to 100%.

💸 Financial Highlights

• Fiscal Deficit: 4.8% (2024-25) → 4.4% (2025-26).
• Tax Slabs: 0% up to ₹12 lakh, 30% above ₹24 lakh.
• Revenue: Borrowing (24%), Income Tax (22%), GST (18%).
• Health: Cancer day-care in every district by 2028.
• Education: ₹5,500 crore for AI in learning.

🌐 Current Affairs: What’s Hot on March 12, 2025

From global breakthroughs to India’s milestones, here’s the latest buzz!

🔥 Top Stories

• SIPRI Report: Ukraine tops arms imports, India #2, Russia our key supplier.
• Kings Baton Relay: King Charles III kicks off Commonwealth Games 2026 prep.
• Russia-Ukraine: Peace talks start in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Philippines: Ex-Prez Duterte arrested by ICC for drug war crimes.
• Assam: First state to launch its satellite—Assam Sat!
• Sunil Chhetri: Back at 40, 3rd in global football goals.

🌟 More Highlights

• UN Hope Day: July 12 declared, USA says no, India stays neutral.
• Coal India: ₹98 crore deal with IIT Hyderabad for clean coal.
• President Murmu: Spiritual education campaign in Hisar.
• T20 Record: Zimbabwe hits 344 runs!
• Ballon d’Or 2024: Spain’s Tani Bonmati wins big.
• Para Athletics: Delhi hosts 250 athletes—Navdeep, Praveen shine.

✨ Quick Bites

• Cyclone Dana: Named by Qatar.
• SIMBEX: India-Singapore naval drill in Vizag.
• Ear Ambulance: Uttarakhand’s new health move.
• ISRO: Analog space mission in Ladakh.

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