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A Google representative confirmed to Reuters that an email was sent to all employees, but refused to disclose further contents of the memo.
Pichai also said that his company continues to invest in India though its USD 10 billion India Digitisation Fund.
Earlier, tech giants Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon had axed several employees.
He further said India will be a big export economy and that it needs to create a balance between safeguarding citizens and enabling companies to innovate with its framework.
According to the latest report releasedby the Department of Homeland Security, the US approved 407,071 H-1B petitions in 2021 and 301,616 of them (74.1 per cent) were for Indian workers
Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the country, after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan.
Set on the lines of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, this institute was not just to develop undergraduates, but also research scholars, technical teachers and creative technologists who will contribute in developing the nation as well.
Although Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, has worked closely with India's booming startup sector and is ramping up its investments, it has recently angered many tech companies with what they say are unfair practices.
Beyond investments via the fund, Google, would also focus on areas like artificial intelligence and education in India, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai informed.
It is unlikely that Pichai had anything to do with the approval, but for many in Kerala this India-born 'Sundar ettan' is a beacon of hope in these troubled times.