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  • Oldest Indian Businesses and Their Current Operations: Part II

    We continue this foray to gain insight into the Indian businesses that have not only sustained through the years but have successfully stayed relevant in a continuously changing market scenario. This is a brief look at those Indian companies and the feeling of pride they instill in the citizens of this country.

    Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited
    Tata Group
    Dabur Ltd.

    Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited

    Group Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited
    Founder Pallonji Mistry
    Founded 1865
    Industry Conglomerate

    Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Ltd
    Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Ltd

    Touted as one of India’s most valuable private enterprises, it was founded as a partnership firm by the name of Littlewood Pallonji in 1865. The firm’s first-ever project was to construct a pavement on Girgaum Chowpatty in the city of Mumbai. This was swiftly followed by being a part of reservoir construction on Malabar Hill. This reservoir has supplied water to the city of Mumbai for over a century. Over the years the company went on to build the famous Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi as well as the Mumbai Central Railway Station. Shapoorji Pallonji has also built the Barakhamba Underground Station in Delhi and Providence Stadium in Guyana.

    A company that began its business operations as a construction firm has now grown to include real estate, textiles, engineered goods, home appliances, shipping, publications, power, and biotechnology. It has expanded its footprint to more than 50 countries across Europe, America, and Australia. It also has a significant presence in the Middle East and Africa. It now delivers end-to-end solutions in Engineering and Construction, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Water, Energy, and Financial Services.

    The Shapoorji Pallonji Group has two listed companies – Forbes & Company Ltd and Gokak Textiles. Apart from these, the Group also operates various other subsidiaries and companies under its umbrella.

    Forbes & Company Ltd

    Erstwhile Forbes Gokak Limited was established in 1767, and the management of the company eventually moved into the hands of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group. It is an engineering company and listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange since the year 1919.

    Gokak Textiles  

    Established in the year 1887, the company is a specialist manufacturer of grey yarn and one of India’s largest exporters. It also supplies bamboo textile towels including other products.

    SP Engineering & Construction

    The company’s business operations include end-to-end solutions in engineering and construction within India.

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    Eureka Forbes Limited

    A well-known household name, the company is engaged in making water purification devices, vacuum cleaners, air purification systems, and home security products.

    SP Investment Advisors

    This company is a synergistic expansion to the group’s existing real estate development and contracting businesses. This business allows the group to offer services as a fully integrated real estate development and investment advisory platform.

    SP Oil & Gas Pvt. Ltd.

    The company is a designer, fabricator, owner, and operator of cutting-edge floating technologies within the country.

    SP Real Estate

    The company is a well-known and well-regarded business operator within the real estate sector of India. Its business operations include creating opulent skyscrapers, affordable housing, and functional workspaces.

    Apart from these, the other subsidiary companies include Shapoorji Pallonji Ports Ltd, Afcons Infrastructure, Forvol International Services, Sterling & Wilson, SD Corporation, Oman Shapoorji Co., and NextGen Publishing.


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    Tata Group

    Group Tata Group
    Founder Jamsetji Tata
    Founded 1868
    Industry Conglomerate

    Tata Group
    Tata Group

    Jamsetji Tata, sometimes referred to as the ‘Father of Indian Industry’ founded the Tata Group in 1868, headquartered in Mumbai. Its beginning was as a humble trading house. A few years later, in 1874, he established a textile mill in Nagpur, which was the turning point for him and the business. This was followed by Jamsetji building the famous Taj Mahal Hotel, Colaba in 1903, which became the first hotel with electricity in British India. Tata Steel, erstwhile TISCO, was established by Dorabji Tata in 1907.  The year 1932 also saw the founding of Tata Air Services which was later renamed as Tata Airlines.

    Over the years, the company recognized the changing market and consumer scenario as well as advancing technology and re-invented its business operations to include and expand into newer ventures. It has slowly and steadily grown to become India’s largest conglomerate with products and services in more than 150 countries. The group’s business operations span 100 countries across 6 continents. With the group’s annual revenue recorded as USD 128 billion in FY 2021-22, each of the Tata Group companies functions individually under its board of directors and shareholders. The philanthropic trust, Tata Trust controls 66% of the holding company Tata Sons.


