Industrialist Ratan Tata has been inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the US for his contributions to industrial development in India and across the world.
Besides Mr. Tata, eight Indian-Americans have been inducted into the institute, considered among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
Mr. Tata, the 75-year-old Chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, has been inducted as a Foreign Associate.
Founded in 1964, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is a private, independent, non-profit institution that provides engineering leadership in service to the nation. This year it has elected 69 new members and 11 foreign associates, thus bringing the total US membership to 2,250 and the number of foreign associates to 211.
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