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| 1839 || March 3 || Prelude || {{w|Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata}} is born in a rural town of Navsari in {{w|Gujarat}} to a family of {{w|Parsee}} {{w|Zoroastrian}} priests.<ref name="India as a Model for Global Development">{{cite book |title=India as a Model for Global Development |edition=Mahmoud Masaeli, Monica Prabhakar |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=M_N0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA176&dq=%22tata%22+%22british+india%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjxj-ndwOflAhUNIbkGHTiXAOoQ6AEIUDAF#v=onepage&q=%22tata%22%20%22british%20india%22&f=false}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1859 || || Prelude || 20 year old [[w:Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata|Jamsetji]] joins his father's small firm, in which Jamsetji gains knowledge about commodities, markets, trading, and banking.<ref name="India as a Model for Global Development"/>|| ||
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| 1868 || || Founding || After a maiden voyage to {{w|England}} and having begun to understand what he saw as significant opportunities for Indian participation in a British-dominated textiles industry<ref name="India as a Model for Global Development"/>, 29-year-old [[w:Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata|Jamsetji]] starts the business as a private trading company with a capital of ₹21,000.<ref name="Tata Group">{{cite web |title=Tata Group |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tata-Group |website=britannica.com |accessdate=17 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Complete Story">{{cite web |title=Our Timeline: The Complete Story, Tata group |url=https://www.tata.com/about-us/tata-group-our-heritage/Our-Timeline |website=tata.com |accessdate=18 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group">{{cite web |title=A brief history of the Tata Group |url=https://blog.ipleaders.in/brief-history-tata-group/ |website=blog.ipleaders.in |accessdate=18 September 2019}}</ref> || ||
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| 1869 || || Early development || [[w:Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata|Jamsetji]] moves into textiles, acquiring in {{w|Chinchpokli}} a bankrupt oil mill in the industrial heart of {{w|Bombay}}. Later on the property would be converted into the cotton mill and renamed as Alexandra Mill.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/><ref name="India as a Model for Global Development"/>|| ||
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| 1871 || || Early development || [[w:Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata|Jamsetji]] sells Alexandra Mill for a significant profit to a local cotton merchant.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/><ref name="India as a Model for Global Development"/>|| ||
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| 1874 || || Early development || [[w:Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata|Jamsetji]] establishes a textile mill in {{w|Nagpur}}, choosing this city over {{w|Bombay}}, the Indian textile hub. The Empress Mills experiment would prove to be very successful.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1877 || || Early development || [[w:Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata|Jamsetji]] establishes Empress Mills, the oldest and the largest composite textile mill in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Empress of India: Oldest mill sold for Rs 35 crore |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/empress-of-india-oldest-mill-sold-for-rs-35-crore/articleshow/1161617.cms |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Tata Group history is">{{cite web |last1=Tyagi |first1=Rachna |title=Tata Group history is also the history of Indian industry |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/10/05/tata-group-history-is-also-the-history-of-indian-industry.html |website=theweek.in |accessdate=18 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1886 || || Policy || Empress Mills pioneers employee welfare initiatives, long before they are enacted by law.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1892 || || Education || [[w:Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata|Jamsetji]] establishes the JN Tata Endowment Fund with the purpose to help Indian students pursue higher studies abroad.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1898 || || Early development || [[w:Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata|Jamsetji]] opens the Hotel Taj in {{w|Mumbai}}, the first hotel of such standard in India, with German fans and English butlers. This lays the foundation of a multimillionaire venture known to be as [[w:Taj Hotels|Taj Group]] of hotels.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1902 || || Subsidiary || The Indian Hotels Company is incorporated to commission the [[w:The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel|Taj Mahal Palace & Tower]], the first luxury hotel in India.<ref name="Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1903 || December 16 || Subsidiary || {{w|The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel}} opens as the first luxury hotel in India.<ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="The Complete Story"/> It becomes also the first [[w:Taj Hotels|Taj Hotel]], which would develop as a chain of luxury hotels.|| ||
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| 1904 || || Leadership || [[w:Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata|Jamsetji]] passes away in {{w|Germany}}. His older son, {{w|Dorabji Tata}}, takes over as chairman of the Tata Group.<ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 1907 || August 26 || Subsidiary || Fulfilling the dream of [[w:Jamsetji Tata|Jamshedji]], {{w|Dorabji Tata}} establishes the Tata Iron and Steel company (TISCO) (later known as {{w|Tata Steel}}) in {{w|Sakchi}}, and builds a hospital for the village.<ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/><ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1909 || May || Education || The {{w|Indian Institute of Science}} is established through the vision of {{w|Jamsetji Tata}}, 5 years after his death. <ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.iisc.ac.in/about/general-information/about-heritage/ |website=iisc.ac.in |accessdate=18 September 2019}}</ref> || ||
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| 1910 || || Subsidiary || Tata Group diversifies into electricity<ref name="Tata Group"/>, establishing Western India's first hydropower plant. {{w|Tata Power}} is established.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 1911 || || Education || The first batch of students is admitted to the {{w|Indian Institute of Science}}.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group"/> || ||
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| 1912 || || Research || Sir {{w|Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata}} funds research into the causes of widespread poverty in India at the University of London.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1917 || || Subsidiary || Tata Group diversifies into consumer goods with the opening of Tata Oil Mills Co (TOMCO), known for popular soap brands, Hamam and Moti. It would be sold to Hindustan Lever in 1984.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group"/>
| 1917 || || || {{w|Tata Sons}} is registered as a private limited company.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>
