What Tata Sons achieved under the leadership of Ratan Tata

Tata Sons achieved some major milestones under the able leadership and guidance of Ratan Tata. Here's a look at some of them in the years when Ratan Tata was chairman

1996: Tata entered the telecom sector with the launch of Tata Teleservices

1998: He was behind Tata Motors producing India's first indegeniously designed passenger car, Tata Indica

2000: Tata Global Beverages acquired UK-based Tetley group, making it the world's largest tea producer

2001:Tata Group entered the insurance sector, by forming joint venture with the US-based American International Group (AIG)

2002: Tata Sons acquired the state-run Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), now known as Tata Communications

2003: TCS became first Indian software company to cross one billion dollars in revenue

2006: Tata Sky satellite television service was launched across India revolutionising television viewing

2006: Croma, the multi-brand retail outlets for consumer electronics, was launched

2008: Tata Motors unveiled Tata Nano, touted as the world's cheapest car

2008: Tata Motors acquired the Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) brands from the Ford Motors

2009: Tata Teleservices launched pan-India mobile service with Japan's NTT DOCOMO

2009: Tata Housing launched low cost housing in Mumbai