The Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons and recipient of India's second highest civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan, Ratan Tata passed away. He was 86 years old.
In 2008, he received the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour in India, after receiving the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in 2000. He joined Tata in 1961, where he worked on the shop floor of Tata Steel. He later succeeded J. R. D. Tata as chairman of Tata Sons upon the latter's retirement in 1991. Under his tenure the Tata Group acquired Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover, and Corus, in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business.
Oct 09, 2024
Nepal's Nima Rinji Becomes the youngest Climber to Conquer All 14 Peaks above 8,000 Meters
Nepal's teenage Sherpa climber, Nima Rinji Sherpa (18 years) created a world record as the youngest person to summit all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters.
Expedition organiser, Seven Summit Treks, announced the feat by a teenage climber after he reached the summit of Mount Shishapangma.
His climbing partners Pasang Nurbu Sherpa, who also completed the 14x8000ers.
The teenage climber was waiting for permits from the Chinese side which came in September, opening his way for the record-setting attempt. Nima Rinji started off for his record-setting summit attempt in September 2022 by climbing 8,163 meters of Mount Manaslu. He completed his forte to climb all 14 peaks in two years and ten days.