ranking for 2008. The leading companies are:
| World Rank | Company |
| 193 |
Reliance Industries Reliance Industries Limited is India's largest private sector conglomerate and second largest in the world, with an annual turnover of US$ 35.9 billion and profit of US$ 4.85 billion for the fiscal year ending in March 2008 making it one of India's private sector Fortune Global 500 companies,... |
Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals |
26.07 |
2.79 |
30.67 |
89.29 |
|---|
| 198 |
Oil and Natural Gas CorporationOil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited is an Indian public sector petroleum company. It is a Fortune Global 500 company ranked 152nd, and contributes 77% of India's crude oil production and 81% of India's natural gas production. It is the highest profit making corporation in India. It was set... |
Oil & Gas Operations |
18.90 |
4.11 |
33.79 |
54.11 |
| 219 |
State Bank of IndiaState Bank of India is the largest bank in India.The bank traces its ancestry back through the Imperial Bank of India to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest commercial bank in the Indian Subcontinent... |
Banking |
15.77 |
1.47 |
188.56 |
33.29 |
| 303 |
Indian Oil CorporationIndian Oil Corporation is an Indian public-sector petroleum company. It is India’s largest commercial enterprise, ranking 105th on the Fortune Global 500 listing . It began operation in 1959 as Indian Oil Company Ltd. The Indian Oil Corporation was formed in 1964, with the merger of Indian... |
Oil & Gas Operations |
42.68 |
1.82 |
25.39 |
16.36 |
| 374 |
ICICI BankICICI Bank is India's largest private sector bank by market capitalisation and second largest overall in terms of assets. Bank has total assets of Rs. 3,793.01 billion at March 31, 2009 and profit after tax Rs. 37.58 billion for the year ended March 31, 2009.... |
Banking |
9.84 |
0.64 |
91.07 |
29.85 |
| 411 |
NTPCNTPC Limited is the largest power generation company in India. Forbes Global 2000 for 2009 ranked it 317th in the world. It is an Indian public sector company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange although at present the Government of India holds 84.5% of its equity... |
Electricity generationElectricity generation is the process of creating electricity from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday... |
7.84 |
1.60 |
20.34 |
41.57 |
| 647 |
Steel Authority of India LimitedSteel Authority of India Limited is one of the largest steel makers in India. With a turnover of Rs. 45,555 crore, the company is among the top five highest profit earning corporates of the country. It is a public sector undertaking wholly owned by Government of India and acts like an operating... |
SteelSteel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten... |
7.88 |
1.45 |
|
26.37 |
| 738 |
Tata SteelTata Steel , formerly known as TISCO and Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited, is the world's sixth largest steel company, with an annual crude steel capacity of 31 million tonnes. It is the second largest private sector steel company in India in terms of domestic production. Ranked 258th on Fortune... |
SteelSteel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten... |
5.83 |
0.97 |
11.48 |
14.63 |
| 826 |
Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel , formerly known as Bharti Tele-Ventures LTD is India's largest cellular service provider with more than 100 million subscribers as of May 2009. With this, Bharti is now the world's third-largest, single-country mobile operator and sixth-largest integrated telecom operator. It also... |
Telecommunications Services |
4.26 |
0.94 |
6.61 |
39.16 |
| 846 |
Reliance CommunicationsReliance Communications , along with Reliance Telecom and Flag Telecom, is part of Reliance Communications Ventures . It is an Indian telecommunications company. According to National Stock Exchange data, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani controls 66.77 per cent of the company, which accounts for more than... |
Telecommunications Services |
3.13 |
0.65 |
13.08 |
29.63 |
| 927 |
Tata Consultancy Svcs |
Software & Services |
4.32 |
0.97 |
3.03 |
21.38 |
| 949 |
HDFCHousing Development Finance Corporation Limited or HDFC , founded 1977 by Chinmay Naikawadi and Hasmukhbhai Parekh, is an Indian NBFC, focusing on home mortgages. HDFC's distribution network spans 243 outlets that include 49 offices of HDFC's distribution company, HDFC Sales Private Limited. In... |
Banking |
1.49 |
0.40 |
16.97 |
19.07 |
| 961 |
Larsen & ToubroLarsen and Toubro Limited is a US$8.5 billion Indian technology, engineering, construction and manufacturing company.... |
Capital Goods |
4.68 |
