Business Standard Dialogue Webinars

From monitoring food companies on hygiene, contamination and labelling, to directing restaurants on use of proper kitchen tools, the regulator has been in the headlines recently. The tenth episode of the webinar—Business Standard Dialogue—will discuss the growing significance of food regulation and the role of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) at a time when speed is of the essence.     

 

Years after net neutrality occupied centre stage, as against the ‘walled garden’ or closed digital ecosystem, the debate has made a comeback. A telecom company recently launched a value-added service for its post-paid customers through slicing of spectrum, triggering an outcry that the principle of net neutrality had been breached. 

 

During this webinar, experts will discuss the various aspects of net neutrality, which implies that all internet traffic must be treated equally without any discrimination by network providers.

A decade of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) can perhaps be described as a worthwhile start in transforming the corporate resolution process. However, bottlenecks and litigation delays have often come in the way of executing the rescue system in a seamless manner.

 

This episode of ‘Business Standard Dialogue’ will discuss how IBC should move from here to streamline the process and plug the gaps. The webinar will offer a mix of the IBC history and the promise it holds for the future,  making it a compelling watch.

Nuclear power, which was a no-go area for the private sector for decades, now offers significant opportunities to the industry. With the passage of the SHANTI Bill recently, civil nuclear power is officially open to private companies for setting up plants and generating nuclear power. How keen is the private sector? What will make the new era in the power sector work? How will the citizens benefit? What are the implications for the stakeholders, including the incumbents? The panelists will attempt to address all these issues and more.

 

Weight-loss drugs have been a talking point across dining tables, doctors’ clinics and gyms ever since patents on ingredients such as semaglutide expired recently and Indian manufacturers could launch the generic versions.

 

What does the market look like in India? What are the regulatory guardrails? What is the medical advice? How expensive are these drugs? These are among the questions that our panelists will answer during the webinar.

Mythos has kept the world engaged ever since its announcement in April. What is it about Claude Mythos--the extremely advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Anthropic--that's making everyone sit up? Besides the threat it poses to cybersecurity, what are the other disruptions to be watchful of? What kind of regulatory landscape is required to deal with a tool that's super-efficient but has the potential to cause unimaginable harm? 

 

This episode of Business Standard Dialogue will attempt to provide answers to all the above questions and more, while decoding the technical jargon.

The automobile industry in India has been engaged in a heated debate on fuel at a time when oil is catching all the attention. The auto sector’s concerns over E25 fuel—implying 25 per cent ethanol and 75 per cent petrol—have assumed a new dimension against the backdrop of the West Asian conflict and the burning need to reduce crude oil imports.

 

This webinar will dive into the various aspects of E25 fuel and what it means for the automobile companies.

With the southwest monsoon just weeks away, concerns are mounting over the possibility of below-normal rainfall and its ripple effects on agriculture, economic growth, and business activity.

 

In the upcoming Business Standard Dialogue, we take a deep dive into the implications of a potentially weak monsoon — from crop output and rural demand to inflation and broader economic stability. The webinar will offer a timely preview of what lies ahead and how stakeholders can prepare for rainfall shortfalls.

 

The session will feature Ramesh Chand, Member (Agriculture), NITI Aayog, as the special guest. He will be joined by Business Standard’s agriculture expert Sanjeeb Mukherjee, and senior economic journalist A K Bhattacharya for a comprehensive discussion.