Hoysala Temples – the UNESCO World Heritage site
The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala — the famed Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somananthpura in Karnataka have been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific…
NET NEUTRALITY – WHY TELECOMS WANT TO INTERFERE WITH INTERNET DATA ?
BACKGROUND The internet has become so much a part of the lives of most of the people that it is easy to imagine that it will always…
Windfall tax – Definition, Purpose, Calculation, Impact
What is a windfall tax? A windfall tax is a levy imposed by a government on companies that have benefited from something they were not responsible for…
Government of India Act of 1858 – Act for the Good Government of India
The 1857 revolt had exposed the Company’s limitations in administering under a complex situation. Till then, there had not been much accountability. The 1858 Act sought to…
World Heritage Sites in India
Important facts for prelims 1 . Agra Fort , Ajanta Caves , Ellora Caves and Taj Mahal are the first Indian sites to be included in the World Heritage Sites List….
Charter Act of 1853 – the last of the series of Charter Acts
This was the last of the series of Charter Acts passed by the British Parliament between 1793 and 1853. It was a significant constitutional landmark. Features of…
Charter Act of 1833 – the final step towards centralisation
This Act was the final step towards centralisation in British India. This was also called the Government of India Act 1833 or the Saint Helena Act 1833….
Charter Act of 1813
In England, the business interests were pressing for an end to the Company’s monopoly over trade in India because of a spirit of laissez-faire and the continental…
Charter Act of 1793
The features of this Act were as follows: (a) It extended the overriding power given to Lord Cornwallis over his council, to all future Governor-Generals and Governors…
Act of 1786
In 1786, Lord Cornwallis ( Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis) took charge as the Governor-General of Fort William (Bengal) and as the Commander-in-Chief of British India. Before…