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| 1919 || || Leadership || Sir {{w|Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata}} dies, and the first of the Tata Trusts, the Sir Ratanji Tata Trust & Allied Trusts, is set up in accordance with his will.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1919 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Power}} is founded by {{w|Dorabji Tata}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Power of Dreams |url=https://www.tata.com/newsroom/the-power-of-dreams-tata-power |website=tata.com |accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1920 || || Sport || India sends its first Olympic team to the [[w:1920 Summer Olympics|games in Antwerp]], largely due to {{w|Dorabji Tata}} efforts. In 1924, he finances the Indian team headed to the [[w:1924 Summer Olympics|Paris Summer Olympics]].<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1922 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Coffee}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Coffee |url=https://tatacoffee.com/ |website=tatacoffee.com |accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1929 || || Leadership || 24-year-old {{w|Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata}} receives the first pilot licence in India.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1932 || || Leadership || {{w|J. R. D. Tata}} pilots the first flight of the subcontinent from {{w|Karachi}} to {{w|Mumbai}}. Tata Airlines (later, {{w|Air India}}) is founded.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1932 || June || Leadership || {{w|Dorabji Tata}} dies on June 3. {{w|Nowroji Saklatwala}} (son of Bapuji Saklatwala and Virbaiji Tata) becomes the third chairman of the Tata Group.<ref name="Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1936 || || Education || The Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work (later known as {{w|Tata Institute of Social Sciences}}) is established.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1938 || || Leadership || Sir {{w|Nowroji Saklatwala}} passes away in {{w|France}}. {{w|J. R. D. Tata}} assumes leading position in the group. At 34, he is the youngest Chairman in Tata Group's history.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1939 || || Growth || As of date, [[w:Tata Steel|Tata Iron and Steel Company]] operates the largest steel plant in the {{w|British Empire}}.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1939 || || Subsidiary || {{w|J. R. D. Tata}} establishes {{w|Tata Chemicals}} in {{w|Mithapur}}, {{w|Gujarat}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Company profile |url=https://www.tatachemicals.com/about-us/company-profile |website=tatachemicals.com |accessdate=18 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Tata Group history is"/><ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1941 || February 28 || Health || The {{w|Tata Memorial Hospital}} is founded in {{w|Pune}}. It pioneers cancer treatment in India, and offers access to cancer care for all.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Historyd">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://tmc.gov.in/index.php/aboutus/history-2 |website=tmc.gov.in |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1944 || || Education || The Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work is renamed as {{w|Tata Institute of Social Sciences}}.<ref name="Historyvvv">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.tiss.edu/about-tiss/overview/ |website=tiss.edu |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1945 || || Subsidiary || Tata Group establishes the {{w|Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company}} (TELCO) to manufacture engineering and locomotive products. It would be later renamed Tata Motors.<ref name="Tata Group"/> "The group's rapid business expansion continues with the establishment of Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company. By 2003, it is rechristened Tata Motors."<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 1945 || June 1 || Education || The {{w|Tata Institute of Fundamental Research}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=History & Archives |url=http://www.tifr.res.in/history.php |website=tifr.res.in |accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1946 || || Leadership || {{w|Naval Tata}} is named President of the [[w:Indian Hockey Federation|Indian Hockey Association]]. Under his leadership, India would achieve Olympic medals, with golds in 1948, 1952 & 1956.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1952 || || Brand || Tata Group expands into cosmetics, and launches India's first cosmetics brand, [[w:Lakmé Cosmetics|Lakme]]. It would be sold to Hindustan Unilever, along with {{w|Tata Oil Mills Company}}, in 1984.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1952 || || Research || The Indian Cancer Research Centre is established as a pioneer research institute for basic research. It would later be called the Cancer Research Institute (CRI).<ref name="Historyd"/>|| ||
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| 1953 || || Nationalization || Tata Airlines is nationalized and becomes {{w|Air India}} when the Indian Government passes the Air Corporations Act and purchases a majority stake in the carrier from {{w|Tata Sons}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/jrd-to-ratan-tata-an-aviation-dream-that-was-never-grounded/tatas-history-with-air-india/slideshow/59254598.cms |title=Tatas history |accessdate=28 July 2017|archivedate=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/air-india-was-at-its-peak-during-the-jrd-tata-times-jitendra-bhargava-former-ed-air-india/articleshow/59252990.cms |title=Air India: Air India was at its peak during the JRD Tata times: Jitendra Bhargava, Former ED, Air India – The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=21 June 2017 |accessdate=24 October 2017|archivedate=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 1954 || || Product || [[w:Tata Motors|Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co Ltd]] begins manufacturing medium commercial vehicles along with {{w|Daimler Benz}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nano says tata to truckmaker image |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nano-says-tata-to-truckmaker-image/articleshow/4305752.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref> || ||
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| 1954 || September 6 || Subsidiary || {{w|Voltas Limited}} is incorporated as a collaboration between {{w|Tata Sons}} and Volkart Brothers. It would be soon associated with multiple prestigious projects, making it a leading engineering solutions provider and airconditioning brand.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1956 || || Financial || {{w|Tata Sons}} is termed as a deemed public holding company after the Companies Act 1956, with articles remaining unchanged.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>
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| 1957 || || Health || The Ministry of Health takes over the {{w|Tata Memorial Hospital}}.<ref name="Historyd"/>|| ||
