Business Sphere – February 2026
Summary
Pradeep Kumar of CKS Cable is leading indigenous manufacturing in cable management, and Business Sphere's February 2026 issue (Vol 36 No 01) profiles his company's journey. The issue covers PM Modi and HM Amit Shah extending statehood day greetings, the Delhi BJP's public hearing initiative, and Trump defending an immigration officer who shot a woman. Ashok Leyland's EV plant completion in just 16 months in Uttar Pradesh is highlighted as a success story of the Yogi government's investment-friendly policies.
The cover story (p.24-29) traces CKS Cable's growth from a small manufacturing unit to a player in industrial cable management and components. The issue also profiles COSMO INDIA's automotive future (p.22) and IDEAL PRECISION COMPONENTS (p.32). News sections cover political developments, policy changes, and business briefs.
Regular sections include news briefs from across India, government policy updates, and industry company profiles.
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Content Guide
▸ Cover Story / Manufacturing
p.24-29 · CKS Cable — Pioneering Indigenous Manufacturing in Cable Management and Industrial Components
Managing Director Pradeep Kumar describes the company's 25-year journey from a 10-worker workshop to a 500-employee operation supplying cable trays and industrial components to power plants and metro projects. The company achieved 95 percent local content in its products, reducing import dependency for critical cable management systems. Sourcing managers in power and infrastructure can benchmark the 95 percent local content level for their own supplier qualification.
▸ Industry / Automotive
p.14 · From SP's Goonda Raj to CM Yogi's UP Becoming an Investment Hotspot
Ashok Leyland completed its electric vehicle plant in Uttar Pradesh in 16 months — 6 months ahead of schedule. The article frames the project as evidence of improved ease of doing business in the state since 2017. The plant will produce 2,500 EV buses annually. Automotive supply chain planners can use the 16-month timeline in their factory-construction feasibility studies.
▸ Technology / Policy
p.6 · PM Modi, HM Amit Shah Extend Greetings on Statehood Day
The news brief covers the political messaging around statehood days for Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura, with the central government's emphasis on connectivity projects in the Northeast. Infrastructure teams tracking highway and rail projects in the Northeast region should note the implied policy continuity.
▸ Politics / Economy
p.15 · Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case Court Issues Release Order
A court granted bail to Shadab Ahmed after the Supreme Court approved it. The brief political news item is representative of the issue's news-aggregation style. Readers tracking legal-political developments in Delhi will find this section useful as a chronology.
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Editor's Take
Business Sphere's February 2026 issue serves as a news digest and industry profile publication with clear limitations. The CKS Cable cover story is a competent manufacturing profile, and the 16-month Ashok Leyland EV plant completion is a genuinely newsworthy data point. The magazine's main problem is format: approximately 60 percent of the content consists of news briefs that are already a day late in a weekly news cycle, and company profiles that read as paid advertorials. The political coverage is superficial. The publication fills a niche for readers who want a printed record of Indian business-and-policy news events but should not be mistaken for analytical journalism.
Strengths
• CKS Cable profile with 95 percent local content data
• Ashok Leyland 16-month plant completion is a notable speed metric
• Wide news coverage across policy, politics, and business
Weaknesses
• News briefs are too late for a weekly publication cycle
• Company profiles read predominantly as advertorials
Verdict: Browse only — Useful as a news chronology reference for Indian policy and manufacturing, but the advertorial density limits editorial credibility.
