AI's data centre boom is becoming a political problem across the globeAs governments race to attract AI investments, data centres are facing mounting opposition worldwide over their massive land, power and wat...
18 Jul, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
Opposition to data centres grows in cramped urban JapanThe more Yoriko Kitagawa learns of a massive data centre to be built near her home in Hino on the outskirts of Tokyo, the more she worries....
17 Jul, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Power ministry plans grid for data centres as demand surgesThe power ministry is assessing infrastructure readiness for data centres. Internal estimates project significant power demand from these f...
17 Jul, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
AI trade moves from chips to electricity: Why 7 power stocks are gaining Wall Street attention with gains up to 86%Wall Street’s AI trade is expanding beyond chipmakers to power producers, grid builders and equipment suppliers as surging data-centre elec...
16 Jul, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
China's oil fortress will reshape the global orderChina shielded itself from the Iran war's energy shock by cutting crude imports and restricting fuel exports. This move demonstrated its ca...
16 Jul, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Can America lag China in the AI race? A new threat is cropping upThe pause on data center construction in New York reveals a significant conflict between the accelerating demand for AI and the limitations...
15 Jul, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
Born at IIT, this battery tech targets a market China doesn't dominate—yetOffgrid Energy Labs, whose battery technology was developed through R&D in India, is betting on zinc-bromine batteries for long-duration en...
14 Jul, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
New York becomes first US state to impose a data center moratoriumThe moratorium positions New York at the forefront of a growing national debate over how to manage the infrastructure needed to support art...
14 Jul, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
HCL Tech’s Rs 3,500 crore AI data centre foray: A new growth engine or capital-intensive diversion?HCL Technologies is investing up to Rs 3,500 crore in AI data centres to build a full-stack AI ecosystem spanning infrastructure, compute a...
14 Jul, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son says AI will need $5 trillion per year by 2040, dismisses bubble talk"The business model will be viable because by 2040, if AI revenue makes up 20% of global GDP, spending 800 trillion yen a year is a roundin...
14 Jul, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
HCLTech Q1 profit rises; Sops to fuel Indian chipsHCLTech began FY27 with a strong first-quarter performance. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
14 Jul, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
Meta announces $9.17 billion Canada AI data center that will consume electricity equal to 800,000 homesMeta will invest C$13 billion to build its first Canadian AI data center in Alberta. This massive facility will require electricity equival...
11 Jul, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
Gujarat unveils data centre policy to attract AI investments; State offers capital, power and tax incentivesGujarat's new Data Centre Policy aims to attract significant AI investments. The state seeks to establish itself as India's premier data ce...
10 Jul, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
Are data centres uncool? Questions over AI's ecological trade-off are growing louder but solutions may be emergingAI's environmental strain from data centers and resource exploitation is causing growing public concern. Communities face water shortages a...
09 Jul, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
US Stock Market: Meta unveils C$13 billion AI data centre in Canada; stock in focusMeta Platforms will invest C$13 billion in its first Canadian data centre. This facility in Sturgeon County, Alberta, will support artifici...
09 Jul, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
India's peak power demand set to hit 300 GW next year: Manohar LalSpeaking at the 12th India Energy Storage Week (IESW) 2026 in the national capital, the minister highlighted that according to estimates, I...
08 Jul, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
Govt panel calls for tracking EV power demand in India's energy dataAn expert committee has recommended overhauling India's energy statistics framework. This includes granular measurement of electricity dema...
07 Jul, 2026, 01.24 AM IST