not to be confused with reliance industries . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message anil dhirubhai ambani ventures ltd. type private company industry conglomerate predecessor reliance commercial corporation founded 1966 ; 50 years ago 1966 founder dhirubhai ambani headquarters dhirubhai ambani knowledge city navi mumbai maharashtra india key people anil ambani chairman products telecom financial services construction entertainment power health care aviation defence revenue us 15.4 billion 2012 citation needed operating income us 2 billion 2012 citation needed profit us 3.5 billion 2012 citation needed total assets us 29 billion 2012 citation needed total equity us 40 billion 2012 citation needed number of employees 120 000 2012 citation needed subsidiaries reliance power reliance communications reliance infrastructure reliance capital reliance entertainment reliance health website relianceadagroup.comdm reliance anil dhirubhai ambani group anil dhirubhai ambani ventures limited is an indian conglomerate headquartered in navi mumbai india . the company which was formed after dhirubhai ambani s business was divided up is headed by his younger son anil ambani . 1 it has a market capitalisation of 890 billion us 13 billion and net assets worth 1 800 billion us 27 billion . 2 the reliance group operates in over 20 000 towns and 450 000 villages in india and abroad . citation needed reliance group has four listed companies . reliance power reliance communications reliance infrastructure and reliance capital with a shareholder base of over 12 million . citation needed the group provides telecom financial services construction entertainment power health care manufacturing defence aviation and transportation services . contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 reliance communications 2.2 reliance capital 2.3 reliance power 2.4 reliance infrastructure 2.5 reliance entertainment 2.6 reliance health 3 major acquisitions 4 references 5 external links history edit main article dhirubhai ambani reliance group was founded by dhirubhai ambani in 1966 as a polyester firm . reliance later entered into financial services petroleum refining power sector . by 2002 reliance had grown into a u 15 billion conglomerate . after the death of dhirubhai ambani on 6 july 2002 reliance was headed by his sons . the group was formed after the two brothers mukesh ambani and anil ambani split reliance industries . 3 4 anil ambani got the responsibility of reliance infocomm reliance energy reliance capital and rnrl . reliance group entered the power sector through reliance power and the entertainment sector by acquiring adlabs . in october 2010 reliance power placed world s largest order worth 8.29 billion to shanghai electric group to supply power equipment based on supercritical steam generator technology . 5 reliance power was first indian company to earn carbon credits citation needed and the united nations registered reliance power s sasan power project is planned earn as many as 22.5 million credits in the next 10 years citation needed under the un clean development mechanism a greenhouse gas market which issues tradable credits to emissions lowering projects in developing countries . reliance power has coal mines in indonesia and has also made major acquisitions in uk and usa which . the brand ambassador of reliance is anushka sharma for reliance communication abhishek bachchan and sonu nigam for big 92.7 fm . citation needed virender sehwag was formerly the brand ambassador for reliance communication then known as reliance infocom . citation needed operations edit reliance communications edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message companies in this group include reliance dth reliance globalcom reliance idc data centre reliance infratel reliance properties and reliance communication . reliance communication was the first company in india to issue bills in braille for visually impaired customers . citation needed group company reliance cloudxchange is the world s largest sealink cable company with more than 1 50 000 km of sea cables . citation needed reliance capital edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message companies in this group include reliance general insurance reliance life insurance reliance mutual fund amc reliance money reliance housing finance and reliance securities . reliance mutual fund is india s largest mutual fund company with assets of more than 1.1 trillion rupees . citation needed reliance power edit rosa thermal power station electricity transmission grid in eastern india . the company was incorporated in january 1995 as bawana power private limited and changed its name to reliance delhi power private limited in february 1995 . its name was changed to reliance energy generation limited in march 2004 and finally to reliance power limited in july 2007 . 6 the company provides power generation transmission and distribution . reliance infrastructure edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message azad nagar station mumbai under construction reliance infrastructure was the first private company in india to construct a rail project delhi airport metro express on ppp basis . citation needed the project became operational on february 2011 . citation needed the company s dahanu thermal power station dtps is a 500 mw project around 100 km north of mumbai and is the only power plant in the world to be certified iso 50001 2011 for energy management systems and endeavours in the field of energy use and environment conservation . citation needed projects by the group include delhi airport metro express mumbai metro pipavav shipyard reliance cement reliance power and reliance roads . the reliance cement presently has plants with total installed capacity of 5.5 million tonne per annum mtpa of these 2.8 mtpa is at maihar in madhya pradesh 2.2 mtpa at kundanganj in uttar pradesh