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L&T-SuFin Unveils Seller Suvidha App for B2B E-Commerce
01 Oct 2024
Mumbai, October 01, 2024: L&T-SuFin, India's leading integrated B2B digital marketplace for industrial and construction products, has launched SuFin Seller Suvidha, an app designed to empower bus
L&T makes new strides in Digital Energy Solutions business
30 Sep 2024
Mumbai, September 30 2024: The Digital Energy Solutions (DES) arm of Larsen & Toubro’s Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) business has received the mandate to develop and implement Energy
L&T wins (Mega*) Orders to Build Advanced Grid Systems
24 Sep 2024
Mumbai, September 24, 2024: The Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) vertical of Larsen & Toubro has won new orders in the Middle East for expanding and strengthening the electricity grids at high voltage levels.
L&T wins (Mega*) Orders to Build Advanced Grid Systems
24 Sep 2024
Mumbai, September 24, 2024: The Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) vertical of Larsen & Toubro has won new orders in the Middle East for expanding and strengthening the electricity grids at high voltage levels.
L&T-Unnati Project Launched in Coimbatore
10 Sep 2024
Mumbai, September 06, 2024: In a move to strengthen India’s social infrastructure, yet another L&T-Unnati project – an integrated community development initiative – has been launched in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.
L&T carves out Renewable Business Vertical amid energy transition led growth in its Infrastructure Segment
02 Sep 2024
Mumbai, September 02 2024: Effective 1st September 2024, Larsen & Toubro has carved out a separate business vertical for Renewable EPC out of its Power Transmission & Distribution business, within its Infrastructure Projects segment.
L&T Semiconductor Technologies-IIT Gandhinagar Join Hands to Develop Semiconductor Solutions for Projects of National Importance
02 Sep 2024
Mumbai, August 30, 2024: L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT), a pioneer in indigenous semiconductor design & development, has entered a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhina
L&T Semiconductor Technologies Inks MoU with C-DAC
29 Aug 2024
Mumbai, August 28, 2024: L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT), a pioneer in indigenous semiconductor design & development, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Developm
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
How Quaker Oats grabbed customers’ attention
By Kiron Kasbekar | 07 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats, the American food products giant that was created in 1901 through the merger of many older oat millers, and was acquired by a bigger foods giant, Pepsi, in 2001, has been an innovative company. One example of its innovativeness shows in its packaging – the cereal box it launched in 1915.
Company story – Cunard Line
By Kiron Kasbekar | 12 Jan 2024
The Cunard Line started its life in Glasgow in 1839 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company when Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract.
Samuel Slater – textile tycoon or traitor?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Dec 2023
Samuel Slater is a name that holds significant importance in the annals of American industrial history. Often referred to as the ‘Father of the American Factory System’, Slater's contributions played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s industrial landscape.
Underwood Typewriter Company – an icon of the past
By Kiron Kasbekar | 21 Dec 2023
You’ve probably never heard of Underwood typewriters. For the company folded up in 1963 – 60 years ago. You may not even have seen and handled a typewriter, unless someone in your family owned one.
The rise and fall of Chrysler
By Kiron Kasbekar | 16 Dec 2023
A century ago, the American automobile industry was more crowded than a vegetable market on a Sunday morning, with such a wide variety of stuff on sale that buyers were spoilt for choice. Buyers could pick and choose, bargain, pay up and drive out with the newly purchased vehicle.
TRW – the tide turned
By Kiron Kasbekar | 13 Dec 2023
There used to be an American company called Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. This company, which was a global supplier of automotive systems, modules, and components to car and truck manufacturers, started small, as most companies do. Then, as the automotive industry grew bigger, so did TRW.
The rise and fall of Nokia
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Dec 2023
My interest is stories about dominant companies that failed all of a sudden. These companies were once etched into people’s minds but have since become a symbol of nostalgia. One such company, which was the biggest in its industry before it failed catastrophically, is Nokia.
Yahoo!: The first king of the internet
By Aniket Gupta | 01 Dec 2023
The year is 1994. You go to the internet to search for a particular website, but there is no Google that could be used to search your desired website. What do you do? The answer is that you use Yahoo.