Skip to content
Digital Rights of India and South Asia, DEF
Digital Rights of India and South Asia, DEF

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Publications
  • Resources
  • Columns
  • Technology Today
    • English
    • Hindi
  • Contact Us
FacebookTwitterInstagram
 
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Publications
  • Resources
  • Columns
  • Technology Today
    • English
    • Hindi
  • Contact Us

Narendra Modi’s digital drive augurs revival for Sterlite Technologies

July 24, 2015Daily NewsBy wp-admin
Indian metals billionaire Anil Agarwal is seeing happy days once again for a business that was almost sinking.
Breathing new life into his Sterlite Technologies Ltd, a maker of telecommunications cables, is a plan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the Internet to a billion rural Indians. The initiative will lead to a 20% jump in orders in each of the next three years and help Sterlite end two back-to-back annual losses, chief executive officer (CEO) Anand Agarwal said in an interview.
The government’s vow to spend $18 billion on Modi’s ‘Digital India’ drive was bolstered this month by billionaires from Mukesh Ambani to Sunil Mittal and Kumar Mangalam Birla, who pledged a combined $70 billion in investment. Shares of Sterlite have rallied 66% in the past year, compared with a 12% gain in the benchmark index.
Read More
Digital India Plan
About the author

wp-admin

अन्य कहानियां
37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study
February 5, 2018
Using RTI benefits community
February 1, 2018
SECURE YOUR DATA
February 1, 2018
Work with Google, Facebook to block explicit videos on internet: SC to Govt
November 15, 2017
Raya Sarkar says all named in her list violated Visakha guidelines’ sexual harassment grounds
October 30, 2017
Boy, 10, Hit By Teacher For Not Bringing Aadhaar Number, Had Surgery
October 30, 2017
Recent Posts
  • The rise of mhealth and top five mhealth apps in India December 18, 2020
  • The Social Dilemma – 2020 – 95 Minutes – Available on Netflix December 18, 2020
  • Podcasts and the Pandemic: A crossover of technology and everyday life December 18, 2020
  • Blurring boundaries with Social media December 18, 2020
  • 2020 An Year of Ed-Tech December 18, 2020
Internet Rights was supported by

Funders and Partners
  • Cambridge
  • Facebook
  • Whatsapp
Contact us
Email: def@defindia.net

Find us on:

FacebookTwitterGoogle+YouTubeMail
Powered by Digital Empowerment Foundation