Microsoft launches 4th cloud region in India, bets big on AI infrastructure growth

September 21, 2026 1:36 PM

Microsoft launches 4th cloud region in India, bets big on AI infrastructure growth

Microsoft has launched its fourth cloud region in India in Hyderabad, expanding its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure footprint as the country gears up for a major increase in data centre capacity and enterprise AI adoption. The newly launched India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad joins Microsoft’s existing cloud regions in Pune, Chennai and Mumbai, giving the technology giant its largest hyperscale cloud infrastructure presence in the country. The launch forms pa...

Adani Group plans $100 billion investment in AI infrastructure by 2035

February 18, 2026 12:50 PM

Adani Group plans $100 billion investment in AI infrastructure by 2035

The Adani Group on Tuesday announced a $100 billion investment to build renewable energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centres by 2035, in what it described as a sovereign energy-and-compute platform aimed at positioning India as a global technology hub. The conglomerate said the initiative could catalyse an additional $150 billion in investments across server manufacturing, electrical infrastructure, sovereign cloud platforms and allied sectors, creating a projected $250 billion AI infrast...