N Chandrasekaran

Tata group's Chandrasekaran flags supply chain issues amid tariff headwinds

Tata Sons chairman says reciprocal tariffs may be negotiated bilaterally across the globe

N Chandrasekaran joins IMF advisory council on entrepreneurship & growth

The Council unites experts from business, finance, academia, and policymaking to discuss how macroeconomic and financial policies can foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and productivity

Need for sovereign AI systems to avoid digital colonialism: Chandrasekaran

Chandrasekaran explained that the group was focused on priority areas, including artificial intelligence, sustainability and new energy, and geopolitical and supply chain resilience

Tata Group partners with IISc to set up medical school, pledges Rs 500 cr

The Tata Group announced a partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to establish the Tata IISc Medical School in the IISc Bengaluru campus. In an MoU signed on January 14, the Tata Group has agreed to contribute Rs 500 crore to support the establishment of the medical school. Speaking on the occasion, N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons said: "Healthcare is one of India's biggest challenges and also one of its greatest opportunities, given the scale at which technology will be able to transform everything from diagnosis to care and community health." He also expressed hope that with time the institute's emphasis on cutting-edge research and global collaboration will create a highly qualified cadre of physician-scientists trained in the latest approaches to modern medicine. "After a century of contributions to science and engineering, we now have a unique opportunity to create new frontiers in medicine," said Prof G Rangarajan, Director, IISc. According to him, The

Committed to turning Air India into top-class airline: Tata Sons chairman

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Saturday said his company is fully committed to transforming Air India into a top-class airline, delivering exceptional service and performance on a global scale. Tata Group acquired Air India in 2022 after the government had signed a share purchase agreement with Tata Sons for the sale of Air India for Rs 18,000 crore. Chandrasekaran was responding to a query during a free side chat with TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd Managing Director Ravi Viswanathan at the Global Alumni Meet of NIT Trichy, here, on what people can expect from Air India following the acquisition made by Tata Group in 2022. "My commitment is to take every effort to make Air India, an absolute top-class airline in the world. In terms of the hardware, the flight experience, customer experience, technology and in every which way." Chandrasekaran said. On a lighter note, he appealed to the audience gathered at the venue to urge the aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus to ...

Tata Sons chairman calls for aggressive growth despite market challenges

N Chandrasekaran's call to group CEOs comes as several Tata Group companies, including TCS, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, and Tata Power, recorded single-digit revenue growth in the first half of FY25

Noel Tata set to make debut at Tata Sons board meeting on November 21

Noel Tata was named chairman of Tata Trusts, which holds 66% in Tata Sons, after Ratan Tata passed away last month. Soon after, Noel was inducted into Tata Sons board as a Trusts nominee director

Air India-Vistara will deliver on 'sky-high expectations': N Chandrasekaran

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Thursday said the best qualities of Vistara are being brought to Air India, which was in decline for a number of systemic reasons when Tatas took over the airline two years back, and fulfil the "sky high expectations". "We are fully aware that expectations for the new Air India are sky high. We expect nothing less, and we expect to deliver nothing less," he said and asserted that the merged entity will be ready for the country's coming aviation revolution. Nearly two years after announcing the merger, the integration of Vistara with Air India was completed on November 12 and Singapore Airlines now has a 25.1 per cent in the enlarged Air India. Vistara was jointly owned by Tatas and Singapore Airlines. "Given our ambitions, this merger should be seen as part of a journey. Different parts of the business were at different points of maturity when the merger commenced, so they will take time to fully align," Chandrasekaran said in a LinkedIn ...

Tata Group plans to generate 500,000 jobs in 5 years: N Chandrasekaran

He mentioned that the country has growth momentum and per capita incomes are rising

Tata to create 500,000 manufacturing jobs in 5 years: N Chandrasekaran

India's manufacturing sector saw a 7.4 per cent rise in employment, with 1.3 million new jobs created in FY23

Honouring Ratan Tata: Maha govt to rename skill university after Ratan Tata

The decision, said the Maharashtra government, is a tribute to Ratan Tata, a renowned industrialist, celebrated for his dedication to social causes, education, and skill development across India

In a special post, Tata Sons chairman Chandra shares Ratan Tata's untold stories

Anybody who met Tata came away with a story about his humanity, warmth, and dreams for India, writes N Chandrasekaran

Ratan Tata looked beyond the balance sheets. He was a man of ideas

Ratan Tata was a reflection of compassionate capitalism. Like other gems of the Tata brand, he didn't require any parliamentary legislation to fulfill his social responsibilities

Tata group preparing for the future, says Chairman N Chandrasekaran

Chandra said that as part of the transition, the group companies are offering more online products and embedding artificial intelligence into their internal processes

N Chandrasekaran's remuneration rose by 20% to Rs 135.3 crore in FY24

Tata Sons directors get 16% hike while employee cost up 2.5%

Tata Sons chairman to co-chair task force for reshaping Andhra Pradesh

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said here that Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran will co-chair the Task Force for Economic Development, for achieving a Swarna (golden) Andhra Pradesh by 2047. The Tata Sons chairman, who called on the Chief Minister today, would be a part of the task force, which comprises intellectuals and industry leaders. "The GoAP (government of Andhra Pradesh) is forming a Task Force for Economic Development of Swarna Andhra Pradesh,,,I'm delighted to announce that Chandrasekaran will co-chair this Task Force," said Naidu in a post on X. Calling Chandrasekaran an old friend, the CM observed that the Tata Group has also agreed to team up with the state for the Centre for Global Leadership on Competitiveness to be established in Amaravati by the Confederation of Industry (CII). Further, Naidu said he and Chandrasekaran explored opportunities for setting up a TCS development centre in Visakhapatnam, and also enhance the state's air connectivity thro

Decarbonisation strategy: Tata Steel, Dutch govt may finalise deal by FY25

Decarbonisation at Ijmuiden plant will be in two phases, with one blast furnace to be replaced before 2030

India's consumer market represents long-term opportunity: N Chandrasekaran

India's consumer market represents a long-term structural opportunity, driven by population, a growing middle class, rapid urbanisation, increasing disposable incomes and raising aspirations, Tata Consumer Products Ltd Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Thursday. The Tata group's FMCG arm is well positioned to capitalise on the significant opportunity, he said, while addressing the annual general meeting (AGM) of TCPL. Chandrasekaran said the India economy has been growing "very strongly" and the current momentum continues to be high. India is likely to maintain similar growth momentum in the coming years, he said, adding that the global economic landscape has been rather volatile with the geopolitics reshaping supply chains, energy security, and overall resilience. The baseline forecast for the world economy is to continue to grow over 3 per cent during 2024 and 2025. However, "India has been growing very strongly with the economic growth rate of 8.2 per cent for the fiscal 2023-2

Work from office: We're trying to build careers, says TCS chairman

Chandrasekaran also remarked that the reason for the rising number of cases is also because of higher awareness

Tata Group firms executing over 100 GenAI projects: Chandrasekaran

Chandrasekaran said that AI will empower every employee to perform at a higher level of productivity.