Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints, and Bharti Airtel are among Forbes' list of the world's 100 most innovative companies

NEW DELHI: Three Indian firms -- Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints, and Bharti AirtelBSE  -- are among Forbes' list of the world's 100 most innovative companies, where Salesforce.com has replaced Tesla Motors on the top position.

While HUL and Asian Paints have moved up in their ranks to seventh and eighth respectively (from 31st and 18th last year), Bharti Airtel has entered the ranking at 78th position.