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- Investment: $15 billion (2025–2030)
- Latitude: 17.242°N Longitude: 83.173°E.
- Purpose: Have a world-class AI Data Centre and AI Hub.
Key Highlights:
- Google has made its biggest investment in India.
- Capacity: 1 Gigawatt, with an option of increasing to several gigawatts.
- It is projected to generate 1.88 lakh (188,000) direct and indirect jobs.
- Funds domestic projects such as Digital India and AI Mission Bharat.
Why Visakhapatnam?
- Good logistics and port accessibility.
- Access to qualified technological skills.
- Global operations strategic location.
Significance:
- Enhances the power of India in the world AI and cloud infrastructure network.
- Ranks India within the number of countries with the best AI centres of Google.
- Increases digital innovation, data processing, and enhanced AI research in India.
Month: Current Affairs - October 16, 2025
Category: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY