BharatGen and L&T sign MoU to build India’s Sovereign AI compute platform
BharatGen, a fully government-funded AI initiative under India’s Department of Science & Technology (DST), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with L&T Semiconductor Technologies and L&T-Vyoma, to jointly design, build, and deploy an end-to-end sovereign AI compute platform for India. The MoU signing ceremony was held in the presence of leading representatives from the […]
AirTunk acquires Lumina CloudInfra, makes foray into India
Asia Pacific & Middle East hyperscale data center provider, AirTrunk, has announced the acquisition of Lumina CloudInfra, a developer of large-scale data centers with a strong presence in India. The deal marks AirTrunk’s entry into one of the world’s fastest growing digital and AI infrastructure markets. In a press release, AirTrunk said that the transaction […]
Pi Data Centers launches new DC in Mumbai, plans 23 MW expansion across India
Pi Data Centers, a prominent Indian data center and cloud service provider, has announced the Phase I launch of a 3 MW data center facility in Central Mumbai, which is set to go live in August 2026. The new facility will complement Pi’s existing 60 MW hyperscale capacity in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, and another upcoming […]
PDG breaks ground on MU2 DC campus in Mumbai
Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a prominent data center provider with presence across APAC, has commenced construction of its MU2 data center campus in Mumbai, following a recent groundbreaking ceremony. In a LinkedIn post, PDG revealed that MU2 is a 120 MW hyperscale data center campus and part of PDG’s recently announced expansion toward a 1 […]
India’s DC capacity almost touched 1.5 GW in 2025: IT Ministry
India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT has revealed that the country’s data center capacity reached almost 1,500 MW or 1.5 GW in 2025. This is a significant jump from a mere 375 MW in 2020. This was revealed in an official statement, following a submission by Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Electronics and […]
Building sustainable digital infrastructure for India’s high-density AI future
India’s data centers have long served as the foundation of the country’s digital transformation, powering everything from e-commerce platforms and digital payments to online identity systems and large-scale public-sector digitization. Now, the rise of AI is triggering a fundamental architectural shift. Instead of traditional, general-purpose compute environments, data centers are rapidly evolving into AI-optimized infrastructure […]
G42 to establish AI supercomputer in India with 8 exaflops of compute capacity
Abu Dhabi will establish a national-scale AI supercomputer in India with 8 exaflops of compute capacity, marking a new phase in India’s AI infrastructure development. The system will be delivered by G42, the Abu Dhabi-based global technology group, and Cerebras, an AI inference provider, in partnership with Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), […]
Google announces America-India Connect to develop digital connectivity ecosystem
Google has announced America-India Connect, a collaborative infrastructure initiative anchored by its five-year US$ 15 billion AI infrastructure investment in India to increase the reach, reliability, and resilience of digital connectivity across four continents. In an official blog, Google revealed that America-India Connect, in collaboration with local partners, will establish a new international subsea gateway […]
OpenAI, Tata Group to develop AI-ready DC capacity in India: Stargate India on the anvil?
OpenAI has launched its OpenAI for India initiative with Indian partners to expand access to AI in the country. It also revealed that as part of the global Stargate initiative, it is partnering with India’s Tata Group to develop local, AI-ready data center capacity designed for data residency, security, and long-term domestic capability. What will […]
India offers tax holiday till 2047 to foreign cloud service providers using Indian data centers
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a surprising announcement while delivering the nation’s budget on Sunday, offering foreign cloud service providers a tax holiday till 2047 if they use data centers in India to offer services globally. This is subject to these foreign companies also providing services to Indian customers through an Indian reseller. The […]