From AI access and workforce disruption to economic reform and market opportunities, this edition explores how nations and industries navigate narrowing gateways
From China's bid to expand the renminbi's global role to India's data centre boom, Narendra Modi's next challenges and Pope Leo XIV's views on AI, here's the best of BS Opinion
Rising AI demand, abundant power, favourable policies and strategic geography are turning India into one of the world's fastest-growing data-centre markets
The incident affected network traffic from Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and nearby regions, causing periods of elevated latency, the company said on its status page
Foray into green energy, data centres and reducing dependence on the oil & gas business augur well for Reliance Industries, says G Chokkalingam founder of Equinomics Research.
India may lack AI software giants, but companies supplying cables, transformers and cooling systems for data centres are emerging as key beneficiaries of the AI boom
Acquisition of the Navi Mumbai site adds to rising data centre investments in MMR, where operators continue to secure land for future capacity expansion
As AI models become cheaper and more attractive, the report expects this to encourage new uses and higher volumes of use, eroding and possibly erasing any savings from efficiency advances
Leading the AI rally is Sterlite Technologies, up over 530% this year after securing a $1.1 bn US hyperscaler contract; Peers HFCL and MTAR Technologies have gained 191% and over 200%, respectively
The stock price of the telecom equipment & accessories company was frozen at the upper circuit for the ninth straight trading day, surging 55 per cent during the period.
The average trading volumes at Savita Oil stock counter jumped multi-fold with a combined 8.32 million shares representing 12% of total equity changing hands on the NSE and BSE.
A UN report warned that global data centres could consume 945 TWh of electricity by 2030, nearly triple the combined annual electricity use of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria
According to Perplexity, its upcoming hybrid AI system can automatically route tasks between on-device and cloud models, aiming to improve privacy, efficiency, and performance
Thus far in the calendar year 2026, Apar Industries has outperformed the market by surging 67 per cent, as compared to 13.4 per cent fall in the BSE Sensex.
Realty developer Anant Raj has signed an MoU with the Haryana government to invest Rs 20,000 crore in data centre infrastructure and create about 6,000 jobs