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| 1958 || || Subsidiary || {{w|TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=TRL KROSAKI Refractories Limited |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/trl-krosaki-refractories-limited/ |website=linkedin.com |accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1961 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Hitachi |url=https://www.tatahitachi.co.in/milestones/ |website=tatahitachi.co.in |accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1962 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Tea}} is incorporated as Tata Finlay Ltd with technical and financial collaboration with James Finlay & Co. Ltd. from {{w|Glasgow}}, a leading Scottish trading company in the {{w|British Empire}}.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="Tata Global Beverages Ltd.">{{cite web |title=Tata Global Beverages Ltd. |url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/tata-global-557/information/company-history |website=business-standard.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1964 || || Education || The {{w|Tata Institute of Social Sciences}} is declared {{w|Deemed university}} under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956.<ref name="Historyvvv"/>|| ||
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| 1964 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Global Beverages}} is set up through a joint venture with James Finlay and the Tata Group for manufacturing {{w|tea}} and {{w|coffee}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Global Beverages Overview |url=https://www.glassdoor.sg/Overview/Working-at-Tata-Global-Beverages-EI_IE9651.11,32.htm |website=glassdoor.sg |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Tata Global Beverages Ltds">{{cite web |title=Tata Global Beverages Ltd. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/stock/tata-global-beverages-ltd_tataglobal/reports |website=ndtv.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1966 || || Education || The {{w|Tata Management Training Centre}} is founded by {{w|J. R. D. Tata}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tata Management Training Centre (TMTC) |url=https://www.academyofindianmarketing.org/charter-member-institution/the-tata-management-training-centre-tmtc/ |website=academyofindianmarketing.org |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1968 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Consultancy Services}} is established as India's first software services company. It would grow to a global enterprise with a presence in 46 countries.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 1969 || || Education || The [[w:National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|National Centre for the Performing Arts]] is founded by {{w|J. R. D. Tata}} and Dr. Jamshed Bhabha, who envisioned a world-class performing arts centre to preserve India's heritage.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1971 || || Nationalization || A first unsuccessful attempt to nationalize {{w|Tata Steel}} is made.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1974 || || Education || The [[w:Energy and Resources Institute|Tata Energy Research Institute]] is founded in {{w|New Delhi}}. It specializes in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. It would be renamed Energy and Resources Institute in 2003.|| ||
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| 1976 || || || [[W:Tata Global Beverages|Tata Finlay]] takes over the production and marketing operations of James Finlay.<ref name="Tata Global Beverages Ltd."/> || ||
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| 1979 || || Nationalization || A second unsuccessful attempt to nationalize {{w|Tata Steel}} is made.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1979 || || Subsidiary || Tata Projects Limited is established as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company in the engineering sector of the Tata Group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Admired Companies: Tata Projects |url=https://www.constructionworld.in/articles/cover-story/Most-Admired-Companies:-Tata-Projects/3109 |website=constructionworld.in |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1982 || || Acquisition || Tata Group subsidiary {{w|Taj Hotels}} acquires Taj Sheba Hotel in {{w|Sana'a}}, {{w|Yemen}}, its first international hotel.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1982 || || Acquisition || {{w|Taj Hotels}} accelerates its international expansion with the acquisition of St. James Court in {{w|London}}.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1983 || || Product || {{w|Tata Chemicals}} launces {{w|Tata Salt}} as India's first packaged {{w|iodized salt}} brand.<ref name="The Complete Story"/> || ||
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| 1982 || || Acquisition || James Finlay sells their shareholding in the Tata Finlay, to Tata Group, passing the ownership of the company completely into the hands of the group, which renames it {{w|Tata Tea}}.<ref name="Tata Global Beverages Ltd."/><ref>{{cite web |title=Records of Tata-Finlay Limited |url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/32161c5f-e31b-337e-8cfe-031b7c64b008 |website=archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1984 || || Joint venture || Titan Industries is established as a joint venture between the {{w|Tata Group}} and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation, and starts producing watches.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.titancompany.in/about-us |website=titancompany.in |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Titan Company Ltd |url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/titan-company-1016/information/company-history |website=business-standard.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1984 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Housing Development Company}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=TATA HOUSING |url=https://www.tatahousing.in/e-leaflet/#thdc/page1 |website=tatahousing.in |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1984 || || Acquisition || Tata Group cosmetics brand Lakme is sold to {{w|Hindustan Unilever}}, along with Tata Oil Mills Co (TOMCO).<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1985 || || Product || Tata Group is granted a license to manufacture passenger cars.<ref name="df">{{cite book |last1=Barnes |first1=Tom |title=Making Cars in the New India: Industry, Precarity and Informality |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=neZNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq="in+1985+tata"&source=bl&ots=gGft-5jFM_&sig=ACfU3U2BqNP66g7stiMsuVhQC5lNVkwpuA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1sK7SsqblAhXdGLkGHdHXAOIQ6AEwA3oECAgQAg#v=onepage&q="in%201985%20tata"&f=false}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1989 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Technologies Limited}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Technologies |url=https://www.glassdoor.com.ar/Descripci%C3%B3n-general/Trabajar-en-Tata-Technologies-EI_IE327596.12,29.htm?countryRedirect=true |website=glassdoor.com.ar |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1989 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Power Solar}} is founded as a joint venture between Tata Power and British Petroleum Solar ({{w|BP Solar}}). It is one of the largest manufacturers of solar modules in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Power Solar doubles module manufacturing capacity to 400MW |url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/TcB4IPMJX0cqD5tA6YlugJ/Tata-Power-Solar-doubles-module-manufacturing-capacity-to-40.html |website=livemint.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref> || ||
