At ₹6.06-lakh cr, Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian
March 04, 2021
India adds one billionaire per week during pandemic times
India added 55 new billionaires during pandemic-stricken 2020, with an average of one per week, while Mumbai maintained its position as home to the richest with 61 of them living in the city.
Indian-origin billionaires
The country is now home to 177 dollar-billionaires, up from 137 a year ago, while the total number of Indian-origin billionaires stood at 209. Mumbai is followed by New Delhi (40) and Bengaluru (22), according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2021.
There were 32 billionaires of Indian origin living outside of India, including steel magnate LN Mittal, who stays in London. Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian and the eighth richest man in the world with a networth of ₹6.06-lakh crore ($83 billion). However, Zhong Shanshan, Chairman of Chinese bottled-water company Nongfu Spring, is Asia’s
Adani Enterprises, EdgeConneX join forces to provide data centre solutions in India
Both the organisations are committed to investing significant capital into the JV over the next decade to build India s leading green data centre platform.
BusinessToday.In | February 23, 2021 | Updated 18:55 IST
Adani Group brings to the table a unique combination of green power, real estate expertise, access to undersea cable landing stations, and several nodes across the country, Gautam Adani said.
Adani Enterprises and global data centre operator EdgeConneX have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV), AdaniConneX, to provide data centre solutions in India. The JV will develop and operate data centres throughout India, leveraging the two partners complementary expertise and capabilities, the companies said in a release.
Adani Group has completed the purchase of 23.5 per cent stake in Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) from two South African entities, marking the first step towards acquiring a majority control in the country’s second-busiest airport.
In a stock exchange notification on Saturday, Adani Enterprises said that its airports division had acquired 13.5 per cent stake of Bidvest and 10 per cent stake of Airport Company of South Africa, for a consideration of Rs 1,685 crore.
The deal marks a culmination of Adani Group’s two-year quest to acquire a stake and gain control of the Mumbai airport. It also marks the exit of foreign investors from the airport.
Total (NYSE: TOT) buys a 20 percent stake in Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) and a 50 percent stake in a 2.35 GWac portfolio of operating solar assets ow.
In 2018, TOTAL and Adani embarked on the energy partnership with investment by TOTAL in Adani Gas Ltd, city gas distribution business, associated LNG terminal business and gas marketing business.