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Technology, start-ups can double India-UAE trade to $200bn: Forum

Fri, 16 Oct 2026

Technology, innovation, start-ups and fin-techs could help accelerate the Indo-UAE relations to $200 billion in the next few years, said a senior Indian diplomat at a conference, titled Innovators and Investors Series, organised by the Indian People’s Forum in Dubai.

IT & Telecommunications

Bengaluru to host debut Gitex Ai India

Thu, 16 Oct 2025

Gitex, the world’s largest tech and AI events network, will mark its debut in India with the inaugural Gitex Ai India in April 2027 in Bengaluru, it was revealed at the Gitex Global in Dubai.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping IT & Telecommunications

Google to build $15bn AI + data centre hub in India's Vizag city

Thu, 16 Oct 2025

Google has announced a $15 billion investment to build a large AI + data centre hub in the south Indian city of Visakhapatnam (Vizag), thus pioneering a generational shift in AI capability and anchoring the next phase of US–India tech co-operation in an AI era.

Energy, Oil & Gas

India to account for over 14pc of global polyethylene capacity additions by 2030

Thu, 15 Oct 2026

India is set to become the world’s second-largest contributor to polyethylene production capacity additions by 2030, after China, as the country seeks to reduce import dependence and meet rising domestic demand, according to GlobalData.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

India to host 2027 WTTC Global Summit in New Delhi

Sun, 11 Oct 2026

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that India will host its Global Summit in New Delhi in 2027, bringing together leading travel and tourism executives, government officials and international industry stakeholders as the country’s tourism sector continues to expand.

Construction & Real Estate

Indian real estate group BCD Global enters Middle East market

Thu, 08 Jan 2026

BCD Global, a leading Indian multinational group with interests in real estate development, construction and finance, has announced its foray into the Middle East, naming Dubai as its regional headquarters as it accelerates its next phase of global growth.

Energy, Oil & Gas

HPCL’s Visakh Refinery debuts India’s first AI-enabled LC-MAX unit

Wed, 07 Jan 2026

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) has commissioned India’s first LC-MAX residue conversion unit at its Visakh Refinery, marking a milestone in the country’s downstream sector.

Finance & Capital Market

Emirates NBD Capital secures merchant banking licence in India

Wed, 28 Jan 2026

Emirates NBD Capital, the investment banking arm of Emirates NBD, has received regulatory approval for a Category I Merchant Banking licence from SEBI, India’s market regulator, becoming the first Middle Eastern investment bank to secure Category I licensure.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

EU, India seal major deal to slash tariffs, boost trade

Tue, 27 Jan 2026

India and the European Union have concluded a long-delayed free trade agreement that will eliminate or sharply reduce tariffs on the vast majority of goods traded between the two sides, a move aimed at boosting bilateral commerce amid rising global trade tensions.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Logistics & Shipping

OQ Group signs $598m deals to develop Oman downstream industries

Tue, 27 Jan 2026

Oman’s OQ Group has signed strategic agreements worth over RO230 million ($598 million) with two global companies - Germany-based MAK and Indian group Deepak - for the development of advanced downstream manufacturing projects in the cities of Sohar and Salalah in the sultanate.