The Indian information technology industry will need to move up the value chain to tackle competition from countries like China, Philippines and Vietnam, said Ratan Tata.
The Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, will share dais at Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit (VGGIS) beginning in Ahmedabad on January 12.
Tata Motors on Wednesday inaugurated the world's cheapest car, the Nano's, manufacturing facility here, nearly two years after it was forced to shift the plant out of West Bengal over a land row.
Headhunters said the demand for foreigner CEOs is coming from companies that have developed a global footprint and sectors which do not have enough talent in the country -- hospitality, insurance, retail and power, for instance. They are meant to fill a need gap and are not just trophies on display.
This is largely on the back of Tata Steel's expansion at Kalinganagar, as well as JLR's in China and Brazil
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PepsiCo chairman and chief executive officer Indra Nooyi, who has been speculated to be among the possible candidates to succeed Ratan Tata as chairman of the Tata Group, has ruled herself out of the race, saying she "loves" her present job.
Tata Motors has opted unconventional mediums like web search, viral marketing and innovative public relations-driven campaigns, where the news in brief is called 'Nano news' in some papers and television advertisement breaks are called 'Nano breaks.' There is also Nano merchandise like T-shirts and key chains. Unlike most car launches, it is not supported by a television campaign, leading to a big saving for the company.
The $70-billion Tata Group has embarked on a global search for a successor to Ratan Tata who will retire in 2012.
The 287-room flagship hotel has been undergoing extensive renovation post the terror attacks.
Amid cheer and spirited applause from the hotel staff, Tata group chairman Ratan Tata on Thursday announced that the heritage wing of Taj Mahal Palace and Towers, which bore the brunt of 26/11 terror attack, would reopen on the Independence Day.
Ratan Tata-led Tata Motors on Thursday said that it plans to expand its commercial vehicles business in India and would launch a few more models by this year-end.
After turning around the fortunes of the iconic Land Rover, Tata Motors on Tuesday said that it plans to start assembling the high-end SUV in India from next year.
Dismissing all suggestions that only a Parsi with a Tata name would succeed him, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata on Monday said that the new incumbent would neither be a pro-Parsi nor an anti-Parsi, but the 'right person'.
A half-brother of Ratan Tata, Noel will step down as the MD of the group's retail venture, Trent Ltd
Tata Motors is developing higher capacity engines for its Nano car, to target domestic as well as foreign markets.
Experts say the impact is limited to investors and potential employees and may ease out in the next few months
The Shiv Sena has particularly been upset with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has repeatedly attacked him.
With an industry at the abandoned site of Tata's Nano car project at Singur yet to come up, most of the landowners who had willingly parted with their fields are now back to what they had been doing - cultivation.
India Inc honchos Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and others are likely to explore measures to boost bilateral business ties during their brainstorming session over breakfast with US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton on Saturday.
Inaugurating the facility, spread over about 1,100 acres, Narendra Modi said it cost him Re 1 to have the plant in the state.
The new plant at Sanand will be inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, who seven years ago dreamt of making an affordable family car for the common man. Spread over an area of about 1,100 acres, the new facility has been created at the cost of approximately Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion).
Come Sunday, India's automobile industry will achieve a unique distinction of showcasing both the world's cheapest car Nano and two of the costliest brands -- Jaguar and Land Rover -- from the Tata Group.
Just a decade ago, a kind of muscular nationalism was the leitmotif for talent management within Indian corporations. Any suggestion of bringing in foreign talent had managers bristling with indignation.
The Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower Hotel has thrown open the doors of its famous Japanese eatery Wasabi and the Harbour Bar, more than a year after the popular joints were destroyed in the 26/11 terror strike.
The terror attacks in Mumbai revealed deficiencies in law enforcement, especially in the areas of crisis response and management, Ratan Tata, owner of the Taj hotel, which bore the brunt of the carnage, has said.
Among the areas of cooperation would be education, science and technology. The meeting would be co-chaired by Tata Sons chairman, Ratan Tata and David Cote, chairman of fortune 500 Honeywell. Tata heads the 12-member Indian delegation to the CEO Forum while Cote leads the US side.
Like many other Indian companies, the Tata group too has globalised in the past decade. It is a testimony to the success of Indian enterprise in the global marketplace that many of them have done well, in the face of severe competition.
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.
The Year of India in Russia - as 2009 is officially known - has helped India Inc get into a long bear hug with the Russian consumer. They are lapping up everything - from Ratan Tata's marquee cars to Vijay Mallya's whisky.
Only three Indian businessmen feature in Forbes magazine's first-ever World's Most Powerful People list: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi N Mittal, and Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice H L Dattu said it was of the view to segregate the issues in two parts as otherwise, it would be an unending exercise.
The car is expected to be powered by 800cc to 1 litre engine.
We call it Nano, they don't have to, says vice-chairman Ravi Kant
The gift from the Tata Trusts will allow Cornell to establish and expand partnerships with Indian scientists that build on its strength in applied agriculture research. The endowment will also be used to set up a scholarship fund to bring more Indian students, who may be discouraged by Cornell's price tag, to the university. The gift could eventually help support as many as 25 Indian undergraduate and graduate students at a time.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to discuss the impact of global demand contraction on Indian economy with industry leaders in New Delhi on Saturday, ahead of the G-20 summit in London next week.
In keeping with the Trusts' objectives, the initiative was underpinned by an attempt to determine how over-nutrition was impacting citizens at a mass scale.
Nano's sales have been sliding. How does Tata Motors plan to bring the excitement back?
Tata's small car Nano may not be able to enter Europe due to stringent safety and emission norms, leading German luxury carmaker Audi said joining the list of auto players, who are sceptical about the prospects of the world's cheapest car.
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