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Andaman-Nicobar admin withdraws EoI for AI data centre in Great Nicobar

Days after the Andaman and Nicobar administration issued an expression of interest, inviting private companies to explore the feasibility of setting up a "green" artificial intelligence or data centre vertical in Great Nicobar or Little Andaman, the Union Territory has said that the EoI "stands withdrawn" due to "administrative reasons". In a notice issued on August 14, the administration said the Expression of Interest (EOI), dated August 10, was withdrawn "with immediate effect". The EoI had said the potential locations for the proposed vertical were Great Nicobar's Campbell Bay Sea, Anderson Bay Sea, Vijay Nagar Bay Sea, Gandhi Nagar Bay Sea, Little Andaman's Hutbay Sea, and Netaji Nagar Sea. It added that the proposed vertical was intended to "explore the development of a future-ready, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable digital infrastructure ecosystem leveraging the strategic location and natural advantages of the Islands". The administration's EoI also highlight

Industry seeks input tax credit relief for data centres, GCCs, other biz

Industry seeks wider GST input tax credit on construction and employee-related expenses, arguing that the current restrictions raise business costs and hurt competitiveness

CtrlS raises ₹250 cr from entrepenuers Nikhil Kamath, Sreeram Reddy Vanga

The capital will support CtrlS's infrastructure expansion and capacity build-out to meet growing enterprise and hyperscaler demand across India

Misinformation being spread over Vizag data centres' water needs: Minister

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Wednesday defended the state government's decision to establish data centres in Visakhapatnam, and said deliberate misinformation was being spread over their environmental and water requirements. Addressing the Assembly, the IT Minister said Google's decision to invest in Visakhapatnam had triggered wider interest from other IT companies in the city. "Deliberate misinformation was being spread over their (data centres) environmental and water requirements," said Lokesh, replying to a question. Lokesh said data centres are critical to the AI-driven digital economy and India's data sovereignty, particularly amid emerging geo-political challenges. He explained that once the proposed data-centre ecosystem reaches the targeted 6.5 GW capacity, it is estimated to require around 3 TMC (thousand million cubic ft) of water annually based on current technology. However, he stressed that newer cooling technologies are expected to reduce water consump

Smart energy management lessons from the expert

In this session, Raman Chopra, CEO, Caparo Power, talks about power hungry data centers, trends in the power sector and provides career tips to the B-Schoolers.

AI is getting cheaper to run, but powering its growth is getting pricier

AI models are becoming cheaper to run, but rising demand for data centres, computing and electricity is pushing up the infrastructure cost of AI, including in India

South Korea plans underwater data centre as AI boom strains land and power

Ulsan is developing a seabed data centre that could house 100,000 servers, using seawater for cooling as South Korea faces mounting constraints on land, power and grid capacity

Energy solutions will be crucial for data centres: Krishna Jonnalagadda

Krishna Jonnalagadda believes power is the main constraint in building artificial intelligence data centres

Black Box wins $131 million data centre order from US hyperscaler

Digital infrastructure services provider Black Box will execute a major US data centre project over about three years, with further expansion expected

L&T to transfer data centre, cloud services biz to Vyoma.AI for ₹1,400 cr

Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said it has entered into an agreement to transfer its data centre and cloud services business to wholly owned subsidiary Vyoma.AI Ltd for Rs 1,400 crore. The transfer will be carried out on a going-concern basis through a slump sale, the company said in a filing to BSE. The consideration, subject to closing adjustments, will be discharged through the issue of fully paid-up equity shares of Vyoma.AI. "Consideration estimated to be Rs 1,400 crore, subject to closing adjustments. The consideration for the ....transfer shall be discharged by Vyoma through issuance and allotment of fully paid up equity shares of face value of Rs 100 each to the company, based on the valuation determined by an independent valuer," the filing said. In a separate transaction, L&T, Vyoma.AI and L&T Network Services Pvt Ltd (LTNSPL) have entered into a share purchase agreement for the transfer of L&T's entire equity holding in LTNSPL to ..

Anthropic, Macquarie and GIC form partnership to build AI data centres

The new entity, called Theseus Infrastructure, will serve as a vehicle to develop artificial intelligence computing sites "with an initial focus" in the US

Uttar Pradesh Data Centre Policy: Incentives, eligibility and what investors should know

Uttar Pradesh’s Data Centre Policy offers a range of incentives to attract investments and build the state into a major data centre hub.

Blue Cloud Softech's US arm signs $150 mn AI infra deal with SpaceX Int'l

Blue Cloud's US subsidiary will provide AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, telecommunications and data centre solutions to SpaceX International under an 18-month agreement

AI data centres' volatile power demand strains equipment, threatens grids

As the AI boom accelerates, these technical problems suggest added costs and unforeseen reliability problems, with even a few minutes of lost uptime hitting data-center developers' revenue

Data centres, nuclear power drive ₹26.75 trillion investment plans: Report

India recorded investment announcements worth Rs 26.75 trillion between April 1 and August 5, led overwhelmingly by data centres, AI and proposed nuclear power projects

Kirloskar Brothers bets on data centres, thermal power to drive growth

As of June 2026, KBL's domestic industrial order book stood at over ₹2,300 crore, while the international industrial order book was around ₹1,500 crore

Data centre sector gets policy boost as LS clears taxation amendment Bill

The Bill recognises leased data centres under the tax framework and removes notification requirements, with experts expecting faster investment and lower set-up costs

Google's $15 billion India data centre project faces environmental concerns

The tech giant's planned Andhra Pradesh data centre hub is facing legal challenges and protests over concerns about water resources and its proximity to a wildlife sanctuary

Microsoft launches Hyderabad data centre, takes India cloud regions to four

The Hyderabad facility strengthens Microsoft's AI-ready cloud infrastructure in India, expanding its presence to four cloud regions as it scales sovereign cloud capabilities

Microsoft opens its largest India data centre hub as AI race heats up

Microsoft launched its largest India data center in Hyderabad, with Adani Group and HDFC Bank among early customers, as it expands AI infrastructure