Write a short note on the progress of industries in British India.

The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-18th century led to the rapid progress of industries in Britain. The industrial revolution proceeded in two phases. The leading sector in the first phase of industrialization in Britain up to the 1840s was the cotton textile industry. After the 1840s, Britain entered the Second Industrial Revolution. In this phase, the leading sectors were iron and steel, railways, the telecommunication and electrical sectors.  Britain remained a leading industrial and manufacturing power till the second World War. However, after the Second World War, manufacturing in Britain has shrunk rapidly.

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