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The economy of India was transformed by the British through new technology. The British brought new road network, the world's third largest railroad system, telephone and telegraph lines, irrigation canals, and other things that modernized India.Health and cleanliness also improved with the British coming.he British brought new road network, the world's third largest railroad system, telephone and telegraph lines, irrigation canals, and other things that modernized India.
On This Day: India Gains Independence from Britain. On Aug. 15, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the nation with a new Declaration of Independence and became the first prime minister of India. A Celebration of Independence On June 15, 1947, the British House of Commons passed the Indian Independence Act, or Mountbatten Plan, which divided India into two dominions, India and Pakistan. It called for each dominion to be granted its independence by Aug. 15 of that year.