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Kerala Tourism hosted its ‘Network Kerala’ B2B meet in New Delhi, aiming to deepen industry connections and boost travel inflow to the state. The event highlighted a range of newly developed experiential tourism offerings tailored for both domestic and international travellers ahead of the upcoming festival and winter seasons.

During the session, S. Sreekumar, Tourist Information Officer, Kerala Tourism, delivered a detailed presentation outlining the state’s diverse tourism experiences and evolving product portfolio. He also emphasised the consistent rise in both domestic and international tourist arrivals to “God’s Own Country,” reflecting Kerala’s growing appeal in the travel market.

GAIL (India) recognised for excellence in innovation at the 28th Energy Technology Meet 2025

GAIL (India) Limited has been awarded the Best Exhibition Stall (Runner-Up) at the 28th Energy Technology Meet (ETM), hosted by the Centre for High Technology (CHT) under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. The event, held in Hyderabad from October 28 to 30, 2025, brought together major organisations and experts from across the energy sector.

GAIL was honoured for its creative and technology-driven exhibition, which featured a detailed model of India’s first Propane Dehydrogenation and Polypropylene (PDH-PP) Plant, along with a showcase of the company’s latest efforts in sustainable and future-ready energy solutions.

Karnataka to Set Up 200 crore Semiconductor Park

Announced at the Bengaluru Tech Summit, Karnataka Government will set up a 200 crore semiconductor park in the upcoming KWIN city near Bengaluru. The park will offer specialised infrastructure to the chip making companies and will further strengthen the position of Karnataka as a prominent hub for AI and technological advancements. In addition to this Karnataka already hosts 800 R&D centres, over 100 chip design firms and thousands of startup firms.

Punjab to get 2 new Exhibition Centres

At the Regional Council Meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry Northern Region held in Amritsar, Shri Sanjeev Arora, Minister for Industry & Commerce, Investment Promotion, Power & NRI Affairs, announced that land has been identified for two new exhibition centres in Mohali and Ludhiana with tendering already underway. In addition to this a third exhibition centre is being planned for Amritsar as land identification is in process.

Gurgaon may get a new state-of-the-art convention centre

While addressing the gathering after the inauguration of the 18^th Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition, Union Minister Manohar Lal announced that he will hold talks with the CM of Haryana for a new convention centre. He emphasized that while the national capital has world class exhibition centres Haryana too needs an advanced convention centre to cater the needs.