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| 1989 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Elxsi}} is incorporated. It is the product design arm of Tata Group, and focuses on delivering outsourced product design and {{w|R&D}} services and solutions to customers worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=TATA ELXSI LTD. (TATAELXSI) - COMPANY HISTORY |url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/tata-elxsi-2322/information/company-history |website=business-standard.com |accessdate=1 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Buy Tata Elxsi, target Rs 1,240: Manav Chopra |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/recos/buy-tata-elxsi-target-rs-1240-manav-chopra/articleshow/66063239.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1990 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Steel}} starts expansion plan and establishes its subsidiary Tata Inc. in {{w|New York City}}.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 1991 || || Leadership || {{w|J.R.D. Tata}}’s nephew {{w|Ratan Tata}} assumes as new chairman of the Tata Group. Upon assumption, Ratan would aggressively seek to expand the group, increasingly focussing on globalizing its businesses.<ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 1991 || || Product || After its success with commercial vehicles, TELCO (later {{w|Tata Motors}}) launches {{w|Tata Sierra}}, a three-door {{w|sport utility vehicle}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=The err in Sierra |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/management/the-err-in-sierra-104040601010_1.html |website=business-standard.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1991 || January || Education || {{w|J.R.D. Tata}} launches Tata Central Archives (TCA) in {{w|Bombay}}. In 2001, the archives move to Pune. Housed in the lush green precincts of Tata Management Training Centre, TCA formal innauguration would happen on February 13, 2001.<ref name="Treasures from the Past">{{cite web |title=Treasures from the Past |url=https://www.tata.com/newsroom/treasures-from-the-past-tata-central-archives |website=tata.com |accessdate=18 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1992 || || Joint venture || {{w|Tata Motors}} forms a 50/50 joint venture with Cummins Engine Company USA, called Tata Cummings Limited (TCL), to bring diesel technology solutions to {{w|India}}.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nobrega |first1=William |last2=Sinha |first2=Ashish |title=Riding the Indian Tiger: Understanding India -- the World's Fastest Growing Market |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=5TG7uJkHJVQC&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=%22in+1992+tata%22&source=bl&ots=hbFo9AWhDe&sig=ACfU3U3OwoR6eOaX1bdXzxFFIs1L5qiyiA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCnIyOl6blAhWoI7kGHS53DH0Q6AEwCHoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=%22in%201992%20tata%22&f=false}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1993 || November 28 || Leadership || {{w|J.R.D. Tata}} dies in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 1993 || || Subsidiary || Tata Petrodyne Limited is incorporated and originally promoted by Tata Industries Ltd with the objective of leading the group's incursion into the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=TPL |url=https://www.tatapetrodyne.in/ |website=tatapetrodyne.in |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1993 || November 11 || Subsidiary || {{w|TajAir}} is established as Megapode Airlines. It is an air charter company owned by the Tata Group.<ref>{{cite web |title=A truly Exclusive air charter service |url=https://www.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj-air/ |website=tajhotels.com |accessdate=2 October 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1994 || || Brand || Tata Group subsidiary {{w|Titan Company}} launches {{w|jewellery}} brand {{w|Tanishq}}, revolutionizing the Indian jewellery market.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 1994 || || Subsidiary || Tata-{{w|TIDCO}} joint venture {{w|Titan Company}} launches {{w|Tanishq}}, a jewellery brand which would grow to over 274 stores in more than 160 Indian cities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanishq |url=https://www.titancompany.in/our-brands/jewellery/tanishq |website=titancompany.in |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1995 || || Subsidiary || Tata AutoComp Systems is incorporated as a supplier of automobile components and engineering services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata AutoComp Systems |url=https://tataautocomp.com/careers/ |website=tataautocomp.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1996 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Teleservices}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Sons may soon shut down Tata Teleservices |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/tata-sons-may-soon-shut-down-tata-teleservices-ending-a-21-year-old-business-venture/articleshow/60978245.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1997 || || Education || Tata Central Archives (TCA) becomes a division of Tata Services.<ref name="Treasures from the Past"/>|| ||
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| 1998 || || Product || [[w:Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company|TELCO]] launches {{w|Tata Indica}}, India's first indigenously designed and manufactured car, and {{w|Tata Safari}}, India's first {{w|SUV}}.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/> || ||
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| 1998 || || Subsidiary || [[w:Trent (Westside)|Trent]] starts operating as the retail hand of the Tata group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Consumer and Retail |url=https://www.tata.com/business/consumer-retail |website=tata.com |accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 1999 || || Brand || Tata Tea launches Agni as an economy brand.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Krishnamacharyulu |first1=C. S. G. |title=Rural Marketing: Text and Cases |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=dzPbK-etl2QC&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=%22in+1999+tata%22&source=bl&ots=NP_2Nc3r7v&sig=ACfU3U3eK6Tp8vwpKopf8cYrbnN5HZO4CA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9gbeOuqblAhXxHLkGHR1wBX44ChDoATAAegQICBAC#v=onepage&q=%22in%201999%20tata%22&f=false}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2000 || February || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Tea}} acquires British firm {{w|Tetley Tea}} for US$407 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2006/aug/24spec.htm|title=Tatas' shopping spree: 27 in 6 years!|date=24 August 2006|work=Rediff|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="The Complete Story"/> It is the first major acquisition of an international brand by an Indian business group.<ref name="Tata Group history is"/> || ||
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| 2001 || || Education || Tata Central Archives (TCA) is formally inaugurated by {{w|Ratan Tata}}.<ref name="Treasures from the Past"/>|| ||
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| 2001 || || Partnership || Tata Group partners with {{w|American International Group}} to create the insurance company {{w|Tata AIG}}.<ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 2001 || January || Subsidiary || {{w|TATA AIG}} starts operations.<ref>{{cite web |title=AIG |url=https://www.tataaig.com/ |website=tataaig.com |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2002 || || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Group}} acquires a controlling stake in Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), establishing {{w|Tata Communications}}.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 2002 || || Acquisition || [[w:Tata Daewoo|Daewoo Commercial Vehicle]] is acquired by {{w|Tata Motors}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle |url=https://tractors.fandom.com/wiki/Tata_Daewoo_Commercial_Vehicle |website=tractors.fandom.com |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref> || ||
