Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Google campus, shown key projects

SILICON VALLEY: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the Google campus where he was given a tour of some of the latest products and forward-looking researches being done by the search engine giant.

Modi asked that Khagaul to be pinpointed on Google Earth when he was given a glimpse of the unique tool. Khagaul near Patna is where the great ancient astronomer Aryabhatta had an observatory.

"Projects for progress," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said of the various projects which were shown to Modi by Google CEO Sunder Pichai.

Pichai explained navigational, safety and other uses of Street View and Google Earth to Prime Minister Modi.

"It is a visit to Google Guru," Modi said as he reached its campus from nearby Facebook headquarters.

Modi was given a tour of four critical projects and their value for the 'Digiatal India' campaign.

Another project that was shown to Modi was Project Iris, smart lens that measure glucose levels.