Tag: digital economy India
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY India Data Centre Capacity Hits 1.57 GW, May Surpass 8 GW By 2030

India’s data centre industry is entering a high-growth phase, with installed capacity rising from around 375 MW in 2020 to 1.57 GW as of August 2026, driven by the rapid expansion of digital services, cloud computing, digital payments and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. The capacity is projected to increase further to nearly 8 […]

CW Bureau · Sep 14, 2026
BANKING & FINANCE UPI Turns 10: How It Scaled From 1.78 Crore To 24,162 Crore Transactions

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), launched on August 25, 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) under the regulatory oversight of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), completes a decade of transforming the way India makes payments. What started as a digital payments platform has evolved into the backbone of India’s digital payments […]

CW Bureau · Aug 24, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY India’s Internet Connections Surpass 102.86 Cr On High Digital Transition

India’s digital transformation has gathered remarkable momentum over the past decade, with internet connections rising more than four-fold from 25.15 crore in 2014 to 102.86 crore in 2026, strengthening the country’s position as one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies. The rapid expansion of digital infrastructure under the Digital India programme has significantly improved connectivity […]

CW Bureau · Jun 23, 2026