The East India Association was organised by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866 in London to discuss the Indian question and influence public men in England to promote Indian welfare. Later, branches of the association were started in prominent Indian cities.

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The Indian Factory Act, 1891
• increased the minimum age (from 7 to 9 years) and the maximum (from 12 to 14 years) for children,
• reduced maximum working hours for children to 7 hours a day,
• fixed maximum working hours for women at 11 hours per day with an one-and-ahalf hour interval (working hours for men were left unregulated),
• Provided weekly holiday for all.

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National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) is a network project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) launched in February, 2011. The project aims to enhance resilience of Indian agriculture to climate change and climate vulnerability through strategic research and technology demonstration.
Its objectives are:
• To enhance the resilience of Indian agriculture covering crops, livestock and fisheries to climatic variability and climate change through development and application of improved production and risk management technologies
• To demonstrate site specific technology packages on farmers’ fields for adapting to current climate risks
• To enhance the capacity building of scientists and other stakeholders in climate resilient agricultural research and its application.

The WTO provides a rule based, transparent and predictable multilateral trading system. The WTO rules envisage non-discrimination in the form of National Treatment and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) treatment to India’s exports in the markets of other WTO MembersMFN treatment principle ensures that members do not discriminate among various WTO members.

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Each state having scheduled areas has to establish a tribal advisory council to advice on welfare and advancement of the scheduled tribes.
It is to consist of 20 members, three-fourths of whom are to be the representatives of the scheduled tribes in the state legislative assembly. A similar council can also be established in a state having scheduled tribes but not scheduled areas therein, if the president so directs.