India’s Data Centre industry is expected to add 681 megawatt of capacity by the end of 2024, doubling capacity to 1,318 MW. The industry will need 7.8 million sq. ft of real estate to achieve the target. Colocation operators are scaling up construction to meet their delivery targets. Some operators are retrofitting existing buildings to reduce the time of delivery.

UAE – Emirates has increased its service to two Australian cities Sydney and Melbourne and will also restart services to Christchurch, New Zealand via Sydney, offering a new path for Australians across the trans-Tasman route. From March 26, Melbourne will increase from two to three daily services between Emirates’ Dubai hub via Singapore, with a third direct service to also begin to Sydney from May 1. The service increase follows the airline’s recent announcement around double daily flights to Brisbane, starting from June 1.