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Anant Raj stock price soars 14% on heavy volumes in weak market; here's why

As India emerges as a global hub for data centre expansion, driven by rapid data consumption and adoption of cloud reforms, Anant Raj is well-positioned to capitalise on the emerging opportunities.

Eco Survey: AI strategy must be grounded in economic realities, not scale

Chasing scale, building large LLMs for own sake not useful for India

Eco Survey flags strain on grids, groundwater due to AI data centres

India's AI data centre boom risks power grid volatility and groundwater depletion, prompting calls for urgent policy on energy and water use

Meta inks $6 bn deal with Corning for AI data center fiber cables: Report

Corning's optical connectivity products are among key components required to support the massive computing and data transmission demands at data centers

India 8th among 11 countries in investment in AI: WEF white paper

US, Singapore, S Korea and China are the top four, it says

Budget 2026 can catalyse India's journey towards becoming global data hub

With long-term capex needs, the data centre sector is seeking a stable, predictable tax regime in Budget 2026 to boost investor confidence and position India as a global data hub

L&T Vyoma conducts ground breaking ceremony of its 40MW data centre

The Mahape facility is part of a planned 100 MW campus and L&T Vyoma's roadmap for over 200 MW across key hubs, with direct-to-chip liquid cooling to support high-density AI workloads

Lodha signs MoU with Maharashtra to invest ₹1 trn in data centre park

The developer said the additional investment will support a 2.5 GW green integrated data centre park in the Mumbai region, expected to create over 16,000 jobs and host global players

Madhya Pradesh holds investment talks with global firms at WEF Davos

The Madhya Pradesh government announced plans to prepare a green energy-based policy to ensure adequate and sustainable power supply for IT and data centre projects

Trump wants tech giants to fund power for AI data centres; they'd love to

Under Trump's plan, grid operator PJM Interconnection LLC will hold an auction for tech companies to bid on 15-year contracts for new electricity generation capacity

Hungry for power: Rise of data centres fuels concerns over energy infra

India's fast-growing data centre sector is emerging as a major new driver of power demand, prompting questions over grid capacity, energy sourcing and long-term infrastructure readiness

Tech giants must bear cost of data centre electricity, says Trump

In a Truth Social post, he added that while the data centers "are key" to the artificial intelligence boom, the "big Technology Companies who build them must 'pay their own way"

Responsible growth: India must ensure data centres are sustainable

India's production of over 1.5 million engineering graduates annually and its share of more than 20 per cent of the workforce for global semiconductor design reinforce this appeal

Elon Musk's xAI to build record $20 billion data centre in Mississippi

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is set to spend USD 20 billion to build a data centre in Southaven, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves has announced, calling it the largest private investment in the state's history. The data centre, called MACROHARDRR, is being built in Mississippi's DeSoto County near Memphis, Tennessee. It will be the company's third data centre in the greater Memphis area. xAI CFO Anthony Armstrong said the cluster of data centres will house the world's largest supercomputer" with 2 gigawatts of computing power. The announcement comes as xAI faces scrutiny over its data centre projects in the Memphis area. The NAACP and the Southern Environmental Law Center have raised concerns over air pollution generated by xAI's supercomputer facility located near predominantly Black communities in Memphis. A petition by the Safe and Sound Coalition, a Southaven group opposing xAI's developments, calls for shutting down xAI's operations in the area and has received

Global copper shortage may worsen as AI, data centres, defence demand rises

Copper has soared to record highs above $13,000 a metric ton in London, driven by a slew of mine outages and moves to stockpile the metal in the US ahead of possible Trump administration tariffs

Even the sky may not be the limit as AI data centres prepare for orbit

Some tech leaders are concerned that AI race will exhaust available land, energy. The solution might lie in orbit

CapitaLand India Data Centre Fund to buy 20.2% stake for ₹702 crore

CapitaLand India Data Centre Fund will acquire a minority stake in three data centres from CapitaLand India Trust, as it targets a final fund close of SGD 300 million

Data centre surge strains resources: Can AI learn to consume with care?

Big Tech is pumping more than $60 billion into data centres in India to power a smart future. This will also put pressure on scarce power and water resources. Fortunately, there are solutions

Cummins India sees strong opportunity from booming data centre market

Power solutions provider Cummins India has said it is seeing a "good opportunity" in data centre business, which is witnessing a significant boom driven AI adoption and data localisation. A part of the US-based Cummins Inc, Cummins India Ltd is involved in the power generation, aftermarket, and export businesses with five manufacturing plants, assembly, and distribution facilities. "Data centres have been a part of our portfolio for a while. We do see growth in data centres coming in India so we have an important role to play," Shveta Arya, Managing Director, Cummins India Ltd told PTI during an interaction. These centres require 99.99 per cent uptime for customers and they have different levels of providing backup power, she said. "They have their own prime power electricity that comes to the grid or a substation then they use gensets for backup, which is very important for their operations to run at a 99.99 per cent uptime. So, we definitely see a play and an opportunity for us a

India Inc's big year: IPO boom, major splits, fundings and global AI push

From record fundraising and landmark listings to high-stakes corporate splits, global tech partnerships and boardroom disputes, here's how 2025 reshaped India's corporate landscape