Hyderabad: Internet search firm Google Inc is expanding operations in India and at present is on a recruitment drive. Recently, the company moved into a bigger office in Hyderabad to accommodate its expanding headcount.

Google's expansion plans include inducting more people into its engineering services team based out of Bangalore and its AdWords team in Hyderabad, which offers global support-cum-development work for its online advertisement-driven services.

Addressing the media, George Reyes, chief financial officer of the company said, "Google has emerged as the largest search engine globally hosting about 8-billion documents, URLs and other content. We continue to acquire as much content we can possibly and grow the size of the index," he said. He added that the company would continue to invest in its two centres in India, but did not reveal exact numbers.

David Fischer, director of AdWords, Google's division based in Hyderabad said, the teams in India complements the company's operations in Mountain View and Dublin.

According to him, "AdWords is Google's core product search service currently available in 41 languages as against over 100 language-search interface. This offers advertisers flexibility in providing performance-based ad themes. Though we do not have region-wise break-up, India could offer great scope," he said

Roy Gilbert, head of sales and operations, said Google employs more than 2,500 people globally and that the Hyderabad centre would continue to grow.