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'No one gives funds to start-ups, we do': Ratan Tata's Rs 900 million plan

Social impact venture, which has seeded over 20 start-ups, looks to build infrastructure to support research

CSR projects for 'One Tata': Group firms collaborate with Tata Trusts

As part of the plan, Tata Trusts has initiated a pilot with four Tata group companies, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel, Tata Motors and Titan

Tata Trusts ties up with Maharashtra govt for social initiatives

The Maharashtra government and Tata Trusts today joined hands to roll out a series of social development initiatives in Chandrapur district in the areas of livelihood, digital literacy, data driven governance and child protection. Talking to PTI, Head of Grant & Finance of Tata Trusts, Ashish Deshpande, said, "Tata Trusts will facilitate the district administration to advance community development indicators in the district, by improving existing projects and aiding administrators in facilitating multi-sectoral development." "The state government and Tata Trusts will jointly work on a village-level micro planning exercise Data, Evaluation, Learning, Technology and Analysis (DELTA), which was launched in three blocks Mul, Pombhurna and Jivti -- earlier, will now be expanded to the entire district," he added. Deshpande said the Tata Trusts will partner with the Center for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) to work with the Chandrapur administration for ...

Tata Trusts focus on tech solutions

It comes after the success of the Aadhaar-enabled fertiliser distribution system in collaboration with the Andhra govt

Tata Trusts to invest in socially relevant start-ups

Moving from just aiding non-government organisations (NGO) to funding 'socially relevant' startups, Tata Trusts in association with Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Lockheed Martin would invest around $20 million over a period of 10 years in new companies.According to officials at Tata Trusts, startups which help in providing solutions to issues such as waste water management, traffic management, might be even made part of the group and taken on an expansion route. The company hopes that such companies might also help it in its smart city play and help in future smart city projects. According to DST, the 500 startups aided in the first 10 years of the programme for a mere $10 million are now combined valued at over a billion dollars.The programme to help startups under India Innovation Growth Programme 2.0 would be rolled out by Ratan N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Trusts, Ashutosh Sharma, secretary DST, and George Strandridge, vice president, business development, Lockheed ...

Pratip Kar: Demystifying the working of Tata Trusts

The responsibility to be informed of Tata Trusts' assets and to protect them vests with the trustees

Tata Trusts' activities should be protected: NGOs write letter to Tata board

In a joint letter to the board members of group companies, including TCS, Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals, and Tata Power, among others, the civil society organisations raised alarm and expressed their unhappiness about unwarranted questions being asked about Tata Trusts

Tata Trusts launches universal health insurance programme in Vijayawada

Swatha Kutumbam, the health insurance scheme is for the marginalised communities

Tata Trusts, Chicago university tie up to work on Indian development challenges

According to the venture head, they will work in few verticals in the beginning, like, health, water, sanitation and energy

Tata Trusts inks MoU with MP government to boost health indicators

Tata Trusts will set up these initiatives along with strategic and technical advisory support

Tata Trusts, JISL collaborate for sustainable agribusiness

Under the MoU both org will collaborate to develop end-to-end value chains for agricultural products, converge best agricultural technologies to scale up precision farming systems

Maharashtra govt, Tata Trusts collaborate for community development

State seeks to improve nutrition, governance, data management, healthcare, education and literacy initiatives