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    Of the Tata Group’s many and varied companies, 29 companies are publicly listed with a combined market capitalization of USD 311 billion as of March 2022. The affiliated companies of the Tata Group include –

    Tata Advanced Systems

    The company is engaged in the Aerospace and Defense sector

    Tata International Group

    This company’s business operations include leather products and global trading through various subsidiaries

    Tata Consultancy Services

    This is the information technology arm of the group

    Tata Elxsi

    Similar to TCS, this is also the information technology arm of the group

    Tata Steel

    The name of the company is self-explanatory as to the nature of the business

    Tata Electronics

    The business operations include Electrical and Electronics

    Tata Power

    This company too operates in the Electrical and Electronics sector

    Tata Projects & Tata Consulting Engineers

    Both these companies individually operate in the engineering space

    Tata Housing, Tata Realty & Infrastructure, and Hemisphere Props  

    The Real Estate arm of the Tata Group is handled by these three companies.

    Tata Motors

    The company is engaged and operates in the automotive sector

    Tata Chemicals, Tata Consumer Products, Voltas, Trent & Titan Company Ltd.

    These companies are big players in the consumer and retail markets.

    Tata Capital, Tata Asset Management, Tata AIG, Tata AIA Life, and Tata Investment Corp

    These companies work in the financial services sector.

    Indian Hotel Company, Taj Air, Air Asia India, Air India Limited, and Vistara

    These companies operate in the Travel and Tourism sector.

    Tata Communications, Tata Teleservices, Tata Play –

    The telecom and media sector is successfully traversed by these companies.

    Tata International, Tata Industries Ltd., And Panatone Finvest

    These are the companies that are engaged in the trading and investments business.

    Tata Digital

    It operates in the digital space.

    Over the years, the Tata Group has also acquired many businesses within the group’s fold and has helped establish and finance several research, educational, and cultural institutes within the country. Some of these institutes are the Indian Institute of Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, National Center for Performing Arts, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Cancer Hospital, etc.


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    Dabur Ltd.

    Group Dabur Ltd.
    Founder S.K. Burman
    Founded 1884
    Industry Consumer Goods

    Dr. S. K. Burman founded Dabur Ltd., in the year 1884. He was a qualified physician and an Ayurvedic practitioner who formulated Ayurvedic medicines for illnesses like cholera, constipation, and malaria. He went on to mass-produce his ayurvedic formulations and sell them under the brand name Dabur, a name he earned from his patients.

    It was C. L. Burman who first set up the company’s Research and Development unit and his grandson G. C. Burman moved the company’s headquarters from erstwhile Calcutta to Delhi due to an unpleasant workers’ unrest. The company was among one of the first businesses in India that separated family ownership from management as they successfully handed over the management of the company to professionals in the year 1998. In the year 1997, the company set up a wholly-owned consumer goods subsidiary called Dabur Foods. Under Dabur Foods, the group launched the popular fruit juice brand Real. Dabur Ltd. also acquired a 51% stake in the Indian spices company Badshah Masala. In the year 2003, it also demerged its pharmaceutical business and established it as a separate company called Dabur Pharma Ltd.

    The current chairman Dr. Anand Burman and the vice-chairman Amit Burman are the fifth generation of the family at the helm of the company. Dabur Ltd., is one of the largest FMCG companies in the country that records 60% of its revenues from the consumer care business, 11% from the food business, and the remaining from its international business unit. The Dabur Group operates three subsidiaries called Dabur Research Foundation, Aviva India, and H&B Stores Ltd and also drives its corporate social responsibility initiatives through Dabur’s Sustainable Development Society (Sundesh).


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    The Journey Continues….

    Indian industrial history is as rich and deep as its culture and tradition. The country’s homegrown brands have traveled a long and winding road through the years and emerged successfully into a world that is driven by technology, information, and data. Part III of this article covers more indigenous brands and their journeys….

    FAQs

    Who is the founder of Tata Group?

    Jamsetji Tata, sometimes referred to as the ‘Father of Indian Industry’ founded the Tata Group in 1868.

    Who are the current chairman and vice-chairman of Dabur Ltd.?

    The current chairman Dr. Anand Burman and the vice-chairman Amit Burman are the fifth generation of the family at the helm of the company.

    What is Gokak Textiles about?

    Established in the year 1887, the company is a specialist manufacturer of grey yarn and one of India’s largest exporters. It also supplies bamboo textile towels including other products.

  • How Tata is helping Airtel to bring Made-in-India 5G Technology in India?

