India, Nov. 4 -- In Uttar Pradesh's Tusiana village, a gleaming data centre stands amid crumbling roads and open drains.

Residents fear that the Yotta Data Centre Park, built to power India's digital future, could deplete their groundwater.

India's push to expand AI-ready data centres is colliding with mounting water stress across several regions.

Companies and governments reveal little about how much water these energy-hungry facilities actually consume.

Experts warn that without transparency and regulation, India's digital infrastructure could come at a steep environmental cost.

Two starkly different worlds converge in a small village in Uttar Pradesh. At the entrance to Tusiana village in Greater Noida, a sprawling 20-acre complex...