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Bengal Presidency (1826–1873): Assam was included as a part of the Bengal Presidency. The annexation of upper Assam is attributed to the successful manufacture of tea in 1837, and the beginning of the Assam Company in 1839. Under the Wasteland Rules of 1838, it became nearly impossible for natives to start plantations.
When the Tea Committee visited Assam to study the feasibility of tea cultivation, Maniram met Dr. Wallich as a representative of Purandar Singha, and highlighted the region's prospects for tea cultivation. In 1839, Maniram became the Dewan of the Assam Tea Company at Nazira, drawing a salary of 200 rupees per
Colonial Assam (1826–1947) refers to the period in the history of Assam between the signing of the Treaty of Yandabo and the Independence of India when Assam was under British colonial rule. The political institutions and social relations that were established or severed during this period continue to have a direct effect on contemporary events.
McLeod Russel India Ltd is an Indian tea company. It is currently the world's largest tea growing company. [1]It is part of the Williamson Magor Group.It has Thirty One tea estates in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam and Two in the Dooars region of West Bengal, three factories in Vietnam and six estates in Uganda.
In October 2018, the company started a pilot project to use methanol as cooking gas in place of conventional liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). [8] [11] [12] The company was the first in India to offer methanol as an alternative to traditional cooking fuel. [8] At the launch, the canisters, weighing 1.2 kilograms (2.6 lb) each, were priced at ₹32 ...
Pumpjack working in an oilfield of ONGC at Sivasagar, Assam. Before the independence of India in 1947, the Assam Oil Company in the north-eastern and Attock Oil Company in the north-western part of the undivided India were the only oil-producing companies, with minimal exploration input. The major part of Indian sedimentary basins was deemed to ...
The MSQ Upgradation unit has been commissioned. A new terminal was expected to be completed by 2016. It is one of the best oil fields in Assam. Certified The small town of Digboi in the remote north eastern corner of the country is the birth place of the Oil Industry in India. Digboi Refinery, commissioned on 1901.
The Assam Railways and Trading Company (ARTC) had recently opened the area for trade by building a railway and later finding oil nearby. The first well was completed in 1890 and in 1893 first refinery started at Margharita, Assam. [2] The Assam Oil Company was established in 1899 to oversee production. In 1901, Digboi Refinery was commissioned ...