RAMSAR- Wetland Sites in India What is the RAMSAR Wetland Site? Ramsar site is a wetland site designated for international importance by the Ramsar convention. Ramsar Convention: Ramsar Convention (established in 1971 by UNESCO, came in force in 1975) is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands Read more…
Simon Commission The Indian Statutory Commission, popularly known as the Simon Commission after the name of its chairman. The commission had 7 members including the chairman Sir John Simon and all of them were Britishers. As the government of the India Act 1919 had a provision for a review committee Read more…
Mahatma Gandhi and National Movements Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar in Gujarat on 2 October 1869. Father Karamchand Gandhi was a diwan of state and the name of his mother was Putali Bai. At the age of 13, he married Kasturba. He was the father of four Read more…
Constitutional Development of India- Important ActsIn Indian history, constitutional development begins with the Regulating Act of 1773. The previous event played a significant role, as the interference of the Company increased in Indian politics. The East India Company got Diwani (revenue collection rights) after the battle of Buxar (1764). The Read more…
Home Rule League Movement It was the Indian response to the first world war, based on Irish Home Rule League. In India, two Home Rule Leagues were Launched, one Annie Besant (Irish theosophist) and the other by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Later leaders of the Indian National Congress and others like Read more…