Ethanol Blending Is India’s Biggest Hidden Water Crisis, Not Data Centres

By BPN News Desk April 30, 2026

Op-Eds Opinion

India’s water crisis has suddenly found a convenient villain. Data centres. Sleek campuses, global tech giants, and images of massive cooling systems consuming water have made for a compelling narrative. Politicians hint at regulation, activists raise alarms, and public discourse quickly

International

PM Modi Urges Census 2027 Participation

By BPN News Desk April 27, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to actively participate in Census 2027, calling it an important national exercise for planning, development and welfare delivery. PM Modi Appeals For Digital Census 2027 Speaking during the 133rd episode of Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said the Census helps the government understand people’s needs more accurately and […]

Op-Eds Opinion

India-Canada Uranium Deal and Kazakhstan Supply Can Power 80 Data Centers and Create 5 Lakh Jobs

By BPN News Desk March 3, 2026

India’s recent uranium agreement with Canada, signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Mark Carney, is not just another energy contract. Canada will supply roughly 22 million pounds of uranium over nine years. If we assume Kazakhstan continues supply at levels similar to its earlier 5,000-tonne agreement over five years, the combined annual inflow […]

Op-Eds Opinion

$100 Billion AI Bet of Adani: India Is Trying to Run the World’s AI Operations

By BPN News Desk February 17, 2026

The announcement that the Adani Group intends to invest roughly $100 billion into AI-ready data centre infrastructure by 2035 should not be read as another infrastructure expansion story. It is a signal about how India is choosing to participate in the global artificial intelligence race. The United States is trying to build the most powerful […]

National Politics

Congress Flags Concerns Over US Trade Deal

By BPN News Desk February 17, 2026

The Congress party has criticised the proposed India–United States trade agreement, alleging that certain provisions could affect agriculture, energy policy and data regulation frameworks if safeguards are not built into the final text. Congress Criticism Of US Trade Deal Party leaders said the draft framework risks exposing Indian farmers to increased competition from

Op-Eds Opinion

Oracle Expands India Data Centres, India Becomes The World’s AI Backend

By BPN News Desk February 12, 2026

Oracle’s decision to launch new data centres in Mumbai and Hyderabad might look like another corporate expansion headline, but the scale and timing reveal something larger. Over the past few years, every major global cloud company has been quietly building server capacity across India. This is no longer about serving Indian users alone. India is […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Indian Data As Bargaining Chip: Political Thinking Exposed

By BPN News Desk February 11, 2026

Rahul Gandhi’s recent remark suggesting India could use its people’s data and digital ecosystem as leverage in negotiations with the United States should have triggered a national debate on privacy. Instead, it exposed something far more worrying: a senior political leader casually treating citizens not as individuals with rights, but as geopolitical inventory. In a […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Selective Outrage: When Data Centres in Arizona Are ‘Smart’ but in Noida Are ‘Sinful’

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

India’s data revolution was supposed to be our great digital equaliser — until the moral gatekeepers of the “green conscience” found a new villain: the data centre. The same facilities that power AI, banking, healthcare, and governance are now being recast as water-guzzling monsters. Publications like Down to Earth are suddenly discovering groundwater as if […]

Op-Eds Opinion

From Affordable Plans to Lifetime Bills: How TRAI Sold Out India’s Poor to Telecom Giants

By BPN News Desk October 13, 2025

India loves to market itself as the world’s cheapest data destination. And yes, if you’re a TikTok clone addict or binge-watching web series on a budget smartphone, that’s a true blessing. But there’s a cruel irony hidden in this brag: staying connected without data — just to make or receive calls — has never been […]

National

1 GB Data Now Cheaper Than Tea, Says PM Modi

By BPN News Desk October 8, 2025

At the opening of India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that 1 GB of wireless data in India now costs less than a cup of tea. He used the remark to highlight India’s strides in making digital services more affordable and accessible. Context of the Statement Modi was inaugurating […]