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India companies over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment

FoundedTata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.

1907

1908

TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.

1913

EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.

1914

EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.

FoundedState Bank of India

1921

FoundedMTR Foods Ltd.

1924

1929

EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.

1933

EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.

1939

EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.

FoundedBajaj Auto Limited

1945

EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.

FoundedAir-India Limited

1946

1947

TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.

FoundedNeyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd.

1956

EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.

1958

TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.

FoundedOIL AND NATURAL GAS COMMISSION

1959

FoundedRanbaxy Laboratories Ltd.

1962

EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.

FoundedMINERALS & METALS TRADING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.

1963

FoundedIndian Oil Corporation Ltd.

1964

1970

EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.

1971

EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.

FoundedSteel Authority of India Ltd.

1973

EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.

1975

TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.

1979

EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.

FoundedInfosys Technologies Ltd.

1981

TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.

FoundedSun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

1982

FoundedDr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.

1984

TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.

1987

EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.

FoundedJet Airways (India) Private Limited

1991

TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.

FoundedAir Sahara Limited

1993

TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.

1995

TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.

1997

EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.

EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.

2000

EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.

2001

EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.

2004

TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.

2007

TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.

2008

EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.

2010

TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.

2015

EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.

2020

EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.

2022

EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.

2023

TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.

India companies over time

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