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| 2003 || || Renaming || Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO) is renamed {{w|Tata Motors}}.<ref name="Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 2003 || || || {{w|Tata Consultancy Services}} becomes the first Indian software company to cross one billion dollars in revenues.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 2003 || || Subsidiary || Tata Power Trading Company Limited is incorporated. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Power Trading |url=http://tatapowertrading.com/about-us/introduction.php |website=tatapowertrading.com |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref> || ||
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| 2004 || February || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Motors}} acquires the commercial vehicle unit of {{w|South Korea}}’s {{w|Daewoo Group}} for US$102 million.<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad">{{cite web |title=Tata group's major takeovers abroad |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-corus-tata-chronology/tata-groups-major-takeovers-abroad-idUKFOR12830320070131 |website=uk.reuters.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref> In the same year, the company is listed on the {{w|New York Stock Exchange}}.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 2004 || May || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Consultancy Services}} acquires Phoenix Global Solutions, a unit of {{w|The Phoenix Companies}}, to improve its expertise in the insurance sector.<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2004 || August || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Steel}} acquires Singaporean NatSteel Ltd. for $286 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Steel to buy NatSteel |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-glory-the-tata-group/tata-steel/tata-steel-to-buy-natsteel/articleshow/888634.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2004 || || Financial || {{w|Tata Consultancy Services}} goes public in the largest {{w|IPO}} in India, raising nearly US$1.2 billion.<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 2004 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Business Support Services}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Business Support Services Ltd |url=https://www.bizofit.com/business-directory/tata-business-support-services-ltd-2/ |website=bizofit.com |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2004 || November || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Communications}} acquires Tyco Global Network for US$130 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=VSNL acquires Tyco cable network for $130 mn |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-glory-the-tata-group/vsnl/vsnl-acquires-tyco-cable-network-for-130-mn/articleshow/906770.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2004 || || || {{w|Tata Motors}} establishes some franchise/joint venture assemblies in {{w|Kenya}}, {{w|Bangladesh}}, {{w|Ukraine}}, {{w|Russia}}, And {{w|Senegal}}.<ref name="The Challenge of BRIC Multinationals"/>|| ||
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| 2005 || February || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Steel}} completes acquisition of Singapore-based NatSteel.<ref name=TH1>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2004/08/17/stories/2004081702990100.htm |title=Tatas make Rs 1,313-cr bid for Singapore's NatSteel |accessdate=31 August 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=17 August 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2005/02/17/stories/2005021702660300.htm|title=Tata Steel completes NatSteel acquisition|accessdate=18 October 2019|publisher=The Hindu|date=16 February 2005}}</ref><ref name=BSN>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/tata-steel-sews-up-natsteel-buyout-105021701067_1.html |title=Tata Steel sews up NatSteel buyout |newspaper=Business Standard |date=17 February 2005 |accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> || ||
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| 2005 || February || Acquisition || Tata Motors acquires control of Spanish bus and coach manufacturer {{w|Hispano Carrocera}}, after purchasing a 21% stake in the company. By 2009, full acquisition would be completed by acquiring the remaining 79%.<ref name=et-acquisition>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/auto/automobiles/Tata-Motors-buys-79-in-Spains-bus-and-coach-maker-Hispano/articleshow/5142275.cms |title=Tata Motors buys 79% in Spain's bus and coach maker Hispano - The Economic Times|accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref> "Feb 2005 - The board of Tata Motors Ltd. approves the purchase of 21 percent of Spanish bus maker Hispano Carrocera S.A. in a deal worth 12 million euros ($16 million) with an option to acquire a 100 percent holding later."<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2005 || July || Acquisition || {{w|Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited}} acquires {{w|Teleglobe International Holdings}} for US$239 million.<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2005 || || Renaming || TISCO changes its name to {{w|Tata Steel}}.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 2005 || || Subsidiary || Tata AutoComp Systems Limited (TACO) is founded. Based in {{w|Pune, Maharashtra}}, It is a provider of telematics solutions and Mobile Resource Management (MRM) services in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=TATA AUTOCOMP Mobility Telematics |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tata-autocomp-mobility-telematics#section-overview |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref> || ||
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| 2005 || || Subsidiary || The Tata Motors European Technical Centre PLC (TMETC) is founded as a UK-based center for automotive design and engineering. Based in {{w|Coventry}}, {{w|England}}, it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd. TMETC provides research and development principally for Tata Motors but also for selected partners in the automotive industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Excellence in automotive design and product engineering |url=https://www.tmetc.com/ |website=tmetc.com |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2005 || October || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Tea}} announces acquisition of U.S. specialty tea brand Good Earth.<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2005 || October || Acquisition || Tata Consultancy Services announces acquisition of Sydney-based Financial Network Services (FNS) for US$26 million.<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2005 || December || Acquisition || Tata Steel acquires Millennium Steel from Thailand, for US$165 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Acquisition of Millennium Steel Company, Thailand |url=https://www.tatasteel.com/media/newsroom/press-releases/india/2005/acquisition-of-millennium-steel-company-thailand/ |website=tatasteel.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2005 || December || Acquisition || Tata Chemicals agrees to acquire 63.5 percent stake in UK-based soda ash maker {{w|Brunner Mond Chemicals}} and renames it {{w|Tata Chemicals Europe}}.<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2006 || || Joint venture || Tata Group launches direct broadcast satellite television provider {{w|Tata Sky}} as a joint venture with {{w|The Walt Disney Company}}.<ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 2006 || May || Acquisition || Tata Tea (GB) signs an agreement to acquire the assets of Jemca, the largest tea company in the {{w|Czech Republic}} from food processing company, Alima Znackova Potravina.<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/> || ||
