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Bio Sketch – LIST OF PROFILES Company Name Individual Name Designation 3COM INDIA Vijay Yadav Country Manager ABB Ltd Ravi Uppal Managing Director ACC N. S. Sekhsaria Chairman Accenture Sanjay Jain Country Managing Director Actis Rajiv Kaul Partner Ad GuruAd guru, theatre personality Alyque Padamsee Communications Consultant Adani Enterprises Limited Gautam Adani Chairman Adidas India […]
Infrastructure

Infrastructure Investment opportunities in the lifeline of Indian economy have never been as greener and profitable as it’s now. With 100 per cent FDI allowed in almost all the infrastructure sectors, the massive wheel of growth has already begun spinning. And buttressing its growth has been India’s strong economy, which during the first quarter of […]
Banking Sector in India

Banking Sector in India Today, the retail banking is a hot commodity high on sale. With massive expansion plans underway and financial products and customization of services high in demand, banking sector has never had it so good. And there is a reason for being jubilant – the retail-banking sector is expected to grow at […]
Information Technology

Information Technology It is popularly said that the sun of Information Technology rises in the US and shines on India. Sure, the world’s IT lab has emerged as the fourth largest IT market in Asia Pacific. And making best use of India’s unique position is the foreign IT giants such as IBM, Microsoft, Intel which […]
White Goods and Consumer Durables

White Goods and Consumer Durables If consumer is the king of the market then India is, certainly, the right kingdom to sell white goods and consumer durables. The second most populous country in the world with huge middle class population, having rising income and growing aspirations, has proved that they are the best buyers. Driving […]
Indian Telecom Sector

Indian Telecom Sector It’s profit and adventure, which drives private enterprises towards excellence. And Indian telecom industry is one such example of success through privatisation. The second largest among emerging economies after China, Indian telecom industry has 175 million connections to its credit till 2010. And the investment required amounts to $ 37 billion by […]
Food and Retail Sector

Food and Retail Sector With Indian palate going continental and Indians’ penchant for new products assuming newer dimension, Indian food and retail sector is all poised to grow further. According to experts, food and grocery retailing present the biggest opportunity for growth in India. In fact, organised retail recently registered growth rates of almost 40 […]
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) There is no marketing force, which can defy the principle of growth. And when it comes to Fast Moving Consumer Goods, the latent potential of the segment is fast proving its mettle in the Indian market. From changing consumer’s mindset to offering new generation products, the FMCG companies are redefining […]
Advertising and Media

Advertising and Media There is no impact as powerful as that of the mass media and so is the power of its economy. The advertising market in India is not only robust but is growing with leaps and bounds. In fact, India is the third largest television market in the world only after China and […]
Aviation Sector

Aviation Sector Civil aviation industry is yet to write its success story on Indian skyline. But if Government is to be believed, the process has already begun and it’s only a matter of time when sky would be within its reach. The biggest hurdle in its development, as stated by numerous experts, is investment […]

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How India stacks up in the Forbes 2008 billionaires tally ?
India is consecutively growing with its billionaires in the global ranks. Here below is the latest Forbes Tally.

Rank	Name	Industry	Age	Net worth $bl
4	Lakshmi Mittal	Steel	57	45.0
5	Mukesh Ambani	Diversified	50	43.0
6	Anil Ambani	Diversified	48	42.0
8	Kushal Pal Singh	Real estate	76	30.0
43	Shashi & Ravi Ruia	Diversified	62 both	15.0
60	Azim Premji	Software	62	12.7
64	Sunil Mittal	Telecom	50	11.8
76	Kumar Birla	Commodities	40	10.2
86	Ramesh Chandra	Real estate	68	9.6
91	Gautam Adani	Infrastructure	45	9.3
137	Pallonji Mistry	Construction		5.6
210	Adi Godrej	Diversified		4.1
214	Shiv Nadar	Technology		4
279	Dilip Shanghvi	Pharma		3.1
287	Cyrus Poonawalla	Pharma		3
287	Indu Jain	Media		3
349	Kalanithi Maran	Media		2.6
349	Grandhi Rao	Infrastructure		2.6
390	Savitri Jindal	Steel		2.4
390	Tulsi Tanti	Wind energy		2.4
407	Subhash Chandra	Media		2.3
432	Uday Kotak	Banking		2.2
458	Baba Kalyani	Manufacturing		2.1
488	Malvinder & Shivinder Singh	Pharma		2
557	NR Narayana Murthy	Software		1.8
618	Anurag Dikshit	Online gaming		1.6
618	Venugopal Dhoot	Electronics		1.6
664	Vijay Mallya	Liquor		1.5
664	Jaiprakash Gaur	Construction		1.5
717	Vikas Oberoi	real estate		1.4
754	Nandan Nilekani	Software		1.3
799	Senapathy Gopalakrishnan	Software		1.2
840	Pradeep Jain	real estate		1.1
840	Keshub Mahindra	Manufacturing		1.1
840	Rahul Bajaj	Manufacturing		1.1