Please refer to the earlier articles published on the two chapters for detailed information’s. This article includes information’s on famine, education and press control.

• Lytton was a reputed poet, novelist, essayist and known to the literary world as
  "Owen Meredith"
• Lytton took steps to promote free trade
• Lytton started Statutory Civil Service, one sixth of the total appointments, recommended by provincial governments, confirmed by the Secretary of State and less salary than covenanted civil service
• Clive started a society of trade in 1765 with monopoly of trade in tobacco, betel nut and salt
• Warren Hastings was impeached by the British Parliament
• Hastings removed censorship of press
• Dalhousie placed Bengal under a lieutenant governor, started centralized government known as Non regulation control and appointed a commissioner for newly acquired territories
• Lord Mayo started financial devolution
• With Maratha and Jat help Safdarjung liquidated the Afghan Bangash
• In 1612 Vijaynagar king Venkata II permitted Raja Woodeyar to assume the title of Raja of Mysore
• Tipu sent emissaries to France, Iran, Arab, Turkey and Pegu
• Vansittart was the governor of Calcutta from 1760 to 1765
• After the second Anglo- Carnatic war Mohd Ali was installed by the British as Nawab of Carnatic
• Mir Jafar gave the compant the district of 24 parganas
• Jachendars were the examiners of fabric
• The Act of 1935 divided British India into 11 Governor's provinces and 5 Chief Commissioner's provinces
• Campbell famine Commission- after 1866 Orissa famine
• Stratchey Commission-after 1876 famine which affected Maharashtra, UP, Punjab and Madras
• Lyall Commission in 1898 after the 1896 famine which mostly affected CP
• Mcdonell commission in 1901 appointed by Curzon suggested Moral Strategy to combat famines
• Famine Code in 1883
• Censorship of Press Act-1799-a>The newspapers had to carry the name of the publishers, printer, editor b>Pre censorship of the newspapers
• Jonh Adams started Licensing of Press act, 1823 a>License for press b>Penalty for publishing without license c>The Governor General could seize the licence
• Vernacular Press Act under Lytton a>The District Magistrate could ask for security for a press b>No appeal before any court of law
• Newspapers Act 1908 a>Local govt could confiscate the properties of press b>the aggrieved parties could go to the High Court within 15 days
• Indian Press Act ,1910>Local govt empowered to demand registration security b>Aggrieved party could go to special tribunal of High Court
• Indian Press Emergency Act 1931, The Press Objectionable Matters Act 1951
• Bankim Chndra published Bangadarshan
• Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar started Som Prokash
• Wood's despatch was known as Magna Carta of Indian education
• Raleigh Commission was also known as Indian Universities Commission,1902.It resulted in the Indian Universities Act, 1904, with more govt control on the universities, affiliation of colleges, no of fellows in a university 50-100 and duration 6 years, to be nominated by the govt.
• Hunter Commission, 1882.
• Zia uddin Ahmad and Ashutosh Mukerjee were the Indian members of Sadler Commission,1917.It recommended 12 years of basic education and 3 yrs of graduation, honours and pass course,boards for secondary and intermediate schools
• Hartog committee, 1929
• Sergeant Plan-1944.Recommended free and compulsory education for 6-11 yrs of age.
• Wardha scheme of basic education, 1937