Business Houses: TATA - II

Important Milestones Contd....

1932: Tata Airlines, a division of Tata Sons, is established, opening up the aviation sector in India. Air India was nationalised in 1953

1952: Jawaharlal Nehru requests the group to manufacture cosmetics in India, leading to the setting up of Lakme. The company was sold to Hindustan Lever (now Unilever) in 1997

1968: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's first software services company, is established as a division of Tata Sons

January 10, 2008: Tata Motors unveils Tata Nano, the People’s Car, at the 9th Auto Expo in Delhi.

2011: The Tata Nano begins international journey in Sri Lanka and Nepal

Business Houses - TATA

Important Milestones:

1868: Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata starts a private trading firm, laying the foundation of the Tata group.

1874: The Central India Spinning, Weaving and Manufacturing Company is set up, marking the group's entry into textiles and its first large-scale industrial venture.

1902: The Indian Hotels Company is incorporated to set up the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, India's first luxury hotel, which opened in 1903

1907: The Tata Iron and Steel Company (now Tata Steel) is established to set up India's first iron and steel plant in Jamshedpur. The plant started production in 1912.

1911: The Indian Institute of Science is established in Bangalore to serve as a centre for advanced learning