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| 2006 || May || Facility || {{w|Tata Motors}} announces [[w:Tata Nano|Nano]] car plant at {{w|Singur}} in {{w|West Bengal}}.<ref name="dfrd">{{cite web |title=Singur land acquisition issue: A timeline |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Singur-land-acquisition-issue-A-timeline/article14599981.ece |website=thehindu.com |accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref> The plant is announced on 997 acres of multi-crop farmland forcibly acquired through {{w|eminend tomain}} by the ruling party under the colonial Land Acquisition Act 1894. Protests would raise among the local population who depend on agriculture for their livelihood, and also among environmental activists protesting against degradation of fertile land.<ref>{{cite web |title=Singur Tata Nano controversy: How agriculture paid the costliest price for the world's cheapest car |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/sep/02/Singur-Tata-Nano-controversy-How-agriculture-paid-the-costliest-price-for-the-worlds-cheapest-car-1515294.html |website=newindianexpress.com |accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2006 || June || Acquisition || [[w:Tata Global Beverages|Tata Tea]] acquires {{w|Eight O'Clock Coffee}} for US$220 million.<ref name="Studies in Indian Economy, Volume 2">{{cite book |title=Studies in Indian Economy, Volume 2 |edition=Ed. K.R. Gupta |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=bz4bsgKHlsIC&pg=PR4&lpg=PR4&dq=June+2006+%E2%80%93+Eight+O%27Clock+Coffee,+$220+million&source=bl&ots=D05FBzSxsz&sig=ACfU3U0PSlvcOiVTHcyFjpXjmYXwYW0TVA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIpMCTouPkAhXuH7kGHZRyB88Q6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=June%202006%20%E2%80%93%20Eight%20O'Clock%20Coffee%2C%20%24220%20million&f=false}}</ref> "June 2005 - Tata Coffee Ltd. agrees to buy the U.S.-based Eight O’Clock Coffee Company for $220 million from private equity firm Gryphon Investors."<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2006 || July || Controversy || The {{w|Singur Tata Nano controversy}} begins. Indian politician {{w|Mamata Banerjee}} opposes the [[w:Tata Nano|Nano]] car plant at {{w|Singur}} on fertile land.<ref name="dfrd"/>|| ||
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| 2006 || August 10 || Subsidiary || {{w|Direct broadcast satellite}} television provider {{w|Tata Sky}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Sky DTH Toll Free Number | url=http://customerservicecn.com/tata-sky-dth-toll-free-customer-service-number/ |website=customerservicecn.com |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2006 || August || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Tea}} announces plans to buy 30 percent of {{w|Energy Brands}}, the maker of fast-growing brand Glaceau vitamin water, for US$677 million.<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2006 || October || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Tea}} acquires a 33 percent stake in South African Joekels Tea Packers for US$60 million.<ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2006 || November || Acquisition || {{w|Taj Hotels}} acquires the {{w|Ritz Carlton}} {{w|Boston}}, for US$170 million.<ref name="taj hotels">{{cite web |title=Ritz-Carlton Boston sold to Taj Hotels for $170M, to be renamed |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/11/06/daily45.html |website=bizjournals.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2006 || December || Controversy || {{w|Singur Tata Nano controversy}}. Protests against the acquisition of land for the [[w:Tata Nano|Nano]] car plant at {{w|Singur}} take place. {{w|Mamata Banerjee}} holds 26-day {{w|hunger strike}} against the land acquisition.<ref name="dfrd"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Singur farmers appeal to Mamata to end strike |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/singur-farmers-appeal-to-mamata-to-end-strike/article3205935.ece |website=thehindu.com |accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singur and political posturing |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/singur-and-political-posturing/article3032747.ece |website=thehindu.com |accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2007 || January || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Steel}} acquires {{w|Corus Group}} for US$12 billion.<ref name="Studies in Indian Economy, Volume 2"/><ref name="Tata group's major takeovers abroad"/>|| ||
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| 2007 || April || Acquisition || Tata Group subsidiary {{w|Taj Hotels}} acquires Campton Place, San Francisco for US$58 million. Campton Place is subsequently renamed Taj Campton Place.<ref>{{cite web |title=I agree Taj Hotels Agrees to Acquire the Campton Place, San Francisco for $58 Million, Continuing Its U.S. and Worldwide Expansion |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070406005210/en/Taj-Hotels-Agrees-Acquire-Campton-Place-San |website=businesswire.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2007 || || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Steel}} completes the biggest corporate takeover by an Indian company with the acquisition of the giant Anglo-Dutch steel manufacturer [[w:Tata Steel Europe|Corus Group]].<ref name="Tata Group"/> "Tata Steel acquires Corus (now, Tata Steel Europe). It is Europe's second largest steel producer serving construction, automotive, packaging & engineering industries."<ref name="The Complete Story"/> "and becomes the fifth largest steel producer"<ref name="Tata Group history is"/><ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 2007 || September || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Capital}} is established as a financial and investment service provider.<ref>{{cite web |title=TATA Capital Financial Services Limited |url=https://www.tokyocentury.co.jp/en/network/in.html |website=tokyocentury.co.jp |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2007 || || Subsidiary || {{w|Tata Advanced Systems}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Advanced Systems |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tata-advanced-systems#section-overview |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref> It is the lead systems integration company for delivering weapons from the Tata Group to the Indian security forces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Advanced Systems |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424111641/http://www.tataadvancedsystems.com/section.aspx?mId=1 |website=web.archive.org |accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2008 || January 10 || Product || {{w|Tata Motors}} officially launches the {{w|Tata Nano}}, a tiny, rear-engine, pod-shaped vehicle that eventually sells at a base price (excluding options, tax, and transportation fees) equivalent to US$1,500 to US$3,000.<ref name="Tata Group"/> || ||
