Day: January 31, 2015

Philosophy and Ideas of Mahatma Gandhi

The Pitt’s India Act (1784) The East India Company Act 1784, 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 of 1773 by bringing the East India Company’s rule in India under the control of the British Government. Pitt the […]

The Early Administrative Structure; The Regulating Act (1773), From Diarchy to Direct Control: Part III From Diarchy to Direct Control In 1773, Warren Hastings became the first Governor-General of Bengal and had administrative powers over all of British India. Practices of Warren Hastings: The arrival of Warren Hastings in Bengal as Governor of the presidency of […]