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MGX, AIP and BlackRock’s GIP Complete $40 Billion Acquisition of Aligned Data Centers

July 21, 2026 by Ruchi Kumar

In one of the largest private investments in digital infrastructure to date, MGX, the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have completed the acquisition of 100% equity in Aligned Data Centers from infrastructure funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management and its co-investment partners. The transaction values Aligned Data Centers at … Read more

India’s AI Boom Has a Cooling Problem Nobody’s Solved Yet — And It’s Not About Chips or Capital

July 16, 2026 by Ruchi Kumar

Bengaluru: India’s data centre industry is racing to build AI-ready infrastructure worth billions of dollars, but a critical engineering challenge is rapidly emerging behind the scenes—how to efficiently cool next-generation AI servers without placing unsustainable pressure on the country’s electricity and water resources. As hyperscalers, cloud providers and enterprises accelerate investments in GPU-powered infrastructure, cooling … Read more

Can Google and Meta Really Claim ‘AI for Climate’ While Their Own Emissions Soar?

July 10, 2026 by Ruchi Kumar

Google’s emissions are up 82% since 2019, Microsoft and Meta aren’t far behind, and Big Tech is now signing gas contracts to power AI. Here’s the global data — and what it means for India’s own AI-driven power demand. The Contradiction at the Heart of “AI for Climate” For years, the tech industry has pitched … Read more

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

July 7, 2026 by Ruchi Kumar

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