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India must build its own AI models and strengthen data sovereignty: Experts
India will need to prioritise building its own foundational artificial intelligence (AI) models and strengthen data sovereignty safeguards to reduce dependence on foreign technologies, experts said.
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In India, AI will rise from the bottom of the pyramid: Shekhar Kapur | BS Manthan
In India, artificial intelligence (AI) will not emerge from the top. It will rise from the bottom of the pyramid, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said, “because that is where intuition lives”.
 "In India, AI will rise from the bottom of the pyramid: Shekhar Kapur | BS Manthan")
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
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FM Sitharaman flags fund utilisation gap, cautious on China FDIs
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the problem of budgeted expenditure remaining unused was often driven by political considerations at the state level
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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?
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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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India open to reviewing China investment rules: Piyush Goyal at BS Manthan
India is open to reviewing its investment stance towards China as it looks to expand domestic manufacturing
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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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Ather's access to PLI could boost India's e2w exports, says Tarun Mehta
Ather Energy is seeking access to the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile sector
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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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Centre has no plan to bring back farm laws: Shivraj Chouhan at BS Manthan
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday stated that there is no proposal currently to bring back the farm laws that were repealed earlier.
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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
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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”
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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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Nirmala Sitharaman slams congress over India AI summit protest
Sitharaman criticised the Congress for staging protest at the recently concluded AI Impact Summit, calling the demonstration "inappropriate".
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All about Explurger: AI-powered world's first social media app for travellers
Watch the full video to learn all about Explurger, the world’s first AI-powered social media app designed exclusively for travellers.
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Business Standard Manthan - 2026 | Day 1- Hall 1
BS Manthan is a two-day summit where international experts and the best minds of India will discuss key economic and business policy options, along with the challenges and opportunities shaping India'
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India’s IPO boom hits pause: Why 2026 is off to a slow start after a record 2025 | Business news
After a historic IPO wave in 2025, India’s primary markets were expected to stay red hot. But 2026 has begun very differently. Fewer listings, weaker subscriptions
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