Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 15 May 2026

Uber and Adani Group Partner to Establish First Data Centre in India

Exam-focused facts from the 15 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Uber has partnered with the Adani Group to establish its first data centre in India.
  • The data centre project is scheduled to be ready later this year to test and deploy Uber's technology.
  • Adani Enterprises, through its joint venture AdaniConneX, has partnered with Google to develop India's largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centre campus and green energy infrastructure in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
  • The proposed Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam involves an estimated investment of $15 billion over five years from 2026 to 2030.
  • The Visakhapatnam project includes gigawatt-scale data centre operations and subsea cable connectivity, developed in collaboration with AdaniConneX and Airtel.