    The 5G network has been said to come into India in a few years. Jio has been working on it for the last year and had also announced about the 5G network in one of their Annual General Meeting. But now Airtel and Tata group have joined together to provide 5G network solutions in the country. In this article let’s look at how Tata group is helping Airtel to bring 5G in India.

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    How Tata Group is helping Airtel bring 5G in India
    Bharti Airtel on bringing 5G in India
    FAQ

    Airtel 5G – Latest News

    The telecom major Airtel has announced that it has got into a strategic partnership with Tata group in order to implement its 5G network solution in the country. Airtel has conveyed that the company would be the pioneer for testing and launching the native solution as part of its plans for India in rolling out 5G solutions.

    The company has announced in a statement that the pilot is expected to start by January 2022 as per the guidelines that are formulated by the Government of India.

    How Tata Group is helping Airtel bring 5G in India

    The Tata group has developed a telecom stack which is a state-of-the-art O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) based radio and NSA/SA core. The company has been successful in order to integrate a completely native based telecom stack through leveraging the capabilities of its group as well as its partners. The company conveyed in a statement that the tech would be available for commercial development from the start of January 2022.

    The Tata Consultancy Solutions is expected to contribute its expertise in the global system integration and is expected in aligning both the 3GPP and O-RAN standards in providing end-to-end solutions. TCS is a pioneer in software development and these networks and equipment are increasingly embedded in the software segment.

    N Ganapathy Subramaniam representing the Tata group and TCS has stated that, As a group the company is excited about the opportunity that is presented by 5G and the adjacent possibilities and added that they are working towards developing networking equipment and solutions that is world-class in the networking space in order to address the business opportunities. They also added that they are pleased to have Airtel as their customer in this initiative.

    Countries with most number of 5G installed in Cities
    Countries with most number of 5G installed in Cities

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    Bharti Airtel on bringing 5G in India

    The MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel, Gopal Vittal had conveyed that they are really happy to join forces with the Tata group in order to make India a global hub for 5G and technologies related to it.

    He added that, India is well-positioned with its talent pool and world-class technology ecosystem in order to build cutting-edge applications and cutting-edge technological solutions for the world. He also added that this step is expected to provide a massive boost to India in order to become an innovation and manufacturing destination.

    These 5G products and solutions are Made in India and are aligned to the global standards and are expected to interoperate with other products based on certain standards that are defined by the O-RAN alliances and open interfaces.

    Once the 5G solutions are commercially proven the diversified and brownfield network of Airtel would open export opportunities for the country which is now the second most market for the telecom services in the world.

    Airtel is a Board member of the O-RAN Alliance and is committed towards implementing and exploring the O-RAN based networks in India. In early 2021, Airtel had become the first telecom company in order to provide a practical 5G service over its LIVE network in Hyderabad city. Using the spectrum that is allocated by the Department of telecom Airtel has started 5G trials in the major cities.


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    Conclusion

    The media enterprises and the telecom of TATA group provide the requirements regarding communication from SMEs to global business houses and from home networks to wholesale networks. TATA consultancy services and Airtel both are a member of the O-RAN alliance.

    FAQ

    Will 5G be available in India?

    Yes, Many telecom companies are preparing for 5G and India will be ready for 5G till 2022.

    Which country are using 5G?

    The top three countries that have the most cities with 5G are China at 341, the United States at 279, and South Korea with 85.

    Is Airtel 5G ready?

    Bharti Airtel become the country’s first telco to successfully demonstrate & orchestrate LIVE 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city.

  • List of Indian Companies that are providing Covid vaccine to its Employees

    The Covid cases in India has seen a surge due to the second wave in the country. Amidst the rise in cases and the shortage of vaccines certain Indian companies have announced that they would provide vaccination for their employees.

    A handful of companies have also announced that they would provide the vaccination to the families of their employees as well as the third parties involved with the company’s day to day activities. Let’s look at the different companies who have announced that they would provide vaccines to the employees.

    Wipro
    Sony India
    Indian Bank Association
    Hindustan Uniliver
    ITC
    TCS and Infosys
    Reliance Industries
    All India Petroleum Dealers Association (AIPDA)
    Indigo
    Capgemini
    upGrad
    Betterplace
    Atos
    ICICI Bank
    HDFC Bank
    Piramal Enterprises Limited
    FAQ

    Wipro

    Wipro had announced that it would start its Covid vaccination drive for its employees in their Electronic city campus in Bangalore. A spokesperson of Wipro had conveyed that the company is taking all the measures in order to start vaccination camps in all their other branches in the country.

