American-Indian Doctor Ankit Bharat performs First Lung Transplant for COVID-19 Survivor : June 2020

Dr. Ankit Bharat MD, led a team of surgeons and performed a double-lung transplant on a Covid-19 survior.

The Chicago patient was on a ventilator and a heart-lung machine for 6 weeks before she underwent the operation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.

Presently:

  • Chief of Thoracic Surgery & Surgical Director – Northwestern Medicine Lung Transplant Program.

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125,000 jobs in US created by 155 Indian Companies – CII Report : June 2020

155 Indian companies have invested USD 22 billion in the US, creating nearly 125,00 jobs. Indian investments in 20 US states stand over USD 100 million each according to the CII report.

‘ Indian Roots, American Soil 2020’ – a report issued by the Confederation of Indian Industries ( CII ).

The Top 5 States in which Indian companies have generated maximum employment are Texas (17,578 jobs), California (8,271 jobs), New Jersey (8,057 jobs), New York (6,175 jobs) and Florida (5,454 jobs)

India. World’s 9th Largest Recipient of FDI in 2019 : UN

India is the 9th largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) ) in 2019 with USD 51 billion dollars of inflow.

‘The World Invest Report 2020’ by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said India will continue to attract market seeking investments.

  • India – World’s 9th Largest Recipient
  • South Asia’s Largest Recipient