Category: Industry

Karan Bilimoria is a crossbench peer who founded Cobra Beer An Indian is to become president of the Confederation of British Industry, an organisation whose 190,000 members employ 7m people and is regarded as “the voice of British industry”. Karan Bilimoria, a crossbench peer who founded Cobra Beer and is also the chancellor of Birmingham… Continue reading Lord Karan Bilimoria to become President of Confederation of British Industry

Naushad Forbes, Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall, shares his thoughts on his family legacy , the Parsi way of doing business and the way ahead.

· Founder and CEO of VFS Global recognised for outstanding contribution to India-UK relationship development and to global travel by transforming the visa application process · Award comes as VFS Global marks processing its 200 millionth visa application Zubin Karkaria, founder and CEO of VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for… Continue reading VFS Global CEO Zubin Karkaria honoured with Global Game Changers Award at The Indian Awards in London

The history of a behemoth that is also the history of Indian industry T.R. Doongaji hails from Nagpur, the place where Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata started his first venture, Empress Mills, in 1877. When he was around six years old, Doongaji’s cousin would take him to the fire temple where, before entering, he would ask him… Continue reading Tata Group history is also the history of Indian industry

The group intends to collect Rs5 crore and disburse the amount within next two months. To revive the ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ among Parsi-Zoroastrians, the community has decided to fund business ideas from young members. Article by Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times “There was a time when our community was known as the community of businessmen, but… Continue reading Parsis to promote and fund start-ups of youngsters from the community

World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce – India (WZCCI) and WZO Trust Funds (WZOTF) are delighted to announce a joint plan to support entrepreneurs / professionals / start-ups by funding selected projects in India with interest-free loans. The principal amount only would have to be returned, over a pre-determined period. WZCCI and WZOTF would like to… Continue reading WZCC Plan to help Parsi Entrepreneurs

Invodo CEO and CS alumnus Eric Engineer loves the business side of the technology industry. “I was a double major: CS and Managerial Studies,” he said. “Those were the bubble years and people were talking a lot about entrepreneurship, but it wasn’t built into any of the Rice programs. I went to first Rice Alliance… Continue reading Eric Engineer, from Product Manager to VC to CEO

The board of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, has unexpectedly replaced Cyrus Mistry as chairman. Ratan Tata has been named as interim chairman and a selection committee has been set up to find a permanent replacement. Mr Mistry has led the company since late December 2012. He was the first chairman… Continue reading Shakeup at House of Tatas: Ratan Back !

IN SEPTEMBER 1945, E. M. Forster, who had been hired by George Orwell to host a literary programme for BBC’s India service, chose to discuss a slim book called “A Steel Man in India”. It was a memoir by John Keenan, the recently-retired general manager of the Tata Steel Iron and Steel Company. Then the… Continue reading The forgotten characters of Tata Steel