Disaster● ElevatedAug 12 · Aug 12, 2026, 1:25 PM
India: Data centers boom as water supply runs low
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from DW News [en]
More than half of India's data centers are in regions that are already water-stressed ― and the country is racing to build more.
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