    Sony India

    Sony India had provided a policy for its employees which is a Mediclaim policy in order to cover the expenses for the Covid treatment of their employees at home. The company has announced that it is in the process of setting up vaccination camps for their employees.

    Indian Bank Association

    The Indian Bank Association had made an announcement conveying that the vaccination of the Bank employees should be given the top most priority. They added that around 10 lakh bank employees should be vaccinated immediately and the expenses should be reimbursed. But the association had left the decision towards the individual banks in regards to the vaccination.

    Hindustan Uniliver

    A HUL spokesperson had conveyed that the company is looking forward to vaccinate all its employees as government has given permission to provide vaccination for the individuals above the age of 18. However, the shortage in the availability of vaccines have been a setback.


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    ITC

    Amitav Mukherji who is the HR head of ITC have conveyed that the managers have been designated by the company to conduct the vaccination drives across various locations in the country by tying up with healthcare facilities. ITC has also announced that they would provide the vaccination drive towards their service providers as well as their supply chain partners.

    TCS and Infosys

    TCS have announced that they are working on various types of models in order to conduct vaccination drives with direct partnership with their suppliers. In the same way the HR head of Infosys has conveyed that they are in discussions with the healthcare providers and vaccine suppliers.

    Reliance Industries

    Nita Ambani who is a non-executive director of Reliance Industries had conveyed in a letter to their employees that the company will provide vaccination for them as well as their family members. It is estimated that the company has a count of 2,00,000 people.

    All India Petroleum Dealers Association (AIPDA)

    Ajay Bansal who is the President of the association has conveyed that the vaccination of all the petrol pump attendants and staffs should be given the top most priority and that they should be considered as essential workers.

    He has conveyed that the Government should ask the oil marketing companies or find some other mechanism to vaccinate them as they were considered as an essential worker during the lockdown and were not considered eligible to receive the vaccination jabs.


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    Share of People who received at least one does of vaccine
    Share of People who received at least one does of vaccine

    Indigo

    Indigo has also announced that they would vaccinate their employees and their family members. The company has announced that they are working towards providing vaccinations in a phased manner so that their operations doesn’t get affected.

    Capgemini

    Capgemini had also announced that they would provide vaccinations to all their employees and also their dependents. The company has also tied up with wellness consultants in order to resolve the doubts and queries related to vaccination.

    upGrad

    upGrad had also announced that they would provide vaccination for its employees as well as their family members. The ed-tech company has announced that they would provide vaccines to full-time employees, interns, contract-based employees as well as their ex-employees.

    Betterplace

    Betterplace which is a tech-based company has announced that they would cover the full cost of the vaccination cost of their employees and their dependants. The company is also providing a day off for their employees on the day of their vaccination.


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    Atos

    Atos which is an IT and a consulting firm has announced that it would cover the cost of the vaccination for its employees as well as their dependents under the medical insurance programme of the company. The company also conveyed that they would work together with local healthcare providers of the companies to implement the vaccination programme.

    ICICI Bank

    ICICI Bank has also announced that they would provide vaccination for their employees and their immediate family members. The bank has conveyed that it was a gesture of appreciation from the company towards its employees for dedicating their service during the tough times.

    HDFC Bank

    HDFC Bank has also announced that they would provide vaccinations for over 1 lakh employees and their family members. The bank has announced that they would reimburse the expenses for the mandated two doses of the vaccines.

    Piramal Enterprises Limited

    The company has announced that they would provide vaccines for their employees and their immediate family members and the choice of getting vaccinated is optional for their employees. They have set up a help desk across their offices for answering the queries of the employees.

    FAQ

    When did Covid vaccinations start in India?

    16 march, 2021

    How many Covid vaccines are produced daily in India?

    This means, on a daily basis, 28.33 lakh doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are produced in the country.

    Are Indian companies providing covid vaccine to its employees?

    Yes, Many major companies in India are providing Covid vaccination for free to its employees.

    Conclusion

    However, these are the major companies that have announced to provide vaccinations to their employees. Almost all the companies have decided to provide free vaccination to all their employees, in which around 70% of the companies are offering it to the dependents of their employees as well.

