The Taj Group accelerates its international expansion with the acquisition of St. James Court in London, UK, two years after the company's first international hotel in Yemen.
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1983
|The Expansion Years
Tata Chemicals introduces Tata Salt—the country's first iodised branded salt, the 'desh ka namak' to build a healthy nation.
Read MoreA Tata Salt campaign promoting its new packaging in 2015.
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1984
|The Expansion Years
The group clocks another win as Titan Industries, a JV with the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), makes a splash in a watch-starved market.
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1991
|The Expansion Years
TELCO (now Tata Motors) cruises into the passenger vehicle space with Tata Sierra, followed by Tata Estate in 1992.
Read MoreThe Tata Sierra marks Tata Motors' foray into the passenger vehicle market.
1991
|The Expansion Years
With a view to preserving the group's unique heritage, JRD Tata establishes the Tata Central Archives in Mumbai. The archives find a new home in Pune in 2001.
After 53 years at the helm, JRD Tata steps down as Chairman, naming Ratan N Tata as successor. Under Ratan Tata, the group grows into a $100bn enterprise.
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1992
|The Expansion Years
Titan launches Raga to tap into the women's watch segment. Fastrack (launched 1998) becomes an iconic youth brand.
Read MoreA recent campaign for Titan Raga featuring Bollywood star Kriti Sanon.
1992
|The Expansion Years
JRD Tata is awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to nation building, and also wins the UN Population Award this year.
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1994
|The Expansion Years
Titan revolutionises the Indian jewellery market with Tanishq. The retail brand brings transparency to an unorganised sector.
Tata Indica, India's first indigenously designed and manufactured car, and Tata Safari, India's first SUV, are launched.
Read MoreRatan Tata drives the first Tata Indica off the assembly line.
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2000
|The Expansion Years
Tata Tea (now Tata Global Beverages) acquires the iconic, then 160-year-old, British Tetley group. Today, it is the second largest tea brand, globally.
The Tata group acquires a controlling stake in VSNL, establishing Tata Communications. The company is a global leader in network solutions, mobility and IoT.
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2003
|The Expansion Years
TCS is the first Indian software company to cross $1bn in revenue. It goes public in 2004 in the largest IPO in India.
Read MoreChairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, flanked by then-CEO S. Ramadorai and then-EVP Phiroz Vandrevala, lists TCS on the NSE.
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2004
|The Expansion Years
Tata Motors acquires the heavy vehicles unit of Daewoo Motors, and in the same year, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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2006
|The Expansion Years
The group responds to the transforming satellite entertainment space by launching DTH (Direct-to-Home) provider, Tata Sky.
Read MoreA recent Tata Sky campaign featuring South Indian cinema star Nayanthara.
2006
|The Expansion Years
Infiniti Retail launches Croma, India's first national chain of multi brand outlets for consumer electronics and durables.
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2007
|The Expansion Years
Tata Steel acquires Corus (now, Tata Steel Europe). It is Europe's second largest steel producer serving construction, automotive, packaging & engineering industries.
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2008
|The Expansion Years
Tata Motors unveils the 'people's car', Tata Nano, to make safe transport affordable to millions. It also acquires iconic British car maker, Jaguar Land Rover.
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2011
|The Expansion Years
Tata Medical Center, a comprehensive cancer care and treatment facility designed especially to serve the poor in the region, is inaugurated by Ratan Tata.
TGBL's JV with international coffee giant, Starbucks, is welcomed by coffee lovers. The next 5 years see the fastest rollout of stores in Starbucks' history.
Bombay House, is the first heritage building in India to receive a gold rating by Indian Green Building Council. Two years later, it receives a platinum rating.
2014
|The Expansion Years
The group charts course for its newest aviation adventure. AirAsia India, a JV with popular, low-cost airline AirAsia Berhad, begins operations.
Read MoreChairman Emeritus Ratan Tata signs a photo of JRD Tata on an AirAsia aircraft unveiled with JRD livery, in 2015.
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2015
|The Expansion Years
That is followed by Vistara, Tata Sons' JV with Singapore Airlines. It celebrates flying 1 million customers that same year.
The Tata group is the new title sponsor of Asia’s most prestigious marathon for 10 years, the Mumbai Marathon. It is jointly sponsored by Tata group and TCS.