Ratan Tata

Tata happy with expansion in the face of downturn

When India's Tata industrial group paid $13bn for Corus last year Ratan Tata, the company's chairman, said the purchase of the British steelmaker was part of a long-term plan to become much more global. In spite of the recent...

Let’s spot leaders, and do so early

India is a bit of an enigma when it comes to leadership in sports. If you compare a Kapil (Dev) to a Sachin (Tendulkar) or a Rahul (Dravid) to a Sourav (Ganguly), or even just now, a Dhoni to a Kumble, each brought forth a...

No! Not back to socialism!

Two events that occurred in the last month may influence the future of Indian polity and economics far more than one can imagine. Mr Ratan Tata wrote an open letter to the people of West Bengal, particularly to the youth there,...

Govt to consider Tata's proposal in helping domestic companies

Minister of State for Industry Ashwani Kumar said the government will consider Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata's proposal of setting up a special fund in select banks to help domestic companies repay foreign loans.

Tatas to make potable water available in rural India

Tata's next big dream is to make potable available in villages across the country. "We are conducting research on ways to make brackish water potable for rural areas that are deprived of this basic facility," said Shri Ratan...

Govt to inject Rs 50,000 cr in infra

Press Trust Of India / New Delhi November 19, 2008, 0:18 IST In a major initiative to pump prime the economy through public expenditure, the government has decided to inject a whopping Rs 50,000 crore for funding infrastructure...

Tata To Make Potable Water Available in Rural India

Tata's next big dream is to make potable available in villages across the country. "We are conducting research on ways to make brackish water potable for rural areas that are deprived of this basic facility," said Shri Ratan...

Autocar award winners 2008

The winners of this year’s Autocar Awards have just been announced at a ceremony in the Royal Horticultural Halls in London. From a revolutionary electric family car to McLaren's F1 triumph, it's been quite a year for the car...

Metro man's new mission: Clean India

NEW DELHI: He's arguably India's best known technocrat, who became a middle-class household name following the success of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. But DMRC managing director E Sreedharan now has a new project: to spark a...

Stocks in news: Unitech, GVK Power, UTV, Dunlop India

Stocks in news: Dunlop India shut shop and closed manufacturing unit in WB and Tamil Nadu. UTV will shut Delhi office and 60 employees will have to quit. GVK Power is planning to sell 25% stake in its energy arm. Unitech...

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