0.52 |
5.72 |
24.94 |
| 967 |
Bharat PetroleumBharat Petroleum Corporation Limited is one of India's largest PSU companies, with Global Fortune 500 rank of 287 . Its corporate office is located at Ballard Estate, Mumbai. As the name suggests, its interests are in petroleum sector... |
Oil & Gas Operations |
22.77 |
0.50 |
8.67 |
4.16 |
| 1012 |
Bharat Heavy ElectricalsBharat Heavy Electricals Limited is the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the energy-related and infrastructure sector which includes Power, Railways, Telecom, Transmission and Distribution, Oil and Gas sectors and many more. BHEL was established more than 50 years ago,... |
Capital Goods |
3.99 |
0.56 |
5.17 |
27.92 |
| 1040 |
Infosys Technologies |
Software & Services |
3.21 |
0.89 |
3.08 |
22.09 |
| 1093 |
HDFC BankHDFC Bank Ltd. is a commercial bank of India, incorporated in August 1994, after the Reserve Bank of India allowed establishing private sector banks. The Bank was promoted by the Housing Development Finance Corporation, a premier housing finance company of India... |
Banking |
1.96 |
0.27 |
21.09 |
12.87 |
| 1102 |
Wipro |
Software & Services |
3.47 |
0.68 |
3.26 |
15.87 |
| 1111 |
Tata MotorsTata Motors Limited , is a multinational corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO... |
Capital Goods |
7.27 |
0.50 |
5.77 |
6.75 |
| 1112 |
Hindustan Petroleum HPCL , a Navratna PSU of the Government of India, is a Fortune 500 company of India listed at number 311 in the global 500 rankings, with an annual turnover of over Rs... |
Oil & Gas Operations |
20.48 |
0.39 |
7.59 |
2.54 |
| 1134 |
NMDCThe National Mineral Development Corporation Limited is a public sector unit of the Government of India. It is fully owned by the Government of India and is under administrative control of the Ministry of Steel.... |
Materials |
0.97 |
0.54 |
1.73 |
34.83 |
| 1159 |
ITC Limited |
Food Drink & Tobacco |
2.98 |
0.64 |
3.57 |
19.01 |
| 1166 |
Punjab National BankPunjab National Bank , was registered on May 19, 1894 under the Indian Companies Act with its office in Anarkali Bazaar Lahore. The Bank is the second largest government-owned commercial bank in India with about 4,904 branches across 764 cities. It serves over 37 million customers. The bank has... |
Banking |
3.03 |
0.38 |
38.42 |
4.76 |
| 1185 |
DLF Universal Limited |
Diversified Financials |
0.61 |
0.45 |
4.19 |
33.26 |
| 1205 |
Hindalco IndustriesHindalco Industries is India's largest Aluminium manufacturing Company and is a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group. It is run by one of the world's youngest billionaires, Mr. K.M. Birla.-Financial information:... |
Materials |
4.41 |
0.62 |
6.43 |
6.22 |
| 1249 |
GAILGAIL Limited or Gas Authority of India Ltd, is India's largest natural gas transportation company, integrating all aspects of the natural gas value chain. GAIL is listed by Forbes as one of the world's 2,000 largest public companies in 2007.... |
Utilities |
3.83 |
0.59 |
5.03 |
8.93 |
| 1305 |
Canara BankCanara Bank is a major commercial bank. It was established in India in 1906, which makes it among the older Indian banks. As of 2008, the bank had a network of 2641 branches, spread across India and other countries. Its head office is located in Bangalore, India. The bank also has international... |
Banking |
3.03 |
0.35 |
38.54 |
2.85 |
| 1361 |
Axis BankAxis Bank, previously called UTI Bank, was the first of the new private banks to have begun operations in 1994, after the Government of India allowed new private banks to be established... |
Banking |
1.29 |
0.15 |
16.91 |
9.10 |
| 1375 |
Bank of India Bank of India , established on 7 September, 1906 is a bank with headquarters in Mumbai. Government-owned since nationalization in 1969, It is one of India's leading banks, with about 2,884 branches including 27 branches outside India... |
Banking |
2.48 |
0.26 |
32.80 |
4.72 |
| 1413 |
Power Grid Corporation of India Power Grid Corporation of India Limited , a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise, is one of the largest transmission utilities in the world. Power Grid wheels about 45% of the total power generated in India on its transmission network. Power Grid has a pan India presence with around 71,500... |
Utilities |
0.83 |
0.25 |
8.50 |
11.54 |
| 1477 |
Bank of BarodaBank of Baroda is the third largest Public Sector bank in India, after State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank. BoB has total assets in excess of Rs. 2.27 lakh crores, or Rs. 2,274 billion, a network of over 3000 branches and offices, and about 1100+ ATMs... |
Banking |
2.55 |
0.26 |
33.97 |
3.33 |
| 1478 |
