Experts at BS Manthan say India can become a global food hub, but must fix soil health, reform fertiliser subsidies and ensure farm growth is more balanced across crops and states

Ramesh Chand, Member of NITI Aayog;  Ashok Gulati, Professor at ICRIER; and Laveesh Bhandari, President and Senior Fellow, CSEP, at BS Manthan

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India's support measures to promote manufacturing in the automobile and renewable energy sectors are fully compliant with World Trade Organisation norms and the country will strongly defend them at the WTO's dispute settlement panel meetings, an official said.
Following a request by China, the WTO dispute settlement body on Tuesday announced the setting up of a panel to hear the case.
The official said that India regrets China's decision to proceed with panel establishment despite extensive bilateral consultation on the matter in good-faith, during which India provided detailed explanations and clarifications on the measures.
"India is of the view that China's request for panel establishment reflects an incorrect understanding of both the design and operation of the measures at issue. India maintains that the measures challenged by China are fully consistent with India's rights and obligations under the WTO Agreements, including the GATT (General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs) 1994

WTO, World Trade Organization

The official said India regrets China's decision to set up a WTO panel despite detailed explanations and good-faith bilateral consultations

Press Trust of India

Speaking at BS Manthan, CCI Chairperson Ravneet Kaur said while AI offers significant advantages, it also poses risks such as targeted price discrimination

Ravneet Kaur

As India pivots from software services to AI token "factories" with tax breaks for global firms, questions arise over jobs, skills and the future of its $200 billion IT export engine

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Bloomberg

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

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was in a conversation with A K Bhattacharya on Day 1 of Business Standard’s two-day annual event, Manthan 2026 | Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was in a conversation with A K Bhattacharya on Day 1 of Business Standard's two-day annual event, Manthan 2026 | Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

Have ₹15 trillion of monetisable highways ready, says minister

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari during a fireside chat with Nivedita Mookerji at the Business Standard Manthan summit on Tuesday | Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

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

At the IPA summit, pharma leaders said India's 2047 ambitions depend on embedding AI, strengthening trust and accelerating innovation, as speed and quality become the sector's defining advantages

pharmachart

Tarun Mehta, CEO of Ather Energy, said that India has no competition in the mid-tier EV two-wheeler segment and PLI schemes can help the industry expand its global footprint

Tarun Mehta

At February 10 meeting, BEE proposed separate yearly CAFE-3 emission targets

One target or five: Siam opposes Bureau of Energy Efficiency's CAFE 3 reset

CAFE 3

India ranks 47th in global ePV adoption in 2025 with just 4% penetration, far from its 2030 target, as infrastructure and policy gaps slow EV momentum

electric vehicle, ev industry

Valeo will invest ₹2,150 crore in India as part of its Elevate 2028 strategy, expanding EV and ADAS manufacturing, localisation, and engineering capacity to triple domestic sales

Christophe Périllat, CEO, Valeo said under Valeo's "Elevate 2028" strategy, India stands as key pillar of the firm's global growth and innovation road map

Compared with last year's Budget, the Union Budget 2026-27 builds on the credit framework while moving decisively towards equity funding, market-linked liquidity, and structured compliance support

MSMEs

TNC Rajagopalan answers SME queries related to GST, export and import matters

export

Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy unveiled third round of speciality steel PLI scheme with relaxed thresholds, updated pricing benchmarks, and wider MSME participation to boost steel manufacturing

H D Kumaraswamy (Photo: X/@hd_kumaraswamy)

Base year revised, thresholds relaxed to reflect current market trends

Trade expert cites FTP Para 1.08 and CBIC circulars requiring that export consignments not be detained beyond three days, and clarifies documentation norms under the Advance Authorisation scheme

trade

A committee formed by the director of the development and panchayats department of Haryana has recommended a police investigation after uncovering alleged forgery and procedural lapses involving officials from both IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank.
This committee was formed on February 11 to inquire into the matter related to IDFC Bank First accounts regarding "mismatch/issues".
The findings of this committee have been included in the FIR registered by the State Vigilance Anti-Corruption Bureau, following directives from the state government.
On Sunday, the IDFC First Bank disclosed a Rs 590-crore fraud committed by its employees and others in accounts held by the Haryana government.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau is currently conducting a probe into this matter.
An FIR in the matter has been lodged under Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and Sections 316(5) (criminal breach of trust) 318(4) (cheating), 336(3) (forgery), 338 (forgery of valuable security), .

IDFC FIRST Bank

On Sunday, the IDFC First Bank disclosed a Rs 590-crore fraud committed by its employees and others in accounts held by the Haryana government

Credit card spending eased to Rs 2 trillion in January after festive highs, though outstanding cards rose to 116.65 million as issuers recalibrated amid tighter norms and shifting customer profiles

Credit Card

Fortnightly issuance hits ₹1.34 trn; outstanding at record ₹6.62 trn

Banks ramp up certificate of deposit issuances to bridge the credit–deposit gap as funding costs stay high despite RBI liquidity support.

IDFC First Bank refunds Rs 583 crore to Haryana government after detecting a Rs 590-crore fraud, engages KPMG for a forensic audit and works with authorities on recovery

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