India, June 28 -- Digital ambition must not come at the cost of local resources.
As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, digital payments, telemedicine, and e-governance become central to economic growth worldwide, data centres are increasingly viewed as the infrastructure of the future. Governments across India are competing to attract investments from global technology companies, offering land, power, tax incentives, and fast-track approvals.
The promise is alluring. Billions of dollars in foreign investment. Cutting-edge digital infrastructure. A place in the global AI revolution. Yet amid the excitement, an important question is receiving far less attention than it deserves.
At first glance, data centres appear to be clean indus...