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History of Banking in India (Before & After Independence)

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History of Banking in India (Before & After Independence):  The banking system is considered as the  backbone of a nation's economy . Modern banking in India originated in the last decade of the 18th century. We have come up with the history of banking, before and after independence. The history of banking began when empires needed a way to pay for foreign goods and services with something that could be exchanged or facilitated easily. Prior to this, banking procedures were carried by informal methods in the ancient World. However, formal banking has been developed around the 20th century. In India, banking has developed from the primitive to the modern stage of banking in a fashion that has no parallel in world history.  Today, the Indian banking system is divided into commercial banks (Both Public, Private Banks, schedules and non-scheduled), Regional Rural Banks, Cooperative Banks, etc. In this article, we will dig deeper to make you understand different phase...

List of National Parks in India

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List of National Parks in India As of today, there are  166 national parks  in India. In 1970, we only had 5. And then came the Project Tiger in 1972, and we have added quite a few national parks since. As of now, there are 515 wildlife/animal sanctuaries in India, out of which 48 are governed by Project Tiger. Jim Corbett National Park  is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim  Corbett  who played a key role in its establishment. Name State Anamudi Shola National Park Kerala Anshi National Park Karnataka Balphakram National Park Meghalaya Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh Bandipur National Park Karnataka Bannerghatta National Park Karnataka Betla National Park Jharkhand Bhitarkanika National Park Odisha Bison (Rajbari) National Park Tripura Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar Gujarat Buxa Tiger Reserve West Bengal Campbell Bay National Park Andaman and Nicoba...