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  2. John Strachey (civil servant) - Wikipedia

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    Sir John Strachey GCSI CIE (5 June 1823 – 19 December 1907) was a British civil servant and writer in India who served as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 1874 to 1876. He was briefly acting Governor-General in February 1872 (following Lord Mayo's assassination ), before being replaced by the more appropriate Lord ...

  3. List of governors-general of India - Wikipedia

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    Established Statistical Survey of India (1872) [13] Opening of Rajkumar college in Rajkot and Mayo College at Ajmer for political training of Indian Princes; George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll: William Ewart Gladstone: John Strachey (acting) (1823–1907) 9 February 1872: 23 February 1872 Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier (acting) (1819–1898 ...

  4. Strachey - Wikipedia

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    John Strachey (politician) (1901–1963), British politician Charles Strachey, presumed 6th Baronet (1934–2014) Henry Strachey (artist) (1863–1940), painter, art critic and writer; Henry Strachey (explorer) (1816–1912) served in India as an officer in the Bengal Army and was responsible for surveying large portions of western Tibet.

  5. John Strachey (politician) - Wikipedia

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    Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (21 October 1901 – 15 July 1963) was a British Labour politician and writer. A journalist by profession, Strachey was elected to Parliament in 1929 . He was initially a disciple of Oswald Mosley , and, feeling that the Second Labour Government was not doing enough to combat unemployment, joined Mosley in founding ...

  6. Survey of India - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Survey of India dates back to the 18th century. [5] "First modern scientific survey of India" was undertaken by John Mather in 1793–96 on instructions of Superintendent of Salem and Baramahal, Col. Alexander Read. The present Dharmapuri district, Krishnagiri district and North Arcot in western Tamil Nadu were then called ...

  7. The World Bank Group's Uncounted - The Huffington Post

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    For the World Bank Group, the project came with public relations risks. It was under pressure to stop financing carbon-spewing coal plants. And it had been burned before in India by Narmada and by other big projects that spawned evictions and protests. Tata and the Indian government promised that the new coal plant would be different.

  8. China's Xi holds rare meet with business leaders amid US tech ...

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    President Xi Jinping held a rare meeting on Monday with some of the biggest names in China's technology sector, such as Alibaba founder Jack Ma, urging them to "show their talent" and be confident ...

  9. Great Trigonometrical Survey - Wikipedia

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    In 1875, the decision was taken that the Survey budget should be reduced from 240,000 to 200,000 pounds. This resulted in a reorganization under Surveyor-General Colonel J.T. Walker to amalgamate the Great Trigonometrical, Topographical and Revenue Surveys into the Survey of India. [9] Survey towers used by George Everest to elevate the instruments