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| 2008 || February || Acquisition || Tata Chemical acquires acquires General Chemical Industrial Products, a U.S.-based soda ash firm, for US$1 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Chemical acquires U.S. soda ash firm |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/tata-chemical-acquires-us-soda-ash-firm/article1351185/ |website=theglobeandmail.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2008 || February 13 || Acquisition || Tata Group completely acquires Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) and renames it as [[w:Tata Communications|Tata Communications Limited]].<ref>{{cite web |title=VSNL Presentation (Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited) |url=https://www.slideshare.net/SusheelTiwari7/vsnl-presentation-videsh-sanchar-nigam-limited |website=slideshare.net |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref> VSNL is credited to have brought internet into India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/government-helping-reliance-jio-monopolise-telecom|title=How Reliance Jio is monopolising the telecom sector|last=Block|first=Daniel|website=The Caravan|language=en|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2008 || || Joint venture || Tata Motors and Brazilian bus maker Marcopolo S.A. found {{w|Tata Marcopolo}}, giving Tata Motors access to the Brazilian marketplace.<ref name="The Challenge of BRIC Multinationals">{{cite book |title=The Challenge of BRIC Multinationals |edition=Rob van Tulder, Alain Verbeke, Jorge Carneiro, Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=EpadDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA207&lpg=PA207&dq=2008+Tata+Marcopolo&source=bl&ots=CmcrEH3ZTe&sig=ACfU3U0i0nr31pYEK5tkltdKdLQBSu7b4A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjai5X3pePkAhUdK7kGHYEtA3Y4ChDoATACegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=2008%20Tata%20Marcopolo&f=false}}</ref> || ||
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| 2008 || March || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Motors}} acquires {{w|Jaguar Cars}} and {{w|Land Rover}} from the Ford Motor Company for $2.3 billion.<ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/><ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ford Sells Land Rover and Jaguar to Tata |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/business/worldbusiness/26cnd-auto.html |website=nytimes.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2008 || April || Acquisition || {{w:Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery|Telco Construction Equipment Company Limited]] (TELCON), a joint venture between {{w|Tata Motors}} and Japanese {{w|Hitachi Construction Machinery}}, acquires Comoplesa Lebrero SA, from {{w|Spain}}.|| ||
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| 2008 || May || Acquisition || Tata Group acquires one-third stake of Italian {{w|Piaggio Aerospace}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata buys one-third stake in Piaggio Aero |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/piaggio-tata/tata-buys-one-third-stake-in-piaggio-aero-idUSL14142220081001 |website=reuters.com |accessdate=1 October 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2008 || June || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Communications}} acquires 50% of [[w:China Communications Services|China Enterprise Communications]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Communications to acquire 50% of China Enterprise Communications |url=https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2008/06/18/tata-communications-to-acquire-50-of-china-enterprise-communications/ |website=telegeography.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2008 || August 24 || Controversy || {{w|Singur Tata Nano controversy}}: {{w|Mamata Banerjee}} starts indefinite {{w|dharna}} (a non-violent sit-in protest) at {{w|Singur}} outside the car plant.<ref name="dfrd"/>|| ||
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| 2008 || September 2 || Controversy || {{w|Singur Tata Nano controversy}}: {{w|Tata Motors}} suspends work on [[w:tata nano:Nano Plant]] at {{w|Singur}}.<ref name="dfrd"/>|| ||
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| 2008 || October || Acquisition || {{w|TATA Motors}} acquires 50.3% majority stake in Norway's Miljo Grenland Innovasjon.<ref>{{cite web |title=TATA Motors acquires stake in Miljo Grenland Innovasjon |url=https://steelguru.com/steel/tata-motors-acquires-stake-in-miljo-grenland-innovasjon/66788 |website=steelguru.com |accessdate=1 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TATA Motors acquires stake in Miljo Grenland Innovasjon |url=https://steelguru.com/steel/tata-motors-acquires-stake-in-miljo-grenland-innovasjon/66788 |website=steelguru.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2008 || October || Controversy || {{w|Singur Tata Nano controversy}}: {{w|Tata Motors}} decides to move out its [[w:tata nano:Nano Plant]] at {{w|Singur}}, and announces new plant at {{w|Sanand}} in {{w|Gujarat}}.<ref name="dfrd"/>|| ||
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| 2008 || November || Acquisition || {{w|NTT Docomo}} acquires 26.5% stake in {{w|Tata Teleservices}} and offers services under the {{w|Tata Docomo}} brand.<ref name="NTT says Tata-Docomo">{{cite web |title=NTT says Tata-Docomo row resolved, to invest $160 million in Netmagic |url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/GfMcADvcbzfn0wWp0TUNKP/NTT-says-TataDocomo-row-resolved-to-invest-160-million-in.html |website=livemint.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2009 || || Product || The first {{w|Tata Nano}} circulates the streets in India.<ref name="Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 2009 || Mid-year || Foreign investment || {{w|NTT Docomo}} invests US$2.7 billion in {{w|Tata Teleservices}} wireless business on the understanding that if certain targets aren’t met in the next five years, the Tata would either discover a purchaser for the Japanese organization’s 26.5% stake at equitable esteem, or pay 50% portion of the first venture, whichever was higher. Expectations would not be met, with Tata faring badly in the next five years and unable to earn half of the profits expected. The partnership would end in a lawsuit.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/>|| ||
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| 2010 || April || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Group}} acquires Hewitt Robins International, a British manufacturer of bulk material handling vibratory equipments including screens and crushers.<ref>{{cite web |title=TRF acquires Hewitt Robins International |url=http://machinist.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2703&Itemid=2 |website=machinist.in |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>
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| 2010 || || Joint venture || {{w|Tata Tea}} announces joint venture with {{w|PepsiCo}} for health drinks.<ref name="Tata Global Beverages Ltds"/>|| ||
