Check sibling questions
  • 1730s - The earliest factories in England came up.
  • 1764 - James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny.
  • 1772 - Henry Patullo said that the demand for Indian Textiles could never reduce.
  • 1780s - Rapid industrialization first began in Britain, starting with mechanized spinning.
  • 1781 - James Watt improved the steam engine.
  • 1854 - The first cotton mill was set up in Bombay.
  • 1855 - First Jute Mill was set up in Bengal.
  • 1860 - Elgin Mill was started in Kanpur.
  • 1862 - Second Mill was started in Kanpur.
  • 1874 - First spinning and weaving Mill of Madras was set up.
  • 1900 - Edward Taylor Paull published the book “Dawn of The Century”.
  • 1917 - First Indian Jute Mill in Calcutta was set up by Seth Hukumchand.

Learn in your speed, with individual attention - Teachoo Maths 1-on-1 Class

Ask a doubt
Davneet Singh's photo - Co-founder, Teachoo

Made by

Davneet Singh

Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 13 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science, Social Science, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science at Teachoo.