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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DATA CENTRES
It’s cool, calm, collecting: Why data centres won’t cripple consumer availability of water and power- Study from 2009–10 found organic free-range eggs could come with an unexpected climate cost and may not be the greenest choice after all
- 150 years ago, Britishers brought a South American tree to stop desertification in Thar, now it has become a thorny issue in India
- Centre can grant post-facto environmental nod only through statutory notification: SCThe Supreme Court has quashed a 2021 office memorandum. This memorandum granted ex-post-facto environmental clearances to infrastructure pr...30 Jul, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
- US House Democrat asks Musk to answer for polluting xAI data centersA US Representative has requested documents from Elon Musk concerning his AI data centers. He seeks information on turbines, emissions, and...29 Jul, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
- Retrospective environmental clearances: SC quashes 2021 directive granting Centre, others power to grant ECsThe Supreme Court has quashed the Centre's 2021 Office Memorandum regarding retrospective environmental clearances. This significant order ...29 Jul, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
- Nvidia-backed neoclouds hover over India to lease data centre capacityCoreWeave, Together AI, Nebius, Lambda Labs, Crusoe and Nscale are in various stages of discussions with companies such as Sify Technologie...29 Jul, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
- In 1999, a farmer donated land for a children's park, now it's home to a $1 billion data center sparking a bitter community fightTaylor data center controversy: A ten-dollar land deal for a future park in Taylor, Texas, now faces a billion-dollar data center proposal....28 Jul, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
- Brookfield sees 6.5 GW of AI data-centre capacity coming online in IndiaBrookfield expects 6.5 gigawatts of AI data-center capacity to emerge in India. This growth anticipates rising AI inferencing demand across...28 Jul, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
- RMZ-Colt set to invest Rs 1.77 lakh crore in Andhra Pradesh data centreRMZ and Colt Data Centres will invest ₹1.77 lakh crore in a new data centre. This significant project is planned for completion in five pha...28 Jul, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
- India data centre capacity to jump to 12 GW by 2030 as AI fuels demand: Wood MackenzieAI-dedicated capacity is expected to rise multifold to 6,546 MW by 2030 from 275 MW in 2025, while data centre electricity demand is foreca...27 Jul, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
- Malaysia's resource anxiety tests Asia's fastest data centre build-outIn Johor, China's ZDATA told Reuters its data centre operates solely on treated wastewater, and it is finalising a renewable energy deal wi...27 Jul, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
- India's data centre sector poised for growth, but land, power access issues remain: ReportIndia's data centre sector is set for significant expansion as rising artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, cloud computing and enterprise...23 Jul, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
- South Africa's data centre 'gold rush' risks resource crunchSouth Africa is becoming Africa's digital hub with expanding data centres. This growth, however, raises concerns about electricity and wate...22 Jul, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
- South Africa's data centre 'gold rush' risks resource crunchEmerging as the digital powerhouse of Africa, South Africa's expanding data centers play a vital role in reinforcing national security and ...22 Jul, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
- Delhi data centre fire sparks nationwide operations safety reviewThe Centre launched the exercise after last month's fire outbreak at a New Delhi data centre owned by Singapore's ST Telemedia and Tata Com...22 Jul, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
- Residents hold protest against Amazon data centre in ThaneAmazon's large data centre project in Thane faces significant local and political opposition. Residents protested, citing concerns about no...18 Jul, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
- Protest held in Thane against proposed data centre over 'environmental threats'Hundreds protested a proposed data centre in Thane's Balkum area on Saturday. Protesters cited severe environmental and health risks from t...18 Jul, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
- 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
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