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GOOGLE TO INVEST 75,200 CR IN INDIA

By : Samarjeet Singh | Updated On : 17 Jul, 2020

Google has announced that it will invest $10 billion (75,200 crore rupees) in India under #GoogleforIndia Digitization Fund. It was announced during the company's annual #GoogleforIndia event. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google will invest $ 10 billion in the coming 5-7 years in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on various topics. These topics discussed the use of technology to transform the lives of India's farmers, youth and entrepreneurs. The duo also discussed the new work culture during the Corona crisis. In a virtual meeting with Pichai, Prime Minister also discussed the new work culture stemming from the COVID-19 crisis.

Modi successively tweeted, '

This morning, had an extremely fruitful interaction with

@sundarpichaiWe spoke on a wide range of subjects, particularly leveraging the power of technology to transform the lives of India’s farmers, youngsters and entrepreneurs. The Prime Minister said that he is happy to know Google's efforts in various fields. Whether it is education, learning, digital India etc. During the conversation, Modi said that Sundar Pichai and he discussed the new work culture, which has arisen due to Kovid-19. Along with this, both also discussed the difficulties faced in sports and other fields. The Prime Minister said, "We also talked about the importance of data security and cybersecurity."

Google will invest in these four fields.

1- Every Indian will be provided access to information in their language, whether he speaks Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi or any other language.

2- Creating new products and introducing services that are useful for the needs of India.

3- Supporting businesses as they are constantly moving towards digital transformation.

4- To develop technology and artificial intelligence for areas such as health, education and agriculture.

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