  • Complete Scenario of NITES involvement in Tata Employees Layoff

    Tata technologies were founded in the year 1989, situated in Pune, India. It is one of the largest firms in India. Tata Technologies provides services in product lifecycle management, engineering and design, product development, manufacturing,  and IT service management to automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers.

    The company has branches in North America, Middle eastern countries, the Asia-specific region, and Europe. They have their regional headquarters in the United States. The company has around 8,000 employees which is their global workforce since they operate in more than 25 countries.

    There was a recent controversy against Tata technologies which said that they had illegally terminated around 800 – 1000 employees.

    Why Tata terminated 800 people
    NITES’s involvement in the Scenario
    What Tata has to say
    FAQ

    Why Tata terminated 800 people

    In June 2020 Tata Technologies has put around 400 employees on Furlough. In simple terms, furlough is a temporary leave that is given to employees due to certain needs of the company or employer. It can be because of special needs like economic conditions.

    June 2020, when the lockdown was imposed in India and the company saw its business slowing down during the pandemic. This was the reason for putting the employees on Furlough.

    According to the company, the employees on furlough would be part of the company and would have access to their corporate insurance. But the employees wouldn’t receive their monthly salary until their furlough is removed. These 400 employees were asked to continue their leave until 31 December 2020.

    On 1 March 2021, around 800 – 1000 employees received an email of termination from the company. The email had the content which said that the employees would receive a month’s salary and 31 March 2021 would be their last working day. The employees will be terminated without providing them their compensations, when they were on furlough.

    The email received by the employees said that they were being asked to leave since the company was not able to find any billable assignments for its employees. The company has also stated that during the employee’s paid and unpaid leaves.

    The company stated that, they tried to find billable assignments for employees. But unfortunately, they couldn’t find billable assignments according to the employees proportionate job expertise, work experience, and qualification.


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    NITES’s involvement in the Scenario

    NITES is an employee union that is a non-profit organization. It is based in Pune, Maharashtra. NITES (Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate). NITES has received several complaints from the employees of Tata regarding the termination.

    Harpreet Saluja, the president of NITES has filed a complaint with the Labor Commissioner’s office in Pune. NITES has filed a complaint to take legal actions against Tata technologies, Hinjewadi, Pune. NITES filed a complaint stating that the employees were illegally terminated for maintaining the profitability of the business, during the pandemic.

    According to the purview of the Industrial Disputes Act and the Shops and Establishment Act, IT firms like Tata technologies can’t implement Furlough. The concept of Furlough is considered illegal for IT firms.

    In the complaint which was filed to the Labor Commissioner Pune, NITES wrote that the company has violated the Statutory Labor Laws and other rules and regulations issued on 31 March 2020 by the Government of Maharashtra.

    NITES has stated that they are expecting the authorities of the state/central government to take necessary actions towards the company. They would want the authorities to provide them with a basic structure to handle such situations.

    They would want the authorities to take strict actions so that this can be an example to other companies, also the rights of the employees would be protected. This incidence should avoid such insensitive behavior towards employees in the future. This was stated in the complaint letter provided by NITES.

    Revenue of Tata Group
    Revenue of Tata Group

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    What Tata has to say

    Tata Technologies have refused such claims. It stated that they haven’t terminated 800 employees. They had a discussion with a selected set of employees and according to the discussion they had opted for paid leave and later on followed by unpaid leave. This was for a specific period of time.

    The company also stated that these employees were still part of the company and received health and medical insurance from the company. Tata has claimed that even their immediate family members were covered under their corporate insurance policy.

    The company said, due to the arising business challenges during July 2020 because of the lockdown in India. They had taken measures to make Tata technologies an agile, flexible, and responsive organization. They have said that the statement by NITES is not true.

    FAQ

    Do employers have to pay for layoffs?

    Generally employees who lose their jobs in a layoff have no automatic right to severance pay but there are few exceptions-Mass layoff severance. The company has to provide a small amount of severance.

    Can you be rehired after being laid off?

    Yes, There are are no laws prohibiting employers from rehiring laid-off employees.

    Who qualifies for furlough?

    You can be furloughed whether you are on a full-time, part-time, agency, flexible or zero-hour contract, but you must have been on your employer’s payroll before the extension was announced.

    Conclusion

    The spokesperson of the company has stated that they were successful in assigning 18% of their employees with new tasks and projects. Meanwhile, the company has been trying to communicate and maintain the relationship with the remaining set of employees sticking to their statutory norms.