and 0.5 mtpa at butibori in maharashtra . citation needed reliance entertainment edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message companies in this group include bigadda bigflix big music big star entertainment awards codemasters im global jump games paradox studios phantom films riverstone pictures reliance big pictures reliance broadcast network reliance games reliance mediaworks and talenthouse . reliance mediaworld operates the world s largest dome theatre imax in mumbai . citation needed group company big cinemas is india s largest cinema chain citation needed with over 516 screens in india us malaysia and netherlands and over 35 million viewers . citation needed the company has over 205 screens in 24 u.s. cities and 72 screens in malaysia that play hollywood features chinese and tamil films . in 2009 big cinemas associated with pathe theatres in three cities in the netherlands to begin screening indian movies . citation needed it also set up nepal s first multiplex in kathmandu . citation needed big fm 92.7 is a radio station in singapore and bhutan . reliance health edit main article reliance health reliance health provides health services through the kokilaben dhirubhai ambani hospital at andheri mumbai . it also plans to venture into diversified insurance administration health care delivery and integrated health health informatics information management and consumer health . citation needed major acquisitions edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message metro cinema acquired by big entertainment c. 2005 date may 2000 bses reliance power oct 2003 flag telecom 207mn reliance globalcom july 2005 metro adlabs 51 % stake 74mn reliance entertainment apr 2008 lowry digital usa 7.5 mn reliance big entertainment may 2008 vanco reliance globalcom apr 2010 codemasters uk 50 % stake zapak sept 2011 bloomberg utv 66 % stake reliance capital mar 2015 pipavav shipyard reliance infrastructue oct 2015 mts india reliance communication references edit reliance adag reliance anil dmsumra 7dhirubhai ambani group india reliance ada group profile . iloveindia.com . 21 july 2007 . retrieved 14 august 2010 . line feed character in title at position 38 help reliance ada group . reliance ada group . retrieved 14 august 2010 . mukesh to double enterprise value to us 160 bn rediff.com business . business.rediff.com . 18 june 2010 . retrieved 14 august 2010 . reliance set to split between anil and mukesh ambani central government may intervene . indiadaily . archived from the original on 9 october 2008 . retrieved 14 august 2010 . reliance power shanghai electric ink 8.3 bln deal . in.reuters.com . reuters . 28 october 2010 . retrieved 28 july 2016 . reliance power limited private company information . business week . retrieved 16 january 2008 . external links edit official website v t e reliance anil dhirubhai ambani group companies communication reliance communications zapak java green reliance world fiber optic link around the globe power reliance power reliance natural resources dhirubhai ambani solar park infrastructure reliance infrastructure mumbai metro one nanded airport knowledge dhirubhai ambani knowledge center reliance venture reliance health media delivery channels big cinemas bigflix big fm 92.7 big tv bigadda big star entertainment awards media software reliance mediaworks big entertainment big cbs prime big cbs spark big cbs love finance companies reliance capital reliance general insurance reliance life insurance reliance anil dhirubhai ambani group notable non indian companies lowry digital amblin partners part amblin entertainment dreamworks amblin television vanco codemasters technological institute da iict notable people dhirubhai ambani anil ambani tina ambani lalit jalan v t e major indian companies economy of india list of companies of india automotive ashok leyland bajaj auto eicher motors hero motocorp hindustan motors mahindra & mahindra tafe tata motors tvs aerospace and defence bharat electronics drdo hal ordnance factories conglomerates aditya birla adani avantha bajaj bharti essar essel gmr godrej gvk hinduja itc jaypee jindal kirloskar jsw l & t lanco mahindra muthoot murugappa ramoji reliance adag reliance rpg sahara shapoorji pallonji sun tata tvs torrent ub videocon wadia civil aviation air india indigo jet airways consumer goods and retail britannia industries dabur flipkart future group godrej consumer hindustan unilever itc nirma reliance retail tata global beverages energy and natural resources bharat petroleum cairn india chennai petroleum coal india gail essar oil hindustan petroleum indian oil corporation l & t national aluminum nhpc nmdc nlc ntpc oil india ongc power finance power grid rinl reliance infrastructure recl sci sesa goa suzlon energy tata power finance andhra bank axis bank bank of baroda bank of india canara bank central bank of india hdfc bank icici bank idbi bank ing vysya bank jammu & kashmir bank kotak mahindra bank lic mudra bank muthoot finance ltd punjab national bank sbi tamilnad mercantile bank union bank of india yes bank healthcare pharmaceutical & biotech aurobindo pharma cadila healthcare cipla glenmark pharmaceuticals dr. reddy s idpl iil lupin sun pharmaceutical manufacturing and heavy industries acc ambuja apollo tyres bengal chemicals and pharmaceuticals bhushan bhel dlf gammon india havells hcc hindalco india cements jindal steel jsw mrf sail tata steel ultratech information technology hcl technologies infosys tata consultancy services tech mahindra wipro media sun group the times group living media telecommunications aircel airtel bsnl idea cellular micromax mobile mtnl reliance communications tata communications benchmark fy 2015 16 revenues of over us 1 billion retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title reliance anil dhirubhai ambani group & oldid 741684236 categories reliance anil dhirubhai ambani groupeconomy of mumbaicompanies based