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 […]
SPECIAL FEATURE | India lays the roadmap for democratizing access to AI
The Government of India has recently released a whitepaper on AI infrastructure, laying the foundation for making it accessible to all citizens, especially those who predominantly use regional languages, and those who hail from non-metropolitan areas. The paper titled Democratising Access to AI Infrastructure aims to showcase ways to enable equitable participation in India’s digital […]
India’s total data center capacity to reach 14 GW by 2035: PwC report
A recent report by PwC estimates that the total data center capacity across India could go up to 14 GW by the year 2035 based on investment commitments made by big-ticket global and domestic players, as well as a favourable regulatory environment. It also estimates investments worth US$ 70 billion dollars into the industry during […]