New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India’s operational data centre capacity is likely to rise from 2.2 GW in 2025 to 12 GW by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40 per cent, a report said on Monday.AI-dedicated capacity is expected to expand nearly 24-fold over the same period, rising from 275 MW to 6,546 MW, driven by demand from hyperscale cloud providers, enterprise digitalisation and artificial intelligence, the report from Wood Mackenzie said.”India’s data centre market is entering a…
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The European Commission on Thursday fined Google a combined 890 million euros ($1 billion) for violating the bloc’s digital competition rules, with regulators accusing the technology giant of favouring its own services and restricting competition in its app ecosystem.The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, imposed a 460 million euros penalty over Google’s search-related practices and another 430-million euro fine linked to its Google Play app store rules….
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Google’s Gemini app has reached 950 million monthly active users (MAUs), with its daily active users tripling over the past year, as the company continues to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings across consumer and enterprise products, according to CEO Sundar Pichai.In a blog post, Pichai said the rapid growth of the Gemini app has been fuelled by new AI-powered features such as Daily Brief and the personalised Gemini Spark assistant, which is now available…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India’s installed data centre capacity has grown from about 375 megawatts in 2020 to around 1.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2025 and is projected to reach 6.5 GW by 2030, more than four times current levels, a report said on Wednesday.The report from Rubix Data Sciences said capacity additions accelerated sharply, with India adding 387 megawatts of IT capacity in 2025, marking a 103 per cent year‑on‑year increase from the 191 megawatts added in 2024.India ranked seventh glo…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India accounted for almost 18 per cent of global Android game downloads, reinforcing its position as one of the world’s largest mobile gaming markets, although its monetisation patterns remain markedly different from global trends, according to a report released on Tuesday.According to a report by Mintegral, the country accounted for 17.8 per cent of global Android game downloads, while contributing 2.8 per cent of global iOS downloads, underscoring the country’s overwh…
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) US-based technology giant Google on Tuesday announced a series of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives for developers, startups, enterprises and educational institutions in India.At the Google I/O Connect India 2026 summit here, the company unveiled new AI education programmes, healthcare collaborations, cybersecurity initiatives and expanded infrastructure for Indian enterprises using its AI models.Google also said its Google Play Store and Android ecosystem genera…
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday announced that Karnataka will establish India’s first government-driven Artificial Intelligence University, reaffirming the state’s ambition to emerge as a global hub for responsible AI innovation.The Chief Minister also announced the creation of an AI Hub that will function as an incubation centre for research and development, bringing together startups, companies, academic institutions and innovators to accelerate AI-driven s…
Gandhinagar, July 12 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the 11th edition of the INTERPOL Digital Forensics Expert Group (DFEG) Meeting at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar on Monday, bringing together representatives from 47 countries and senior law enforcement officials to discuss advances in digital forensic investigation.The inaugural ceremony will be attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and NF…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India has emerged as one of the leading contenders in the race for AI data centres that will power the next generation of computing, with global technology giants including Google, Microsoft and Amazon — alongside major domestic conglomerates — committing billions of dollars to set up AI-ready data centre infrastructure in the country, according to an article in The Citizen.It highlights that much of this investment is concentrated in coastal cities such as Mumbai and …
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Google on Wednesday unveiled the 2026 cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator: India programme, selecting 20 AI-first startups from nearly 2,500 applications as it marks the 10th anniversary of its accelerator initiatives in the country.The new cohort reflects the rapid evolution of India’s startup ecosystem from traditional large language model (LLM)-based applications to agentic and multimodal AI systems, with startups developing solutions across sectors includin…