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Google CEO Sundar Pichai in India: Free Wi-Fi at railway stations, new campus for Hyderabad announced Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday underlined the search giant’s intention to push for more internet adoption in India Google   CEO   Sundar Pichai   said Mumbai Central will the first of the 100 railway stations, getting Wi-Fi connectivity by December 2016. Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday underlined the search giant’s intention to push for more internet adoption in India, announcing free Wi-Fi in 100 railway stations as promised to Prime Minister   Narendra Modi   on his visit to Silicon Valley earlier this year. At a large-scale event of the company in New Delhi, Pichai, who was accompanied by other top executives of the company, announced plans to launch a “huge new” campus in Hyderabad and to recruit more Indians for business development too. Pichai said Mumbai Central will the first of the 100 railway stations, ge...

Google just got more serious about India Pichai is in India along with eight Google vice-presidents, including those for Search, YouTube, Maps, and Android among others. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo) After days of anticipation, the real reason of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s visit to India has come to the fore. Fortunately, it was not about one single thing, but about many small initiatives that go to show that, Google just became more serious about India. Sundar Pichai took the stage to explain in detail, and piece together, the announcements made in the course of last few months and their relevance to India. Real time cricket scores and videos by early next year, an expansive new campus in Hyderabad and an aggressive ramping up of recruitment in India were among a host of initiatives. The tech giant also unveiled two new projects to boost its penetration into India’s vast rural and semi-urban hinterland. The first is Project Loon -- a network of high-altitude, internet-be...