https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16069 India's AI expansion is framed as a major economic opportunity, but one constrained by electricity, water, land, connectivity, skilled human capital, and physical infrastructure needs. AI workloads and data centres are highly energy-intensive and cooling-intensive, creating pressure on power grids, fossil-fuel dependence, carbon emissions, groundwater depletion, and water stress in major urban hubs. The article also notes capital concentration, foreign technology dependence, e-waste, and regional inequality, and calls for green infrastructure, renewable energy, efficient cooling, decentralised deployment, stronger regulation, and domestic innovation. en-us Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:16:47 +0530 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:16:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16069 India's AI expansion is framed as a major economic opportunity, but one constrained by electricity, water, land, connectivity, skilled human capital, and physical infrastructure needs. AI workloads and data centres are highly energy-intensive and cooling-intensive, creating pressure on power grids, fossil-fuel dependence, carbon emissions, groundwater depletion, and water stress in major urban hubs. The article also notes capital concentration, foreign technology dependence, e-waste, and regional inequality, and calls for green infrastructure, renewable energy, efficient cooling, decentralised deployment, stronger regulation, and domestic innovation. Articles Other Topics Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:16:47 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16069