The Convergence Awards 2026, held alongside the 33rd Convergence India Expo, brought together some of the most influential names in technology, telecom, and digital innovation to celebrate excellence across industries. Hosted on March 24, 2026, the second day of the expo, the awards ceremony recognised
India’s biggest business houses are moving fast to build the country’s digital future. The Adani Group has announced a $100-billion plan to set up renewable-energy-powered, AI-ready data centres by 2035. Google is expanding its cloud presence. Reliance Industries is strengthening its digital ambitions through Jio.
On the second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the Adani Group unveiled one of its most ambitious infrastructure plans to date, committing $100 billion (around ₹9.07 lakh crore) towards building AI-ready, renewable energy–powered hyperscale data centres across India by 2035. The decade-long rollout
Addressing a press conference at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of IT, mentioned that the country is positioning itself for a massive surge in data centre investment, with as much as $200 billion expected to flow into the sector
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar is stepping up to become a key semiconductor hub in eastern India, according to Odisha’s Electronics & Information Technology (E&IT) Minister Mukesh Mahaling. The announcement came at the institute’s 18th Foundation Day event, where the institute’s role in research
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2026–27 live in Parliament, announced a major policy push aimed at accelerating the growth of information technology and artificial intelligence in India, unveiling a tax holiday until 2047 for companies offering cloud services through data centres
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and IT, Railways and Information & Broadcasting, has outlined an ambitious roadmap for India’s artificial intelligence push, projecting investments of up to $150 billion in AI infrastructure by the end of 2026. Leading the Indian delegation in Davos, the minister
A new peer-reviewed study has highlighted a striking but often overlooked consequence of the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence: its demand for water. The research suggests that the annual water consumption of AI systems could now exceed the total amount of bottled water consumed around
Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Brookfield Infrastructure, and Digital Realty, has announced a major expansion plan in Andhra Pradesh, committing nearly USD 11 billion (about Rs 98,000 crore) to build 1 gigawatt of data centre capacity by 2030. The company has signed
Samsung Group Chairman Lee Jae-yong hosted Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani in Seoul, where the two leaders explored expanding their long-standing technology partnership. The discussions centred on AI-driven data centres, 6G network infrastructure, advanced energy-storage systems, and other emerging technologies that both companies see as