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Since it is the third Saturday of the month, banks will remain open on February 21.

The government said the flagship manufacturing incentive scheme has helped boost exports, jobs and domestic value addition as India positions itself as a manufacturing hub. 

Data centres with a projected 10 GW capacity will drive a massive surge in electricity use. State grids face unprecedented demand, risking blackouts without urgent upgrades.

Small savings schemes like PPF, SSY, and NSC are relevant even for the taxpayers who have opted for the new tax regime. These schemes are being changed and recast as tools for long-term, tax-resistant, purposeful saving. They are not out of date; their role in Indian household finance is changing.

User complaints began mounting towards the end of 2025 over involuntary autopay mandates and difficulty cancelling them.

Often, Indian farmers do not realise they are over-applying cheap urea. They often apply it blindly, without knowing the soil parameterswhich macro or micro nutrients are deficient. This is a systemic crisis.

As part of the plan, the lender is looking to capture a larger share of India's fast-growing wealth management market and hire 500 people this year to scale its retail footprint, CEO Rajat Verma told Mint in an interview.

The Account Aggregator framework, introduced by RBI, enables secure, consent-based sharing of financial data. It allows individuals to control their data while facilitating faster credit decisions and reducing reliance on manual document uploads, thus enhancing the financial ecosystem in India.

Industry experts advocate for clear exit clauses and performance-linked payments in Bollywood as financial stakes rise and relationships evolve.

Regulator proposes share of passenger fees, board-style structure and hiring freedom as staffing shortages and rising fleet expansion strain oversight capacity.

Bank holiday on 19 February: Bank holidays vary depending on the state or area you reside in. For example, the bank holiday today in Mumbai does not mean there is a bank holiday in Delhi or Kolkata.

Quick commerce is forcing logistics companies to move faster, even as higher costs threaten margins.

Property tax, imposed by municipal authorities on real estate, varies by location and property value. From how to calculate to penalty on late payments full details here.

While it is not discussed as widely as income tax, professional tax is crucial for individuals earning incomes from their professions in states where this tax is levied. Here is everything you need to know.

You can sit where you are right now, use that mobile phone, and own a square foot anywhere in the country, said Avinash Rao, founder of Alt DRX, a blockchain-powered digital real estate marketplace

Viram Shah, co-founder and CEO, Vested Finance, and Vaibhav Shah, head of products, business strategy and international business, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India), share how you can invest abroad at Mint Money Festival 2026.

At Mint Money Festival in Mumbai, top mutual fund CEOs explain why Indias MF boom reflects a structural savings shiftand why asset allocation and discipline matter more than chasing returns.

Pratik Dantara, EPC member of the Indian REITs Association and chief investor relations officer and head of strategy at Nexus Select Trust, weighed in on the question at the Mint Money Festival.

Bank holiday today, 18 February: Since there is a bank holiday today in Sikkim due to Losar, lenders including SBI, HDFC Bank, PNB, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and others will remain closed in the state. However, banks will be open everywhere else in India.

Indias rising population of high-net-worth individuals has triggered an intense talent war for relationship managers. Wealth firms are luring bank RMs with 20-40% salary hikes and bonuses, driving attrition as high as 40%. 

The draft document for the updated Income Tax rules 2025, set to come into effect from 1 April this year state changed numbers for Form 16 (TDS on salary) and Form 26AS (AIS) among others. Here's all you need to know

At the Mint Money Festival 2026, CRIF Highmarks Ramkumar Rajashekaran explained how credit scores now influence everythingfrom loans and insurance to jobs and even marriage.

Within GIFT City, investors can open multi-currency accounts and access outbound funds for investing in the US, Nasdaq, or emerging markets, says Sandeep Batra, head of international wealth and premier banking at HSBC India.

At the Mint Money Festival, insurance experts unpack why health policies trigger so many complaints, whether an emergency fund can replace cover, and how to choose the right plan.

The next trillion dollars of Indias market capitalization could create more wealth than the last, Raamdeo Agrawal, co-founder of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said at the Mint Money Festival

The fund house's CEO speaks about a slew of topics ranging from the fund house's investing philosophy, expectations from small caps in 2026, why he believes in making contrarian bets and how should a young investor views investing.

Multi-asset investment offers lower volatility, better risk-adjusted returns, and built-in tax-efficient rebalancing, said Saugata Chatterjee of Nippon Life Asset Management, at the Mint Money Festival 2026

At Mint Money Festival 2026, Vijay Kedia used Gen Z dating slangfrom situationships to ghostingto decode stock market discipline, long-term commitment and wealth creation.

At the Mint Money festival on Saturday, Vineet Agrawal, co-founder of Jiraaf, explained how fixed-income instruments fit into modern portfolios.

At the Mint Money Festival 2026, Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund MD Ganesh Mohan explains why investor psychology, and not market timing, largely determines long-term returns.

At the Mint Money Festival, Aarati Krishnan explains why retirement feels harder today, why 25x may not be enough, and how inflation, longevity and compounding reshape the real corpus goal.

Experts urged investors to stick to disciplined asset allocation, temper equity return expectations, and avoid chasing rallies in gold or silver ETFs.

Monika Halan, founder of Dhan Chakra Financial Education, explained why tax breaks shouldn't influence your investment decisions, and decoded Budget 2026 for households to explain what really matters for jobs, taxes, investments and long-term financial security.