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Events in the year 1901 in India. Incumbents. Empress of India – Queen Victoria until 22 January; Emperor of India – Edward VII from 22 January;
India's largest-ever rural jobs scheme is launched, aimed at lifting around 60 million families out of poverty. March: US and India sign a nuclear agreement during a visit by US President George W. Bush. The US gives India access to civilian nuclear technology while India agrees to greater scrutiny for its nuclear programme. 2007: February
1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1901st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 901st year of the 2nd millennium, the 1st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1901, the ...
India was one of the foremost suppliers of raw materials during the First World War. [6] India provided large quantities of iron, steel and other material for the manufacture of arms and armaments. Manufacturing units were gradually established and for the first time, the British Raj adopted a policy of industrialization. [6]
1901; 1900; 1899; 1902 in India: →. 1903 ... 1910s; 1920s; See also: List of years in India Timeline of Indian history: Events in the year 1902 in India. Incumbents ...
Iron working – Iron works were developed in India, around the same time as, but independently of, Anatolia and the Caucasus. Archaeological sites in India, such as Malhar, Dadupur, Raja Nala Ka Tila and Lahuradewa in present-day Uttar Pradesh show iron implements in the period between 1800 BCE—1200 BCE. [117]
1 January – British India officially adopts Indian Standard Time. 11 September – Mahatma Gandhi coins the term Satyagraha to characterize the Non-violence movement in South Africa. 30 December – The All-India Muslim League, a political organization that represented the interests of Indian Muslims, is formed.
National income - ₹ 6,715 million 4 January - Fire from a quarantined Indian made vessel gutted 300 homes and numerous British owned factories in Fort Kochi. [1]1 May - Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission at Calcutta.