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Pluses in a pulses play
Tata Chemicals and its subsidiary, Rallis India, have made a mark in the pulses business, and there is potential for further success in a segment dominated thus far by unbranded names
A pest of a problem
Rallis India’s attempts to make an important herbicide compliant on safety and environmental norms were a failure, but far from futile
It’s grand, it’s genomic
The Rallis-Metahelix combine is concentrating on where it all begins — the seed — to make the most of its biotechnology play
A plus for pulses
Increasing the production of pulses, that essential staple of Indian food, was the task Rallis and its fellow innovators set themselves, and are now on the road to achieving
Poised for progress
By pursuing a number of successful strategic initiatives, Rallis is ready to take off on the path of sustained growth
Farmers’ friend
Rallis has spent years building relationships with farmers by giving them crucial crop-related advice and support
Rallying for the farmer
Rallis partners with farmers to help them protect crops and raise yields, and to educate them on the latest farming trends
Ploughing back the profits
CEO and executive director of Rallis India, Veeramani Shankar, speaks about the key initiatives Rallis has launched to support the farming community
Ideas@Rallis
No idea is a stupid idea, and that's what has prompted Rallis to devise 'Innogate', a unique process that seeks to harness the intellectual capital of its employees
The spectrum of success
"Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind."
— Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (Voyage to Brobdingnag)
Research is the key
Rallis has to its credit three research and development centres in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore which conform to international standards and have received certification and accreditation from around the world 
No longer second-best
More often than not leaders determine the directions and strategies their companies take and the company's future is dependent on them more than any other person. James Kouzes and Barry Posner explain Practices of Exemplary Leadership in their newly released book, The Leadership Challenge
Refreshing change
From a loss of Rs31 crore in 2000-01, Rallis India posted a tidy Rs45 crore profit in 2001-02. A large part of the credit for this turnaround goes to Rajeev Dubey, who took over the reins as CEO in September 2000
Field day in store for farmers
Rallis's successful experiments in contract farming are set to change the agricultural landscape
Rallying together for ACTS of love
Helping the community has been central to the Tata way of functioning. Rallis epitomises this commitment through the various social development projects it undertakes to help the less privileged
Silent revolution
This is the story of a remarkable revolution, initiated and successfully implemented by Rallis, one of the largest agrochemical companies in India and the fifth largest company in the Tata group