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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
TopicData centres

Topic: data centres

Telangana secures Amazon’s biggest India data centre project months after Google announced AI hub in AP

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy says the Hyderabad facility will be operational in 24 months, boosting the state's AI ambitions.

India bracing for weak monsoon, farm income stress due to El Nino but food security intact—Sitharaman

Speaking at the 16th edition of the Mindmine Summit 2026, the Union Finance Minister said that unfavourable weather remains an economic risk.

Why a Bangladesh-born billionaire is investing in India instead of his homeland

Entrepreneurs like Australian billionaire Robin Khuda evaluate risks with cold precision. They examine whether long-term projects can survive changing governments, shifting regulations, and societal disruptions.

Nuclear power can fuel India’s data centres & defence sector, says CRF panel

A panel discussion by Chintan Research Foundation focused on how small modular nuclear reactors can play a key role in providing uninterrupted, reliable energy for strategic sectors

Google’s data centre push meets water scarcity fears in Vizag & life-altering ‘cockroach moment’

Economist reports on threat to Indian restaurants in Japan, Deepinder Goyal tells FT Blinkit can outspend Amazon & BBC highlights fight for survival of Delhi's poor in scorching heat.

Energy transition & the ‘Viksit Bharat’ push: Amitabh Kant makes pitch for 1,500 GW clean energy by 2030

Former NITI Aayog CEO says India must phase out combustion-engine vehicles, scale up battery storage and transmission infrastructure, and move from a 'petro-state to electric state'.

Naidu gets ball rolling for $15 bn Google AI hub in Vizag, set to put AP on map as data centre behemoth

At the groundbreaking ceremony, Naidu hailed 'historic day', while Ashwini Vaishnaw called the investment a fruition of India’s work in the IT sector over the last 30 years.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

India data centres consume Himachal-sized chunk of power, set to match Jharkhand. But no supply roadmap

Parliamentary report records govt testimony that demand could hit 4-5 GW in 5 years. Panel also asks about Chinese equipment risks, rooftop solar vulnerabilities and Edge centres.

Optimism, with caution—global media on India’s AI push; and Tata Trusts is a house divided

Global media reports on AI Impact Summit in Delhi. Trump’s AI export plan, no takers for Pakistani cricket players & India’s initiative to improve urban infra also find coverage.

On Camera

Modi govt is giving more teeth to a paper leak law that has so far bitten none

Two years later, we are made to believe that this time the amendments will be the panacea. A law deters only if it is effectively enforced.

Andhra’s salary & pension bills wringing coffers dry, state spends 95% of revenue on employees

In 'white paper', CM says state’s own revenues almost entirely consumed by salaries, while central funds service debt & interests. ‘State has to borrow even to fund basic welfare schemes.’

Nationalism cannot be the preserve of only armed forces: Former CDS slams defence white labelling

White labelling is a term used to describe the practice of supplying foreign-origin systems as indigenous products with little or no value addition.

Modi govt response to Gen Z protest shows a rare vulnerability. It’s an opportunity for Opposition

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.