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Nxtra by Airtel releases sustainability report for FY 23-24
Mumbai: Nxtra Data Ltd (“Nxtra by Airtel”), a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel (Airtel), today, unveiled the second edition of its Sustainability Report for FY 2023-24. The report highlights Nxtra’s consistent and increasing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) parameters. It details Nxtra’s initiatives for building future-ready, digitised infrastructure that is sustainable by design and engineered to accommodate high-density workloads and offer seamless scale to customers, thereby enabling their growth.
Nxtra by Airtel CEO Ashish Arora said, “The future of data centres lies in our ability to harmonise intelligent infrastructure with sustainability. Integrating innovative ESG initiatives into our business model and operations has been integral to our data centre build and operations from day one. As our sustainability report highlights, we have made consistent progress across all three sustainability parameters ‘environment, social and governance’ during the year and will continue to keep it as our core focus area.”
Key achievements of the year
• Transitioned to 220,541 MWh renewable energy usage in operations, 41 per cent higher than the last fiscal
• Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by ~4 per cent compared to base year FY21 despite an increase of 25 per cent in power consumption
• Ensured consistent increase in women employees with 30 per cent more representation in the workplace
• With the aim of doubling women’s representation by FY26 from FY23, introduced the NxtWave initiative – a unique talent development programme for women in engineering
• Ensured 4.3 million safe man-hours in construction
• Facilitated promotion of responsible sourcing with 99 per cent local procurement.
The full report here:
Nxtra’s mission of building a future-ready data centre infrastructure is engineered around “Intelligent by Design and Sustainable by Choice” approach. To achieve net zero by 2031, Nxtra has been enabling “Sustainable Scaling” with increasing investments and initiatives around innovative clean energy, water and waste management sources to support its operations and build smart & resilient data centre facilities that have sustainability at its core. Today, Nxtra by Airtel has the largest network of data centres in India with 12 large and 120 edge data centres across the country. For more details,
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FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
