Microsoft has announced that its new data centre in Hyderabad is now live, allowing organisations in India to run eligible Microsoft Cloud services and workloads locally. The facility has been built to support the growing demand for cloud computing and AI, while giving businesses more
Adani Group has proposed investing nearly ₹1 trillion to build a large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Odisha, marking one of the biggest private investments in India’s digital infrastructure sector. As part of the proposal, the conglomerate has sought around 250 acres of land
India’s data centre industry is entering a major expansion phase, with installed capacity expected to rise more than fourfold by 2030, according to a report by Rubix Data Sciences. The country’s installed data centre capacity is projected to grow from 1.5 GW in 2025 to 6.5
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially started construction of a new data centre near Hyderabad, marking another major step in its expansion of cloud infrastructure in India. The groundbreaking ceremony was held at Bharat Future City, with Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy attending the
New York has become the first US state to temporarily halt approvals for new large-scale AI data centres. This marks a significant shift in how governments are responding to the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure and its growing demand for electricity. NY Governor Kathy Hochul signed
HCLTech is making a major move into India’s rapidly expanding data centre industry, announcing plans to invest up to ₹3,500 crore to build data centre infrastructure. With an initial capacity of 50 MW, the investment marks a significant step in the company’s strategy to strengthen
Bharti Airtel is preparing for its next phase of expansion by looking beyond traditional telecom services, with chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal identifying financial services, data centres and cloud as the company’s biggest future growth opportunities. The strategy, outlined in Airtel’s latest annual report, follows the company’s
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2026 and the Uttar Pradesh Data Centre Policy 2026. The decisions were taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The two policies aim to encourage startups, attract large investments, improve digital
The Gujarat government has launched the Viksit Gujarat Data Centre Policy 2026-29 to make the state a major hub for data centres, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud computing. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the policy at the Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre. He said Gujarat aims
As artificial intelligence continues to expand, one concern has grown alongside it: the massive amount of water needed to cool data centres. Now, NVIDIA says it has developed a solution that could dramatically reduce that water consumption – up to 100%. The company has introduced