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Oct 07, 2026
Andhra Pradesh
Business
Move to AP with investments
State Industries and Commerce Minister TG Bharat held key discussions to further strengthen AP's economic and industrial ties with Switzerland. Minister Bharat met with Swiss Confederation State Secretary for Economic Affairs Helena Budliger Artiada on Monday. He also addressed the ''AP-Switzerland Business Forum'' conference attended by top Swiss government officials and industrialists.
Durgesh To Pitch State As Investment Destination In Spain
Andhra Pradesh tourism minister Kandula Durgesh is on a visit to Spain from October 6 to 8 to showcase the state’s tourism potential and attract international investment in the sector. The minister, who has already reached Spain, will participate in the Tourism Innovation Summit-2026 at FIBES in Seville.
Karnataka
Business
Karnataka eyes participation from over 75 countries at Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026
Karnataka is expecting participation from more than 75 countries at Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) 2026 as state government steps up efforts to deepen international technology and innovation partnerships. Department of Electronics, IT & Biotechnology hosted Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) Meet in Bengaluru on October 6 to promote BTS 2026 and invite partner countries and international trade missions to participate in the summit.
Kerala
Business
Mission Samudra: Keralam eyes port-led economic rise
The Keralam government’s five-year Mission Samudra initiative seeks to transform the State into a global maritime and economic hub through the development of an integrated logistics ecosystem revolving around its ports. Announced in the State’s revised budget for 2026–27, the project will run from 2026–31, bringing together 12 departments and all major State maritime agencies under a common governance framework.
Tamil Nadu
Business
Union renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi to inaugurate Windergy India 2026 in Chennai on October 8
Union renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi will inaugurate Windergy India 2026 in Chennai on Oct 8, with the three-day event focusing on the expansion of India’s wind energy sector. Tamil Nadu chief minister C M Stalin, minister of state for renewable energy Shripad Yesso Naik and Tamil Nadu energy minister C T R Nirmal Kumar are also expected to attend the inauguration. The event, organised by the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and PDA Ventures, will bring together around 400 exhibitors from more than 20 countries and 500 delegates. Denmark, Germany and Spain will have country pavilions at the event.
Telangana
Business
Planon expands Hyderabad footprint, opens new facility
Planon India, a global leader in smart sustainable building management software, on Monday inaugurated its expanded Hyderabad facility, reaffirming its long-term commitment to the technology ecosystem in Telangana. Anudeep Durishetty, Joint Secretary of IT, Electronics and Communications Department, and Manne Sateesh Kumar, Chairman of Telangana Technology Services, attended the inauguration alongside Planon CEO Henk Laracker, Statutory Director Kiran Madhunapantula, and Centre Head Radhika Reddy Gangarapu.
Revanth Proposes Roadshows for Telangana Investor Summit
The Telangana government will hold roadshows in India and abroad in October and November to attract investors to the Invest Telangana Global Summit, which is scheduled to be held at Bharat Future City in December. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday directed officials to identify key countries and major cities in the country by October 15 and prepare a comprehensive plan for the roadshows. The exercise will focus on countries with strong investment potential in sectors identified as priorities for Telangana.
Technology
Hyderabad expands AMI’s computing capacity
Hyderabad-based AM Intelligence (AMI), the AI infrastructure platform set up by Promoters of Greenko of India, has announced two further firm and binding orders for 20,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs, to be deployed as NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale systems.Building on its first AI factory in Hyderabad, the expansion is designed to give cloud providers, enterprises and AI developers access to large-scale computing capacity closer to where they build and deploy AI.