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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

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

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

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

Stay course on US, seize manufacturing moment at home: Amitabh Kant

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

India's EV transition on right track, but miles to go, say experts

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

Expect $350 billion investments in RE sector by 2030: Pralhad Joshi

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

Coforge wins $158-mn UK contract as AI-led demand boosts deal sizes

Coforge has won a $158-million, five-year contract from a UK-based client, effective April, as AI-led conversations drive a rise in both the number and size of large technology deals in Europe

Clean Max's ₹3,100 cr IPO scrapes through on strong institutional bids

Clean Max's ₹3,100-crore IPO narrowly scraped through, with strong institutional demand offsetting weak retail and HNI participation, even after the issue was sharply downsized

BS Manthan 2026: AI, trade currents reshape policy discourse on Day 1

Speaker after speaker assessed the likely impact of emerging technologies, especially AI, on risk and opportunity scale while exploring ways to make India future-ready at BS Manthan 2026

India must lift labour productivity to reach Viksit Bharat goal: Suman Bery

NITI Aayog's Suman Bery says India must boost labour productivity, deepen investment, raise women's participation and leverage AI to reach per capita income levels required for Viksit Bharat 2047

Norms on investments from China can be eased in calibrated way: Goyal

Piyush Goyal says China-origin FDI is not banned and approvals will be sped up, as India considers a calibrated relaxation of Press Note 3 norms while advancing a broad FTA agenda

Trade talks to resume after clarity over US tariff situation: Piyush Goyal

India to resume US trade talks after clarity on tariff regime following Supreme Court ruling on Trump-era duties

Investments in rural India aiding FMCG growth: ITC CMD Sanjiv Puri

ITC CMD Sanjiv Puri says government tax cuts and GST reductions are aiding consumption, as digitisation, rural demand and evolving GenZ and millennial preferences reshape FMCG growth

Kotak AMC AUM tops ₹6 trillion; Gaudium IVF IPO booked 7x on last day

The initial public offering (IPO) of fertility services provider Gaudium IVF and Women Health received 7.27 times subscription on the final day of share sale on Tuesday

Time has come for national debate on DBT in fertilisers, says Chouhan

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls for a national debate on direct benefit transfer in fertilisers to curb diversion and ensure subsidies reach farmers

Ather's entry in PLI could boost India's e2w exports: CEO Tarun Mehta

The PLI scheme for automobiles and auto components was approved by the Union Cabinet on September 15, 2021, with a total outlay of Rs 25,938 crore over five years

Private-funded highway construction model highest priority: Nitin Gadkari

Our budget is ₹3.2 trillion, and I already have an asset base of highways worth ₹12-15 trillion ready to be monetised, says minister

BS Manthan: Dixon evaluating Gwalior to set up telecom devices mfg unit

Dixon CMD Atul Lall says India is at an electronics manufacturing inflection point and must deepen value addition, create IP and expand global capacity as schemes drive rapid sectoral growth

IPO-bound CleanMax to build 200-MW solar project in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh clears a 200-MW solar project by CleanMax group firm Yashaswa Power, investing ₹1,200 crore, as the renewable player prepares for its ₹3,100-crore IPO next week