The overseas drive of the group has been accompanied by a change in Tata, the person, too
At a time when the Indian automobile industry is strongly opposing lowering of import duty in the proposed India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has favoured cutting tariff on vehicles and components coming from overseas.
Tata Group head Ratan Tata said on Tuesday he has set higher ambitions for the Nano car which will be available in more variants, including diesel and electric versions.
Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata said e-commerce is one of the areas where is he looking to personally invest because of its "good potential" as a large proportion of the country's consuming public do not have the required access to goods.
The Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok on Friday conferred the honorary degree of doctor of technology on Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata for his and the group's contribution to industrial development and the Indian society.\n\n\n\n
'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.'
Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday on a three-day visit during which he will hold discussions with the government about his $2 billion investment plans in Bangladesh.
Diwan Arun Nanda, founder of Rediffusion and one of India's last great admen, changed the industry with memorable campaigns, political ads, and a rare mix of sharp strategy and creativity.
Stating that Tatas did not have a 'captive' connection to counter a media campaign against it by an unholy nexus between certain corporates and journalists, Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata on Thursday said that this necessitated engagement of external PR service provider Niira Radia.
Company chief Tony Fernandes said the name of Chairman for AirAsia India board would also be disclosed soon
Which were the five businesses Ratan Tata had great hopes for, but his successor failed to deliver?
He seems to have struck a chord with young entrepreneurs.
MUrgency is slated to launch services in Amritsar and Jalandhar in the last week of May and cover the entire state by June end.
Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has said that power and wealth are not his two main stakes and ruled out joining politics after his retirement in 2012.
Ola did not disclose financial details of the investment.
This was a man who like Buddha transformed himself into achieving the impossible and being an inspiration for many generations to come, says business thinker Mudit Jain.
From politicians to entrepreneurs and change makers, Akash Ambani's wedding had some illustrious guests.
In 2010, Ratan Tata had spoken of how he had to abandon plans to launch an airline because he refused to pay bribes to secure the necessary approvals.
Tata was ranked second only to former president APJ Abdul Kalam in the list of 100 most trusted individuals in India.
'The quality of a leader should be such that even if the leader is not there, the institution carries on.'
Tata said he expects China to move towards democracy. He said many democracies would also have to find ways of 'enforcing what they want to do if they want to move forward'.
Industry leaders on Thursday mourned the death of Ratan Tata saying with his demise India has lost a visionary who shaped its industrial and philanthropic landscape. Tata was a truly remarkable business leader who placed the country before business interests, and whose vision was truly transformational for a country and its people, TVS Motor Co Chairman Emeritus Venu Srinivasan said in a statement. "Mr Tata was a truly remarkable business leader, the likes of whom nations get only once in a century," he added.
The body is form to restore health of oceans.
Ratan Tata was the first one to realise that Indian companies had become a prisoner to tradition and needed to radically innovate.
People from different walks of life gathered outside the residence of Ratan Tata in south Mumbai on Thursday morning to pay their respects to the veteran industrialist, who died in a hospital in Mumbai.
Once pioneers in civil aviation, the Tata group is unlikely to get into the sector because of "destructive competition", its outgoing Chairman Ratan Tata said.
Mr Mitra, show me where is industrial development in Bengal: Tata
'I've been backing businesses in the e-commerce space because they enable goods and services to reach people who could never have been catered to in this manner before.'
'What he has done has really been to give his time to go outside India, to reach out to governments, important countries, to meet world leaders. And I am sure when he is meeting them, he is not only presenting a Tata group message, he is presenting an India message. Therefore, he has become a kind of quasi-ambassador for us which is, of course, why the government values and respects him so much as well.' Top corporate lawyer Zia Mody assesses Ratan Tata's legacy.
Tata said it was a matter of "great shame" that the company allowed Mahindra & Mahindra to get ahead of it to claim the number three spot in passenger vehicle production.
Outgoing chief's presentation to top executives sees fivefold rise in sales in 8 years.
Tata spoke about his 50 years with the group, 21 as its chairman, the highs and lows of his tenure, his equation with Mistry and his post-retirement plans during an expansive interview to PTI in his office at 'Bombay House', the group headquarters.
'We shared stories and insights about our mutual love for automobiles, our commitment to giving back to society, passion for wildlife conservation, and affection for our furry friends.'
Tata will step down as chairman of Tata Sons and other group companies in December-end after a stint of over 21 years.
Revealing one of the best kept secrets of his personal life, the bachelor industrialist Ratan Tata has said that he had fallen in love and had come seriously close to getting married as many as four times.
Anjaneyulu is one of the three IPS officers who are under suspension for allegedly "hastily arresting" and "harassing" Jethwani without proper investigation in a case filed against her during the erstwhile YSRCP regime. Vishal Gunni and Kanthi Ratan Tata are the other two IPS officers.
Chandrasekhar's letter seeks to convey the impression that the Tata Group kept quiet when it stood to benefit from violations of norms.
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.