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| 2011 || May 16 || Health || {{w|Ratan Tata}} innaugurates in {{w|Kolkata}} the Tata Medical Center, a comprehensive cancer care and treatment facility designed especially to serve the poor in the region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Medical Center (TMC) |url=https://www.tata.com/community/health/tata-medical-center-tmc |website=tata.com |accessdate=2 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 2011 || || Recognition || Tata is recognized as one of the 50 global brands.<ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 2012 || January 30 || Joint venture || {{w|Tata Global Beverages}} and {{w|Starbucks}} announce the creation of a 50:50 joint venture called {{w|Tata Starbucks}} Limited, which would own and operate Starbucks outlets branded as ''Starbucks Coffee "A Tata Alliance"'' in India. The stores, starting operations in the same year, launch initially in {{w|Delhi}} and {{w|Mumbai}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Starbucks in equal joint venture with Tata Global; to open cafe in India soon |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/starbucks-in-equal-joint-venture-with-tata-global-to-open-cafe-in-india-soon/articleshow/11692665.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Tata Global Beverages Ltds"/>|| ||
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| 2012 || || Leadership || {{w|Ratan Tata}} retires. {{w|Cyrus Mistry}} assumes position of chairman of {{w|Tata Group}}.<ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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| 2012 || October 19 || Joint venture || [[w:Tata Starbucks|Tata Starbucks Limited]] launches as a 50/50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and [[w:Tata Global Beverages|Tata Global Beverages Limited]]; and opens the first Starbucks store in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Starbucks Opens Spectacular Flagship Store in Mumbai, Honoring the Dynamic Culture of India |url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2012/starbucks-opens-spectacular-flagship-store-in-mumbai-honoring-the-dynamic-c/ |website=stories.starbucks.com |accessdate=21 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 2013 || July || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Consultancy Services}} acquires French enterprise solutions provider Alti SA.<ref>{{cite web |title=TCS acquires France's Alti SA for over Rs 530-cr |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/tcs-acquires-frances-alti-sa-for-over-rs-530-cr/articleshow/21299291.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=21 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2014 || June 12 || Joint venture || Bengaluru-headquartered airline {{w|AirAsia India}} starts operations as a joint venture between Tata and Malaysia's {{w|AirAsia Berhad}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=AirAsia India to double its fleet; plans to start international services by October |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/airasia-india-to-double-its-fleet-plans-to-start-international-services-by-october/articleshow/69448209.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=21 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2014 || April || Legal || {{w|NTT Docomo}} decides to exit the {{w|Tata Docomo}} venture but the Tatas oppose initially which leads to a legal battle between the two groups. On June 24, DOCOMO wins the ruling that orders Tata Sons to pay it US$1.3 billion to buy its stake in the mobile phone joint venture, Tata Teleservices.<ref name="A brief history of the Tata Group"/> <ref name="NTT says Tata-Docomo"/> || ||
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| 2014 || December || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Power}} acquires Indian company Energy Products Limited.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Power ends pact to acquire Ideal Energy power assets |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/business/Tata-Power-ends-pact-to-acquire-Ideal-Energy-power-assets/article14021240.ece |website=thehindu.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2015 || January 9 || Joint venture || {{w|Vistara}} is founded as a joint venture between {{w|Tata Sons}} and {{w|Singapore Airlines}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata SIA Airlines |url=https://www.tata.com/business/tata-sia-airlines-vistara |website=tata.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 2016 || May 26 || Subsidiary || E-commerce marketplace {{w|Tata Cliq}} launches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata CLiQ to launch e-wallet in 4-5 months|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/tata-cliq-to-launch-e-wallet-in-4-5-months/articleshow/61230972.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2016 || June || Acquisition || {{w|Tata Power}} acquires Indian power company [[w:Welspun Energy|Welspun Renewables Energy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Power acquires Welspun Energy's renewable assets for Rs 10,000 crore |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/tata-power-acquires-welspun-energys-renewable-assets-for-rs-10000-crore/articleshow/52718618.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2016 || October || Leadership || {{w|Cyrus Mistry}} is abruptly dismissed as chairman of Tata Group over disagreements with members of the Tata family regarding business strategy. {{w|Ratan Tata}} returns to the position on an interim basis.<ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/> || ||
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| 2017 || January || Leadership || {{w|Natarjan Chandrasekaran}} becomes new chairman of the Tata Group.<ref name="Tata Group history is"/><ref name="Tata Group"/><ref name="The Complete Story"/>|| ||
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| 2017 || June 12 || Sport || Indian professional football club {{w|Jamshedpur FC}} is created. It is owned by {{w|Tata Steel}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamshedpur FC |url=https://theawayend.co/jamshedpur-fc/ |website=theawayend.co |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2017 || || Recognition || {{w|Tata Chemicals}} is ranked 1st in 2017 Responsible Business Rankings developed by {{w|IIM Udaipur}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Are businesses becoming more responsible? |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/On9CQsdu0JbpqmVaQ1zUBM/Are-businesses-becoming-more-responsible.html |website=livemint.com |accessdate=18 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2018 || || Joint venture || {{w|Tata Steel}} and {{w|Thyssenkrupp}} sign deal to launch a joint venture with the plan to merge their steel businesses in Europe.<ref name="The Complete Story"/> In 2019, the plan would be rejected by {{w|EU}} antitrust regulators.<ref>{{cite web |title=EU regulators block Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel joint venture |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thyssenkrupp-m-a-tata-steel-eu/eu-regulators-block-thyssenkrupp-tata-steel-joint-venture-idUSKCN1TC18E |website=reuters.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Steel, Thyssenkrupp set to abandon JV plans in Europe |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/steel/tata-steel-thyssenkrupp-set-to-abandon-jv-plans-in-europe/articleshow/69268675.cms?from=mdr |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2018 || May || Acquisition || Tata acquires Bhushan Steel Limited and renames it {{w|Tata Steel BSL}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bhushan Steel Limited is Tata Steel BSL Limited now |url=https://www.tatasteel.com/media/newsroom/press-releases/india/2018/bhushan-steel-limited-is-tata-steel-bsl-limited-now/ |website=tatasteel.com |accessdate=21 September 2019}}</ref>|| ||
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| 2018 || || Financial || {{w|Tata Consultancy Services}} becomes the first Indian {{w|Information technology}} to reach US$100 billion market capitalization.<ref name="Tata Group history is"/>|| ||
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