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Mahindra Heads To Space

June 27th, 2010

Anand Mahindra Vehicle manufacturer Mahindra has announced their leaping into space.An initial investment of Rs 250 crore is planned .

Mahindra Group Vice President and Managing Director Anand Mahindra told reporters here during a program ,” We manufacture equipment in the business of 150 crores and the aircraft are investing Rs 100 crore.” He said, ” huge opportunities exist in space and it is a growing area .  The area has unlimited opportunities . “  He said, ” Mahindra is going to make it a new frontier .”

Mahindra is putting its weight behind their space investment for the next two to three years and expects to expand.  Already Anand Mahindra has lined up agreements with foreign companies and investors.

40 Billion Dollars Invested in Indian Telecom Sector

June 22nd, 2010

India- The Indian Telecom Sector in the current fiscal year is expected to invest a record 40 billion dollars into its telecom network.  India is set to expand to over one billion mobile phones in the next two years.  This kind of network expansion warranted the type of heavy investment that appears to be coming. .

Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council said Wednesday that  there were 20 billion dollars in investment last year. Council Secretary RK Pathak Kaamyunikcshiaya said “here in 2010 that India’s broadband wireless access in 3G development and expansion of existing networks is due to the investment increases that will be this year.

Pathak said that the next financial year will be lower because the investment in hardware and infrastructure development associated with the telecommunications industry, will be close to completion . Every year India has an estimated 2.0 million new customers to connect to its telecom network.