National Aluminium Company National Aluminium Company Limited, abbreviated as NALCO, has units all over India at places like Angul and Damanjodi... |
Materials |
1.37 |
0.55 |
2.20 |
7.46 |
| 1484 |
Unitech Group The Unitech Group is India's second largest real estate investment company , and has recently claimed to be the largest real estate builder in the country..... |
Construction |
0.76 |
0.30 |
3.03 |
14.57 |
| 1527 |
Grasim Industries Grasim Industries Limited is a Aditya Birla Group company that started in 1948 and which started as a textile manufacturer. Since then Grasim has successfully diversified into Viscose Staple Fiber , cement, sponge iron and chemicals -Textile:... |
Construction |
3.24 |
0.46 |
3.70 |
6.62 |
| 1597 |
Reliance Power Reliance Power Limited, a part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, was established to develop, construct and operate power projects in the domestic and international markets... |
Utilities |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.05 |
24.32 |
| 1737 |
Indian Overseas Bank Indian Overseas Bank is a major bank based in Chennai , with 1950 domestic branches and six branches overseas. Indian Overseas Bank has an ISO certified inhouse Information Technology department, which has developed the software that 900 branches use to provide online banking to customers; the... |
Banking |
1.43 |
0.23 |
19.03 |
2.25 |
| 1744 |
IDBI BankThe Industrial Development Bank of India Limited commonly known by its acronym IDBI is one of India's leading public sector banks and 4th largest Bank in overall ratings. RBI categorised IDBI as "other public sector bank".It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to provide credit and... |
Banking |
1.70 |
0.14 |
24.51 |
2.14 |
| 1753 |
Power Finance Corporation Power Finance Corporation Ltd. is an Indian financial institution. Established in 1986, it is the financial back bone of Indian Power Sector. Net worth of the company in the year 2007-2008 was 8688 Crore Indian Rupees. Initially wholly owned by the Govt. of India, the company issued an IPO in... |
Business Services & Supplies |
0.89 |
0.23 |
10.80 |
5.36 |
| 1759 |
Union Bank of India Union Bank of India is one of India's largest state-run banks and is also listed on the Forbes 2000. It has assets of USD 13.45 billion... |
Banking |
1.90 |
0.20 |
23.76 |
2.34 |
| 1763 |
Satyam Computer Services |
Software & Services |
1.50 |
0.33 |
1.59 |
7.26 |
| 1803 |
Central Bank of India Central Bank of India, ' a government-owned bank, is one of the oldest and largest commercial banks in India. The bank currently has 3,168 branches and 270 extension counters across 27 Indian states.... |
Banking |
1.58 |
0.12 |
21.44 |
1.05 |
| 1833 |
Syndicate Bank-History:Syndicate Bank, established in 1925 in Udupi by Upendra Ananth Pai, Vaman Srinivas Kudva and Dr. T. M. A. Pai, is one of the oldest and major commercial banks of India. At the time of its establishment, the bank was known as Canara Industrial and Banking Syndicate Limited... |
Banking |
1.54 |
0.17 |
20.66 |
1.28 |
| 1919 |
Mahindra & Mahindra |
Consumer Durables |
4.07 |
0.35 |
4.59 |
4.12 |
| 1919 |
Reliance Capital Reliance Capital Limited is a Non-Banking Financial Company registered with the Reserve Bank of India under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. as a public limited company in 1986 and is now listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange .RCL has a net... |
Business Services & Supplies |
0.37 |
0.16 |
1.72 |
11.16 |
| 1935 |
UCO Bank Uco Bank, formerly United Commercial Bank, established in 1943 in Kolkata, is one of the oldest and major commercial bank of India. Ghanshyam Das Birla, an eminent Indian industrialist, during the Quit India movement of 1942, had conceived the idea of organizing a commercial bank with Indian... |
Banking |
1.35 |
0.07 |
17.32 |
1.01 |
| 1952 |
Oriental Bank of Commerce Oriental Bank of Commerce, established on 19 February, 1943, in Lahore , is one of the public sector banks in India.Oriental Bank of Commerce made a modest beginning under its Founding Father, Late Rai Bahadur Lala Sohan Lal, the first Chairman of the Bank.Within four years of coming into... |
Banking |
1.32 |
0.13 |
17.05 |
1.57 |
| 1954 |
Suzlon Energy Suzlon Energy is a wind power company in India. In terms of market share, the company is the largest wind turbine manufacturer in Asia . In terms of net worth, it is the world's most valuable wind power company... |
Utilities |
1.85 |
0.20 |
2.90 |
10.52 |
| 1996 |
Allahabad Bank Allahabad Bank, which began operations in 1865, now has its head-quarters in Kolkata. Currently the bank has 2260 branches across the country... |
Banking |
1.22 |
0.18 |
15.68 |
1.23 |