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BS Manthan
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India needs to prioritise building own foundational AI models: Experts
At BS Manthan, experts said India must build sovereign foundational AI models and boost compute, skills and data safeguards, warning that dependence on foreign systems risks digital neo-colonialism
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Policy uncertainty, export bans hurting farm ecosystem: Agri-startup execs
Agri-startup executives said policy unpredictability hits processors first but the impact eventually reaches farmers through lower prices and altered sowing decisions
Updated On : 26 Feb 2026 | 12:13 AM IST "BS Manthan")
Agricultural shift from subsidies to sustainability may be the way ahead
Experts expressed their views at a panel discussion titled Can India be the World's Food Factory? during the Business Standard Manthan summit on Wednesday
Updated On : 26 Feb 2026 | 12:11 AM IST "BS Manthan")
Business Standard Manthan 2026: Global flux drives new growth conversation
Through the day, the Manthan fireside chats and panel discussions sparked a unique debate on making India future-ready through the prism of energy transition, food security, technology, self-reliance
Updated On : 26 Feb 2026 | 12:10 AM IST "BS Manthan")
Latest Updates on BS Manthan
Can India be the world’s food factory? | BS Manthan
India’s goal of becoming the world’s food factory will depend not only on boosting exports but also on fixing deep structural problems, experts said at BS Manthan on Wednesday.
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At BS Manthan Pralhad Joshi outlines storage push for 500 GW target by 2030
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi laid out a roadmap to 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, backed by falling solar tariffs
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Big tech, AI expansion raise competition risks: CCI chief at BS Manthan
The rapid expansion of big tech firms and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping India’s competition landscape, prompting closer regulatory scrutiny, Ravneet Kaur
 "Big tech, AI expansion raise competition risks: CCI chief at BS Manthan")
Global disruption not a setback, but an opening: Amitabh Kant at BS Manthan
If global supply chains are breaking, can India help rebuild them? And as AI reshapes the world, can India shape it in its own image?
 "Global disruption not a setback, but an opening: Amitabh Kant at BS Manthan")
EAC-PM Chairman underlines 3 development goals for vision 2047
Professor S Mahendra Dev, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
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Design, IP key to India's factory future: Dixon's Atul Lall at BS Manthan
Can India truly become a global electronics powerhouse? And what will it take to move from assembling devices to owning intellectual property?
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BS Manthan: Experts urge green data centre policy as AI power use surges
India will need to factor in the green energy component in its data centre policy framework as the country’s ever-expanding digital footprint
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A fireside chat with Sanjiv Puri, Chairman & Managing Director, ITC Limited | BS Manthan
Being consumer-centric and continuously evolving with contemporary trends is paramount for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies
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AI, EVs, hydrogen to power India's 2047 Vision: Nitin Gadkari at BS Manthan
What will it take to make India future-ready by 2047? Faster highways, cheaper electric vehicles, hydrogen at $1 per kg, zero toll queues and safer roads, said Union minister Nitin Gadkari
 "AI, EVs, hydrogen to power India's 2047 Vision: Nitin Gadkari at BS Manthan")
India may need a productivity commission, says NITI Aayog's Suman Bery | BS Manthan
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery on Tuesday suggested that the government’s policy think tank could consider rebranding itself as “Productivity Commission”
 "India may need a productivity commission, says NITI Aayog's Suman Bery | BS Manthan")
Role of AI and its impact on markets: In conversation with Chris Wood & Nilesh Shah | BS Manthan
Role of AI and its impact on markets: In conversation with Chris Wood & Nilesh Shah | BS Manthan
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Hard power, self-reliance underpin strategic autonomy, say experts
India's strategic autonomy hinges on stronger hard power, a scaled-up military-industrial base, and technological self-reliance, panellists said at Business Standard Manthan
 "Hard power, self-reliance underpin strategic autonomy, say experts")
In India, AI will rise from the bottom of the pyramid: Shekhar Kapur
AI will democratise movie making, said the director who is making a sequel of Masoom
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R&D-linked incentives to drive India's high-end manufacturing push: Experts
India's focus should be on developing expertise in achieving the required mineral purity levels and strengthening its chemical engineering capabilities
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AI ecosystem opaque, needs accountability: CCI chairperson Ravneet Kaur
AI's benefits come with competition risks, CCI chair Ravneet Kaur warns, calling for greater transparency, accountability and a balanced approach to digital regulation
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Data centres can help India become an exporter of energy: Sumant Sinha
Sinha also said the company will seriously consider entering the nuclear energy sector in future once more clarity is achieved on specific areas
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