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  2. Company rule in India - Wikipedia

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    The English East India Company ("the Company") was founded in 1600, as The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies.It gained a foothold in India with the establishment of a factory in Masulipatnam on the Eastern coast of India in 1611 and the grant of the rights to establish a factory in Surat in 1612 by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

  3. Factories Act, 1948 (India) - Wikipedia

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    The Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948), as amended by the Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act 20 of 1987), served to assist in formulating national policies in India with respect to occupational safety and health in factories and docks in India. It deals with various problems concerning safety, health, efficiency and well-being of the ...

  4. Economy of India under Company rule - Wikipedia

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    The Economy of India under Company rule describes the economy of those regions that fell under Company rule in India during the years 1757 to 1858. The British East India Company began ruling parts of the Indian subcontinent beginning with the Battle of Plassey, which led to the conquest of Bengal Subah and the founding of the Bengal Presidency, before the Company expanded across most of the ...

  5. Factory Acts - Wikipedia

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    The Factories Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 34) consolidated the 1937 and 1959 acts. As of 2008, the Factories Act 1961 is substantially still in force, though workplace health and safety is principally governed by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) and regulations made under it.

  6. De-industrialisation of India - Wikipedia

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    The Company Rule in India refers to areas in the Indian subcontinent which were under the rule of British East Indian Company.The East Indian Company began its rule over the Indian subcontinent starting with the Battle of Plessey, which ultimately led to the vanquishing of the Bengal Subah and the founding of the Bengal Presidency in 1765, one of the largest subdivisions of British India.

  7. Pitt's India Act - Wikipedia

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    The East India Company Act 1784 (24 Geo. 3.Sess. 2.c. 25), also known as Pitt's India Act, was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to address the shortcomings of the Regulating Act 1773 by bringing the East India Company's rule in India under the control of the British Government.

  8. List of acts of the Parliament of India - Wikipedia

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    Securities and Exchange Board of India Act: 1992: 15 Cess and Other Taxes on Minerals (Validation) Act: 1992: 16 National Commission for Minorities Act: 1992: 19 Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act: 1992: 22 Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act: 1992: 27 Rehabilitation Council of India Act ...

  9. Regulating Act 1773 - Wikipedia

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    The Regulating Act 1773 (13 Geo. 3. c. 63) (formally, the East India Company Act 1772) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India (Bengal). [1] The act did not prove to be a long-term solution to concerns over the company's affairs.