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The city of Nagpur has a long and close connection with Jamshedpur. Jamsetji Tata established his first big business venture, the Central India Spinning and Weaving Company (later renamed the Empress Mills) in 1874 in Nagpur, when he was 35 years old. The textile mill was dear to his heart and he personally looked after every little detail of its growth. The profits and experience gained by the Empress Mills helped establish the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO). Tata’s was the first visionary enterprise to exploit the wealth of minerals in the area surrounding Sakchi. While TISCO (now Tata Steel)......