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UP’s ₹2 Lakh Crore Data Centre Bet: Inside the State’s New 2026 Policy — And What India Still Needs to Catch Up

UP Data Centre Bet

UP Cabinet Clears a New AI-Ready Data Centre Policy Uttar Pradesh just made its biggest digital infrastructure move yet. On Monday, the state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approved the Uttar Pradesh Data Center Policy 2026, replacing the earlier 2021 policy that lapsed in January this year. The new policy sets two headline … Read more

India’s AI Data Center Boom: How the Global Colocation Race Is Reshaping the Country’s Digital Infrastructure

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A new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, “Colocation data centers: The infrastructure race behind AI,” lays out a striking number: global data center demand could almost triple between 2025 and 2030 — from about 82 gigawatts (GW) to roughly 220 GW. AI alone is expected to drive nearly 70% of that growth, with AI-related demand … Read more

India’s Data Centre Ambitions: What the Numbers Reveal About What the Country Still Needs

India Data Center

India wants to be a global data centre superpower, and on paper, the numbers back that ambition. The country’s installed data centre capacity crossed roughly 1,700 MW by the end of 2025, up from just 950 MW in 2024, and cumulative investment commitments in the sector hit $126 billion by the close of the same … Read more

India’s ₹10,300 Crore AI Mission Gets Major Boost Through AIKosh

India AI Mission

India is rapidly strengthening its artificial intelligence ecosystem with the launch of AIKosh, a sovereign AI repository and innovation platform developed under the IndiaAI Mission. Designed to provide developers, startups, researchers, and institutions with access to high-quality datasets, AI models, and computing infrastructure, AIKosh aims to solve one of India’s biggest AI challenges — the … Read more

Solstice Data Inks ₹52,600 Crore MoU to Set Up AI-Powered Data Centre in Kerala

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Published: March 15, 2026 | By ENN Bureau – As per media reports, the Dubai-headquartered firm will develop a high-performance computing facility at KINFRA Industrial Park in Kannur In a significant boost to Kerala’s digital infrastructure ambitions, Dubai-based AI data centre company Solstice Data has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kerala Industrial … Read more

RMZ Group to Invest $10 Billion in Andhra Pradesh for GCC Park and 1 GW Data Centre

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Davos / New Delhi, January 21, 2026: In a major boost to India’s digital and industrial infrastructure, RMZ Group has announced a $10 billion investment in Andhra Pradesh to develop a Global Capability Centre (GCC) Park and a 1-gigawatt (GW) hyperscale data centre over the next five to six years. The announcement was made during … Read more