Google CEO Sundar Pichai is visiting India to address the students at Delhi University’s Sri Ram College of Commerce(SRCC) next week, i.e., on December 17. This is his first overseas trip to India after taking over as the head of the tech giant Google. During his visit to India, he will be hosting a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday where he will also interact with the students of Delhi University’s Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) on December 17.

The open session at SRCC will be of two-hour duration, however, timings for the same are yet to be confirmed. Sundar Pichai will deliver the keynote address at the ‘Google for India’ event, where he will outline the company’s plans for India. The company’s invite reads:

“India is at the centre of a digital revolution today, with millions of Indians getting online every month. India has always been key for Google and we continue to work towards evolving our product offerings for the unique needs of our users. Join Sundar Pichai and other senior leaders from Google as we lay out our vision and strategy to contribute in making India the hub of development, growth and innovation.”

“We had invited Google CEO for an interactive session at SRCC and we have got a confirmation from Google about the same. Pichai will be addressing and interacting with students on December 17 during the session ‘Ask Sundar’,” a senior college official told PTI.

Expected to Launch 2nd Version of ‘Android One’ phones in India

Google CEO is expected to launch the second version of Google’s Android One phones in India. In 2014, Pichai was in India for the global launch of Google’s most ambitious project to make pure Android available on affordable phones with the initiative of Android One smartphones. The latest reports say that the company is expected to launch the second phase of Android One phones in India. It is planning to make the new phase smartphones which are even more affordable in price.

During the global launch event last year, Sundar Pichai was in charge of Android. The company planned to allure its customers with Android One as the most affordable smartphone. But, Android One was not as successful as Google would have expected it to be. Another recent report had hinted that the restrictions on Android One makers have been loosened in terms of components to enable them to distinguish their handsets in the market.

During his visit to Sundar Pichai is also expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 43-year-old alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur had met Modi in the month of September during the Prime Minister’s visit to the Silicon Valley. Pichai had also announced that Google will allow users to type in 11 Indian languages, including Narendra Modi’s mother tongue Gujarati on the Android platform.

Google had announced that it will collaborate with the Indian Railways to provide wi-fi services at 500 stations by next year. The current news is that the CEO of Google will be visiting India on December 16 and host an event in New Delhi on December 17 for an interactive session with the students at Delhi University’s SRCC.