As a step to protect its interest as a lender, SBI will look at the financial stability and corporate governance practices in companies where it has exposure.
Tatas' best bet would be to find an insider who understands the systems, say headhunters
This is largely on the back of Tata Steel's expansion at Kalinganagar, as well as JLR's in China and Brazil
Ironically, one of his greatest challenges during the coming year will be writing himself out of the script.
Vistara'a launch, the steel plant at Kalinganagar and e-commerce venture are the ones most awaited for
While admitting that $12-billion deal to acquire the Anglo-Dutch steel maker Corus was 'expensive', Tata, however, said he was hopeful of a turnaround by the struggling European steel giant.
Tata Group overall commands market capitalisation of over $125 billion
No one is saying the steel industry is out of trouble. The financial crunch continues, and coupled with high cost of input, severely affected the first-quarter profits of steel companies. But most agree with Tata that the signals are encouraging.
After years of losing money on two of the group's biggest bets - global steel business and domestic passenger cars - there are strong signs of a revival in both businesses.
Cyrus Mistry undertook quite a few significant initiatives at the Tata Group in the past two years.
John Elliott, the author of Implosion: India's Tryst with Reality, on his Riding the Elephant blog, says the sacking of Cyrus Mistry as chairman of Tata and Sons was in line with Ratan Tata's personal style of dealing with executives
A financial turnaround in Tata Steel and Tata Motors has come as a shot in the arm for Chandra.
In the domestic market, the Tata Group has lost ground in the passenger car business.
Mody held important positions in Tata group and led Tata Steel till he retired in the early 1990s.
The latest Fortune list is topped by Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs.
Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata did live up to his promise of delivering a Rs 1 lakh car. But, that promise is now costing Tata Motors dear.
Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata did live up to his promise of delivering a Rs 1 lakh car. But, that promise is now costing Tata Motors dear.
Here stood a man who embodied the legacy of whatever Brand Tata stood for, embellished it, and departed into the long night, leaving the brand legacy for others to further enrich, notes R Gopalakrishnan.
'Some icons are living textbooks, teaching us about leadership, success, and legacy. Extraordinary yet human and approachable, they inspire and guide us.' 'India has lost a true son and champion.'
Cyrus Mistry, who was replaced as chairman of Tata Sons last Monday, October 24, still serves as the chairman of Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services, Indian Hotels, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Chemicals, Tata Industries and Tata Teleservices.
Chandrasekaran served TCS for three decades as it rose to become the largest IT company in the country and also the crown jewel for Tata Sons
Fourteen per cent of the $16 billion invested by Ratan Tata in M&As abroad has been written off by his successor.
Tata was concerned that most innovations were happening outside India, some by Indians.
Of the six chairmen that Tata group has had in its 148 years, the longest serving was Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy
Two Indian steel tycoons - Ratan Tata of Tata Steel and NRI Lakshmi Mittal of global powerhouse Mittal Steel - have made it to the world's best CEOs list compiled by US stock market weekly Barron's.
The Tata Group is looking for investments in Bangladesh's steel, power and fertiliser sectors worth $2billion, a media report said in Dhaka on Saturday.
The ambitious Rs 1 lakh car by Tata Motors may be launched between 2007 and 2008 even as factors like inflation and cost of steel may make it difficult to maintain the price line.
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'
In 2006-07, TCS had employed 7,000 people in the eastern states.
Here's a look at how key Tata group companies fared under Cyrus Mistry's stewardship.
The Tata Group is likely to sign a final agreement with Bangladesh's state-run Board of Investment for its proposed two billion dollar investment in the country soon, a media report said on Monday.
Call it a coincidence - as Ratan Tata was preparing to hand over the baton of Tata Sons to Cyrus Mistry, Sebi banned Dilip Pendse, former MD of the erstwhile Tata Finance from the capital market for a period of two years.
TATA Group Chairman Ratan Tata and India-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal will be among seven international business leaders to attend the three-day International Investment Council to be hosted by President Thabo Mbeki this weekend in South Africa.
Insurer likely to support Ratan Tata; reduction in stake might have been profit booking.
On Mody's death, Tata on Friday said, "Russi Mody was an institution at Tata Steel. Under his leadership, the company grew significantly and he instituted many human resource initiatives.
A stake level of 26 per cent in a company is crucial as with this strength, a stakeholder can block any special resolution at board meetings.
There was virtually no incremental equity investment by Tata Sons during Mistry's first two years
