India, May 13 -- Ride-hailing giant Uber is setting up its first data centre in India, in partnership with Adani Group, in a major expansion of its technology and innovation footprint in the country.

Sharing the development in a post on X, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote, "As India fast emerges as a leading innovation hub for Uber, we are setting up our first data centre in the country with the Adani Group to test and deploy our tech."

He added that the facility is expected to be operational later this year and will support Uber's global technology ambitions from India.

"Ready later this year, this investment will help us build at scale, from India, for the world," he said in his post.

The announcement came a day after Khosrowshahi m...