Google to Invest $10 billion in India: Sundar Pichai
New Delhi, Jul 13, 2020: Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that they plan to invest $10 billion (Rs 75,000 crore) in India over the next five to seven years to help accelerate the adoption of digital technologies in the country.
Pichai, who held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi on Monday morning, made the announcement at the annual ''Google for India'' event via video conference.
Announcing the $10 billion investment in India over the next 5-7 years through ''Google for India Digitization Fund'', Pichai asserted that the move is a reflection of the company's confidence in the future of the country and its digital economy.
Pichai said a whole new generation of technologies are happening in India first, and that people in the country no longer have to wai...