I'm a beginner in hosting themes, and I'm contemplating starting my own blog. What is the best company for me to choose? Is there an affordable yet practical alternative available?
I don't want to squander resources or time.

Time, in any case, will have to spend.
But a beginner can not spend money.

You have a good reseller there in India from byethost.
Come, practice, try. Everything you need is there.

Link.

top hosting companies:
1.Fornex.com
2.timeweb.com
3. AdminVPS.com
4.Hostens.com
5. Sprinthost.ru

First you need to decide what you are going to write about at all? How much traffic you will have going out. What is your budget for the purchase of a domain name corresponding to your domain. Will your budget be enough for the best hosting option? Will it be shared hosting, VPS or private server? Personally, my opinion is take any company that you like and start with a basic plan. Since then you can always switch to another better tariff in the same company or transfer your site to another platform.

Very good hosting, very fast support (about 5 minutes per response). Good uptime.
Before Forex, I used texture hosting, but they were all in demand. Poor uptime, poor tech support, no support for US servers. But I am very pleased with fornex.

Here is a suggested plan of action for starting your own blog:

1. Choose a CMS for your blog, most likely WordPress, the most popular system in the world. I highly recommend using WordPress as it is user-friendly, convenient, and has many themes, plugins, and other useful features.
2. Select a hosting provider that offers an optimized plan for WordPress, and compare a few options.
3. Choose the option that offers the best parameters for hosting, with preferably a low fee and mail service. Consider rates for more extensive packages since they may be necessary when your blog becomes more popular.
4. You can also consider starting with free hosting but ensure that it supports new versions of php, MySQL, and comes with free renewable SSL certification. The availability of SMTP, POP/IMAP compatibility is also desired.

That's it! Enjoy your blogging journey! 

Additionally, you may want to check out Infinity Free as a potential option for free hosting.

If you're planning to create a personal blog or engage in website building on a serious level, it's essential to choose a paid hosting service.
After my one-year experience with LiveJournal or Cozy, a free blogging platform, I came to the following conclusions: free web hosting services have limited responsibility for your blog, and they might block or delete it without explanation.

Additionally, options for settings and SEO optimization are scarce. Monetization opportunities are also limited, with Google AdSense advertisements not always an option on free hosting sites. Support is often inadequate, and it may be impossible to make a backup of your blog or website. Therefore, free web hosting is only suitable for those who are casually exploring the world of blogging. Otherwise, it could be a waste of time.

On another note, if you're opting for a paid hosting service, ensure that you select a reliable provider with good customer support and security features to safeguard your website's data.

I always look for a few things: Reliability, Support/Knowledge, Price - you get what you pay for really.

If you want to create a blog purely for yourself or to create a portfolio, but do not want to be associated with free hosting, then I recommend that you turn to hosting with automatic CMS setup or something that is not expensive and is friendly to beginners.
Of the first, I can't recommend anything - I haven't used it for a long time (I have experience in wix.com, but I won't say that it is good). From the second category, I would single out Bluehost and Hostinger (probably the cheapest of the normal hosting).

Attractive hosting plans are available from kvchosting.net and libertyvps.net.
Reliable hosting. Good hardware maintenance, so problems rarely happen. Support is great. No matter what the problem is, they help.