India Ranks 11th Globally in Physical Climate Risk Exposure for Planned Data Centres

Exam-focused facts from the 21 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI) released a report titled 2026 Global Analysis of Planned Data Centres for Physical Climate Risk and Resilience.
India ranks 11th globally in terms of physical climate risk exposure for planned data centres.
Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Karnataka are among the world's most vulnerable locations for climate-related operational disruptions to planned data centres.
More than 75 per cent of planned data centre assets in India, Brazil, Mexico, and Indonesia face high operational disruption risk from heat stress.
Out of 2,595 planned data centres assessed globally, 154 were categorised as high risk in 2026 under low-resilience construction standards.