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 Veggie chemical
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 Bhera - the town that
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- Part II
 

 World Bank in
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 Grant to Afghanistan

 
Land management in
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Urban services in
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South Asian Billionaires

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1 - 2 billion
 

Naresh Goyal

Age: 56
Education:
Bachelor's degree
Industry: Aviation
Net Worth: 1.5 b

Founded and built Jet Airways - India's biggest domestic airline.

 

Baba Kalyani

Age: 57
Education:
Master of Science, MIT
Industry: Engineering
Net Worth: 1.4 b

Runs the  Kalyani group. Flagship Bharat Forge is the world's second-largest forgings manufacturer.

 

Tulsi Tanti

Age: 48
Education:
Pace University New York
Industry: Wind energy
Net Worth: 1.4 b

Chairman and managing director Suzlon Energy, which has built Asia's largest wind farm in southern India and is expanding into other countries.

 

NR Narayana Murthy

Age: 59
Education:
Master of Science, IIT
Industry: Technology
Net Worth: 1.2 b
Philanthrophy: Infosys Foundation

Cofounded and chairs  Infosys Technologies - a software provider.

 

Amar Bose

Age: 77
Education:
Bachelor's degree, MIT
                  Ph.D, MIT
Industry: Manufacturing
Net Worth: 1.2 b

Founded Bose Corp. 1964. Known for loudspeaker design.
 

 

Uday Kotak

Age: 47
Education:
MBA, University of Bombay
Industry: Banking
Net Worth: 1.1.b

Founded and runs Kotak Mahindra Bank.

 

Subhash Chandra

Age: 55
Industry:
Media/Entertainment
Net Worth: 1 b

Launched India's first satellite television - Zee TV

 

 

Habil Khorakiwala

Age: 63
Education:
M.Sc., Purdue University
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Net Worth: 1 b

Founded Wockhardt - a leading pharmaceutical firm

 

Vijay Mallya

Age: 50
Education:
Bachelor's degree, Calcutta University
Industry: Beverages
Net Worth: 1 b

Owns United Breweries group - the world's third-largest spirits producer by volume. Launched Kingfisher Airline last year.

 

 

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