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 2010 |
- CEAT clocks highest net sales and operational profit @ Rs 2783 and @Rs 230Cr (YTD Feb’10) respectively.
- After Antwerp in Belgium, CEAT goes abroad once again and opens office in Dubai to tap the growing demand in the Middle East.
- CEAT’s radial project at Hallol and capacity expansion at Nasik, are on track.
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 2009 |
- PCBL moved up the ladder in global rankings from 10th to the number 8th slot in 2009
- 90,000 MMTPA carbon black plant and 16 MW captive power plant at Mundra commissioned in Q3FY10
- PCBL re-commences activity for the Vietnam project
- PCBL commissiones a 30 MW captive power plant at Durgapur
- CESC bags thermal power project from Dhariwal Infrastructure. To set up 600 MW thermal power project at Chandrapur in Maharashtra
- Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for CEAT’s Rs. 700 crore new radial tyre plant at Hallol.
- KEC International and RPG Cables boards approve merger.
- Open Media Network launches OPEN, the weekly current affairs and features magazine.
- Zensar inaugurates its third Global Delivery Centre in India in Pune in April
- CNBC-TV18’s Exporter of the Year Award for the year 2009 - IT, ITES and electronics segment for the third consecutive year at the International Trade awarded to Zensar
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| 2008 |
- CESC ties up with Singapore Power to revamp its distribution system
- Zensar goes Green by launching initiatives to make the Company and the City Green, and to ensure we build energy efficient solutions for our customers’ business
- RPG group achieves a turnover of 13,500 crore for FY ’08
- Spencer’s flagship store of 70,000 sq ft at the South City Mall in Kolkata
- Spencer’s first standalone store at Baroda
- Exclusive tie-up with the ₤ 3 billion Woolworth’s PLC of UK for retailing the latter’s internationally acclaimed toy brand, Chad Valley
- Tie-up with Au Bon Pain, the Boston-based fast casual dining and bakery café chain with more than 200 outlets in the USA, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
- Exclusive tie-up with Beverly Hills Polo Club
- CEAT unveils its new logo which is designed to reflect today's CEAT with a vision to meet the demands of tomorrow’s next generation market.
- Bhoomi Puja carried out in Mundra on 24th January 2008 for a state of art Greenfield Carbon Black plant of capacity 90,000 MT along with a Power plant of 16 MW.
- Carbon Black declared as an independent Business Sector w.e.f. 1st August, 2008.
- Durgapur 30 MW Power Plant commissioned on September 29, 2008.
- Raychem RPG won The Best Vendor Award: TYCO Germany 2008
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| 2007 |
- Zensar set up its Poland Centre to lead European Technical Outsourcing Operations
- RPG group inches closer to the USD 3 billion mark with a turnover of INR 11,500 crore for FY ‘07
- Zensar acquires ThoughtDigital, a leading US-based, Oracle consulting firm
- RPG acquires from Fujitsu controlling stake in Zensar
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2006 |
- RPG on the threshold of INR 10,000 crore, with INR 9450 crore turnover for FY ‘06
- Spencer’s Retail announces new expansion plans with Spencer’s Hyper, Super, Fresh and Daily formats
- CEAT radial plant project for car radials gets under way
- CEAT Kelani inaugurates radial tyre factory in Sri Lanka
- Zensar acquires SAP services provider, OBT Global
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2005 |
- RPG achieves 8000 crore milestone turnover, with INR 8460 crore for FY ‘05
- 1st ‘RPG Day’ celebrated on May 1st across the country
- RPG launches its wholly-owned retail venture under the Spencer’s brand
- ‘Music World’ stores opened in Mumbai
- Spencer’s Travel begins airport handling operations
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2004 |
- RPG’s retail business opens its 2nd hypermarket in Mumbai and 3rd in Vizag
- ‘Saregama’ becomes the first Indian Music Company to place content on all major digital downloads sites across the world
- Zensar achieves CMMI Quality Certification. It features among the ‘TOP 100 companies that matter in knowledge management’ in KM World
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2003 |
- RPG crosses the 7000 crore turnover mark with INR 7472 crore in sales
- RPG Life Sciences enters the US Generics market by launching Cyclosporin (for kidney transplant)
- Zensar starts Global Development centers at Singapore and China
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2002 |
- Integrated Coal Mining Ltd begins coal supply to CESC
- KEC becomes the only Indian company to win contracts for Iraq’s reconstruction projects. The company executes 5 construction projects in Iraq in record time
- Raychem RPG acquires ‘Canara Electric Controls’, manufacturers of transformer rectifier units for Corrosion Protection Systems
- Saregama becomes the only music company to set up a separate publishing division. The Company ventures into home video by signing up with Warner Studios
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2001 |
- Zensar increases IT services in Europe, expands business with major clients and enters new geographies of Australia and Japan
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2000 |
- International Computers India Ltd becomes Zensar Technologies Ltd
- Saregama achieves the milestone of the highest production of cassettes, producing 50 lakh units in one single month
- RPG Cables diversifies into house wiring products and turnkey projects
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1999 |
- Searle India becomes RPG Life Sciences
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1998 |
- Saregama ventures into film-making through GRAMCO films, a new division of Saregama. Becomes the first Indian media company to be listed in the UK
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1997 |
- ‘Music World’ and ‘Health & Glow’ commence operations
- CESC’s 1st unit (250 MW) of Budge generating station is charged. (The 2nd unit commenced in 1999.)
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1996 |
- RPG pioneers organized retail business in India
- RPG Netcom establishes TV cable connectivity in West Bengal
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1995 |
- RPG Cellular commences operations in Chennai circle
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1993 |
- CEAT Kelani, a subsidiary of CEAT Ltd, commences operations
- Saregama launches ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’, the biggest hit of the Indian music industry
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1992 |
- RPG acquires NOIDA Power (NPCL)
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1990 |
- Saregama releases two mega hits ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ and ‘Chandini’
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1989 |
- RPG acquires Spencer’s, CESC Ltd, Raychem RPG, and Zensar Technologies (formerly ICIL)
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1988 |
- RPG acquires HMV and Harrisons Malayalam Ltd
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1986 |
- RPG acquires Gramophone of India Ltd
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1983 |
- RPG acquires Searle India
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1982 |
- RPG acquires Ceat Tyres of India and KEC International
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1979 |
- This year marks the inception of RPG Enterprises by RP Goenka, a INR 790 million group that comprises Phillips Carbon Black, Asian Cables, Agarpara Jute, and Murphy (India)
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