GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Kapurthala
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Bihar
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Rishra
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Nikodar
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Acland Mill was the first jute mill established in India. The mill was established in 1855 by British entrepreneur George Acland and Bengali financier Babu Bysumber Sen in Rishra, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India).
Detailed explanation-2: -The first jute mill was set up at Rishra near Kolkata in 1859.
Detailed explanation-3: -(D) Seth Hukumchand Started setting up the first Indian jute mill in calcutta in 1917. Jute is also considered as the gold filament. India is the first place in the world in the jute Industry. The first factory of Jute Industry was planted in the place of Rishra near Kolkata in 1859.
Detailed explanation-4: -Seth Hukumchand, a Marwari businessman was the one to set up the first Indian jute mill in Calcutta in 1917.