{"id":87768,"date":"2026-10-31T18:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=87768"},"modified":"2026-10-31T18:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:41:38","slug":"cloud-computing-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/31-10-2026\/cloud-computing-in-india","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Ecosystem in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Science and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Growing digital adoption in India is driving demand for reliable data infrastructure, making cloud computing central to storing data and supporting digital services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Cloud Computing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cloud computing enables users to access computing resources, including <strong>data storage, servers, software and processing capabilities, over the internet.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instead of purchasing and maintaining their own servers, organisations can use these resources as needed.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For example, Google Drive<\/strong> allows users to store documents online and access them across multiple devices.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloud computing depends on physical infrastructure<\/strong>. Data centres house the servers, storage systems and networking equipment that make these services possible.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A server room<\/strong> is a dedicated space housing computers that store data and run digital services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d7e7f0\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-225.png\" alt=\"cloud computing in india\" class=\"has-transparency wp-image-87770\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d7e7f0; aspect-ratio:1.6997919525474747;width:523px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-225.png 600w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-225-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Types of Cloud Models<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A public cloud<\/strong> uses infrastructure provided by a third-party provider and shared among multiple customers.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, a business\/video-streaming company serves millions of viewers from shared servers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A private cloud<\/strong> dedicates its infrastructure to a single organisation.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, a state treasury office keeps payment and accounts data on a private cloud to manage sensitive administrative records with greater control over security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A hybrid cloud<\/strong> combines public and private cloud environments.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, a municipal corporation keeps its property-tax payment portal on a public cloud and citizens\u2019 records on a private one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Types of Cloud Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) <\/strong>allows users to rent computing resources such as virtual servers, storage and networks instead of buying physical equipment.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For instance, an <strong>online retailer can lease cloud servers to host its website and scale computing capacity<\/strong> to accommodate surges in traffic during festive sales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Platform as a Service (PaaS)<\/strong> enables developers with tools to build, test and launch applications without managing the underlying infrastructure.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, a team developing a mobile banking application can use a cloud platform to build and test its software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Software as a Service (SaaS)<\/strong> delivers ready-to-use software over the internet, with the provider managing updates and maintenance.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Examples:<\/strong> Zoom for video conferencing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Serverless computing<\/strong> allows developers to run specific tasks without managing servers directly.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cloud provider manages the infrastructure and allocates resources when required.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For example,<\/strong> an online shopping platform can automatically process an order when a customer completes a purchase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why does India need more cloud infrastructure?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s expanding digital activity is generating large volumes of information that need to be stored, processed and protected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The country\u2019s <strong>internet subscriber base reached 1,092.79 million<\/strong> in March 2026.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Average wireless <strong>data consumption stood at 25.51 GB per subscriber per month<\/strong>, while total wireless data usage reached <strong>285,376 petabytes <\/strong>during 2025\u201326.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloud infrastructure helps meet these requirements <\/strong>by allowing organisations to expand their computing capacity as demand rises.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> An examination portal, for instance, can increase resources during registration periods and reduce them afterwards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloud services in India: <\/strong>As of September 2026, India had empanelled <strong>30 cloud service providers.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Indian providers<\/strong> include Jio Platforms, Tata Consultancy Services, BSNL, ITI, RailTel, AdaniConneX and Yotta Data Services. International providers include Google Cloud India, Oracle India, Microsoft Corporation India and Amazon Web Services India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data Centres as a Pillar of India\u2019s Cloud System: <\/strong>Data centres house the servers and storage systems that power cloud computing.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As of August 2026, India\u2019s data centre capacity had reached <strong>1.57 GW<\/strong> and is projected to grow to nearly 8 GW by 2030.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is MeghRaj?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>MeghRaj<\/strong>, the Government of India\u2019s Cloud Ecosystem, was launched in <strong>2014<\/strong> by the <strong>Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology<\/strong> to accelerate e-governance and optimize public ICT spending.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MeghRaj 2.0<\/strong> represents the second-generation iteration of this National Cloud Computing Initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Initiatives taken by India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In March 2026, MeitY issued a<strong> Cloud Selection Framework<\/strong> which provides structured guidance to Ministries and Departments for selecting cloud infrastructure based on data sensitivity and criticality.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The FutureSkills PRIME Programme<\/strong>, launched in <strong>2021 by MeitY\u2013NASSCOM, <\/strong>promotes emerging-technology skills.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It ranked 3rd globally in the European Commission\u2019s Pact for Skills Report 2024 for industry-focused training in AI, cloud computing and data analytics.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complementing this initiative, the <strong>National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) <\/strong>operates 56 centres, 750 affiliated institutes and over 9,000 facilitation centres, training professionals in cloud computing, AI, cybersecurity, blockchain and IoT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c9e0eb\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c9e0eb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-226.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-transparency wp-image-87769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-226.png 518w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-226-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s cloud ecosystem is witnessing rapid expansion, with the country\u2019s cloud data capacity projected to grow nearly<strong> 4\u20135 times by 2030.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investments in data centres are augmenting domestic capacity, while targeted skill-development initiatives are cultivating a workforce equipped for cloud-based technologies.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Together, these measures are fostering innovation and positioning cloud computing as a cornerstone of India\u2019s long-term digital transformation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=160629&amp;ModuleId=3&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Context <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> Growing digital adoption in India is driving demand for reliable data infrastructure, making cloud computing central to storing data and supporting digital services. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong> What is Cloud Computing? <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> Cloud computing enables users to access computing resources, including data storage, servers, software and processing capabilities, over the internet.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> Instead of purchasing and maintaining their own servers, organisations can use these resources as needed.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/31-10-2026\/cloud-computing-in-india \" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87768"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87773,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87768\/revisions\/87773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}