conditioning and refrigeration; automobile and automotive services; automobiles, auto assemblies and auto components; chemicals; construction equipment; consumer products; consumer products; defense & aerospace; drugs; engineering services; financial services; hotels and hospitality; industrial infrastructure; industrial machinery and equipment; investment services; it and it-enabled services; logistics; material handling equipment; media and entertainment; mining; power; realty and infrastructure; renewable energy; retail chains; miscellaneous services; steel products and services; and telecom products and solutions.

Each Tata company and enterprise operates independently under the guidance and supervision of its own board of directors and shareholders. Tata Sons is the principal investment holding company and promoter of Tata companies.

The Tata trusts, majority shareholders of Tata Sons, have endowed institutions for science and technology, medical research, social studies and the performing arts. The trusts also provide aid and assistance to non-government organizations working in the areas of education, health care, and livelihoods.

Tata companies include Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Teleservices, Titan, Tata Communications, Indian Hotels, and more.

Some of its popular brands include Jaguar, Bolt, Zest, Tata Tea, Taj Hotels, Skinn Perfumes, Nano, Vista, Tata AIA Life Insurance, Vitax, World of Titan, Landmark, Tata Sky, Goldplus, and more.

Tata group was founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868.