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.
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
India’s digital infrastructure is entering its most transformative decade yet, driven by AI, 5G, high-density computing and rising sustainability demands. To understand how these forces are reshaping data centers and telecom infrastructure, we spoke with Pankaj Singh, Head – Data Center & Telecom Infra Segment
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed an MoU with Reliance Jio to introduce a telecom-driven safety alert system across the highway network. Aimed at strengthening road safety and improving the travel experience, the initiative will use Jio’s existing 4G and 5G infrastructure
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
India is rapidly becoming one of the world’s most promising destinations for data centre infrastructure. According to the Data Centre Construction Cost Index 2025 by Turner & Townsend, the country has not only emerged as a leading market in Asia but also offers one of
Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Roads, Transport, and Highways, GOI, has proposed the introduction of QR code scanners on all major roads across the country, in a move to enhance transparency and public accountability in infrastructure development. While speaking at a recent conference in New Delhi, he
Ericsson is doubling down on its rural 5G push in India, calling it a core part of its strategy as global telecom investments begin to cool. The company sees India not just as a key market but as a cornerstone of its future growth. India: A
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have jointly urged the Indian government to designate telecommunications as an “essential service”. This designation would enable operators to gain affordable and universal access to public spaces, including airports, malls, tunnels, and metro stations. At the ETTelecom 5G Innovation Summit, Shyam
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has officially inaugurated a new AI-ready data centre built by Equinix India at Siruseri in the SIPCOT complex, amounting to an investment of ₹574 crore. The facility is part of the state government-backed promotion efforts to enhance the