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Title -  The Impact of Budget 2025 on Industry, Infrastructure, and Innovation: A Strategic Analysis by PHDCCI   The Union Budget 2025-26 , presented by Hon’ble Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, arrived at a critical juncture in India’s economic narrative. As the nation marches toward the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, the union budget served as a definitive blueprint for industrial resilience, world-class infrastructure, and a robust innovation ecosystem. For the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and the wider business community, this budget was not just a financial statement; it was a strategic document designed to lower the cost of doing business, enhance global competitiveness, and foster sustainable growth. With a massive capital expenditure (Capex) outlay and a suite of reforms for MSMEs, the budget offered a fine balance between fiscal discipline and growth-oriented stimulus. This article explores the transformative impact of Budget 2025-26 on the three co...

Title -  Digital Agriculture: Leveraging Technology for Global Market Competitiveness Introduction Today, agriculture isn’t just about owning more land or having more hands in the field anymore. It’s all about how you use data, tech, and smart decision-making right when it counts. Buyers everywhere want the same thing: steady quality, clear info about where their food comes from, and shipments they can count on. Traditional farming just can’t always keep up with those demands. That’s where digital agriculture steps in. Bringing tech into daily farm work changes everything. Sensors, data tools, and automated systems help farmers plan better, waste less, and use resources in smarter ways. The global market’s only getting tougher. If you want your farm or agri-business to stay in the game, make money, stay strong, you pretty much have to go digital. What Is Digital Agriculture? Digital agriculture means using technology and data to help make smarter choices on the farm, from planting...

Title -  Life-Cycle Assessment of Packaging Materials: Measuring Real Environmental Impact The trend of living an eco-friendly life has become quite prevalent in recent times, but sadly, it seems that most enterprises and people are still guessing or using their intuitions to figure out what is eco-friendly, which may result in ignorance. A consumer will immediately connect an earthy-looking material, such as unbleached cardboard or a 'compostable' sticker on the package, with the idea of going green. But that first impression might be quite misleading. The impact the packaging has on the environment is not a simple, separate occurrence but rather a long, complicated story that traverses the world supply chain.   The Great Packaging Illusion We all find ourselves in such a scenario at the grocery store, don’t we? Two products, looking exactly alike, are the ones that draw our attention. One of them is in a plastic container, the other one in a beautiful glass jar with a...