[News] Google to invest Rs 75,000 crore in India, says CEO Sundar Pichai

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Google to invest Rs 75,000 crore in India, says CEO Sundar Pichai

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a discussion with Google and Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai "on a wide range of subjects". The Prime Minister also discussed the challenges of global pandemic and new work culture with the top business leader.
Later in the day, Pichai addressed the sixth annual edition of "Google for India" virtual event and announced a digitisation fund. Google will invest $10 billion (Rs 75,000 crore) in India over the next five to seven years, he added.
"We’ll do this through a mix of equity investments, partnerships, and operational, infrastructure and ecosystem investments," Pichai further stated.
Taking it to Twitter, PM Modi wrote: "This morning, had an extremely fruitful interaction with sundarpichai . We spoke on a wide range of subjects, particularly leveraging the power of technology to transform the lives of India’s farmers, youngsters and entrepreneurs.'"

Edited July 14, 2020 by Dr.Drako
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