• Father of civil services in India
  • On 16th Oct 1906 Partition of Bengal came into force.
  • Anti-partition and Swadeshi movements.
  • Foundation of Muslim League in 1906.
  • Morley-Minto Reforms in 1909 increased the number of elected members in the central and provincial legislatures, also introduced the system of communal electorates.
  • In 1906 Foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall laid at Calcutta.
  • In Oct 1906 Arundel Committee on political reforms submitted its report.
  • In 1906 Lord Minto received the Muslim deportation headed by Aga Khan.
  • In 1907 Indian Decentralization Committee was appointed under Sir Charles Hobhouse.
  • On May 11 1907 the Seditious Meeting Act was passed.
  • On June 8th 1908 , Explosives Substances Act and Newspaper Act were passed.
  • In 1910 Press Act was passed.
  • In 1910 Depart of Education under the separate member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council was established.
  • Sir John Strachey the finance member of the viceroy council tried to equalize the rates of salt duties in the British provinces.
  • The famine of 1876-1878.
  • The British parliament passed the Royal Titles Act investing Queen Victoria with the title of Kaiser-i-hind or Queen Empress of India.
  • Introduced the gold standard into the monetary system.