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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

Agri-startup executives said policy unpredictability hits processors first but the impact eventually reaches farmers through lower prices and altered sowing decisions

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

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

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

AI will democratise movie making, said the director who is making a sequel of Masoom

Country's focus should be on developing expertise in achieving required mineral purity levels and strengthening chemical engineering capabilities

AI's benefits come with competition risks, CCI chair Ravneet Kaur warns, calling for greater transparency, accountability and a balanced approach to digital regulation

Sinha also said the company will seriously consider entering the nuclear energy sector in future once more clarity is achieved on specific areas

Standardised pedagogy required to scale AI-based solutions in India's health and education segments, they say

Former G20 Sherpa says volatile US trade policy no reason for reactive tariff moves

"AgriStack is a fantastic experiment. I would think the next UPI-like big revolution shall emerge from AgriStack. Now we'll be able to have a clear picture of how much fertiliser is required"

Government schemes such as the PM E-Drive initiative, with allocations of around Rs 2,000 crore for charging points deployment, are helping accelerate rollout

The minister said the country's module manufacturing capacity stands at 140 GW

The day's sessions focused on food and energy security, digital markets regulation and the impact of AI on both industry and the creative economy, bringing the two-day summit to a close

BS Manthan: Shekhar Kapur says AI is the most democratic tech in films, calls it widely misunderstood and says it empowers young creators to make movies faster and cheaper

Strategic autonomy requires strong military capability, domestic defence industry and rapid technology adoption as global power rivalries reshape security and trade dynamics, experts said

At Business Standard's Manthan Summit, ReNew Chairman and CEO Sumant Sinha said countries like India, which are driving electrification, hold a technological edge over nations pushing for fossil fuels

At BS Manthan, industry leaders highlight gaps in advanced materials, R&D, and minerals, even as policy support, global shifts, and investor confidence create new momentum for manufacturing growth

At BS Manthan, Pralhad Joshi says India's 500 GW non-fossil target hinges on scaling storage, strengthening domestic manufacturing and ensuring cheaper renewable power