Indian Cities on the Bank of Rivers

Ahmedabad is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sabarmati
Allahabad is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna
Ayodhya is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sarayu
Badarinath is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
Kolkatha is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Hooghly
Cuttack is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
Delhi is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Yamuna
Guwahati is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Brahmaputra
Haridwar is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
Luckow is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Gomati
Kanpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
Jabalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Narmada
Kota is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Chambal
Ludhiana is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sutlej
Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Jhelum
Surat is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Tapti
Vijayawada is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Krishna
Sambalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
Patna is situated on the banks of the river
Ans :Ganga
Luckow is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Gomati
Kanpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
Jabalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Narmada
Kota is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Chambal
Ludhiana is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sutlej
Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Jhelum
Surat is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Tapti
Vijayawada is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Krishna
Sambalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
Patna is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga

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Indian Industries

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Cotton Textile Industry in India

Most important industry in terms of employment and production of export goods. In Maharashtra (Mumbai, Sholapur, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Wardha, Hajipur), Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Vododara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar), Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore-Manchester of South India). Tamil Nadu has the largest number of cotton textile mills in India.

Silk Textile Industry in India

The location of silk industry is governed by two factors- prevalence of sericulture practices and availability of skilled labour. Karnataka is the leading producer, followed by West Bengal, Bihar, etc.

Woolen Textile Industries

In Punjab (Dhariwai, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Ferozpur), Maharashtra (Mumbai), UP (Kanpur, Mirzapur, Agra, Tanakpur), etc.

Jute Industries India

India manufactures the largest quantity of jute goods in the world. Mainly located in West Bengal, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, UP, MP.

Iron and Steel Industries

Located near the sources of raw materials and fuel (coal). In Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Durgapur, Burnpur (W.B.), Bhadrawati (Karnataka), Bokaro (Jharkhand), Rourkela (Orissa), Bhilai (Chhatisgarh), Salem (T.N.), Vishakhapatnam (A.P.).

Aluminium Smelting in India

Located mainly near the sources of raw materials, means of transport and cheap electricity. In Hirakud, Koraput (Orissa), Renukoot (UP), Korba (MP), Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Mettur (TN), Alwaye

Copper Smelting Industry

In Khetri, Alwar, Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan), Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Agnigundala (A.P.).

Heavy Machinery Industry
In Ranchi, Vishakapatnam, Durgapur, Tiruchirapalli, Mumbai, Kami.

Machine Tools Industry

It forms the basis for the manufacturing of industrial, defence equipments, automobiles, railway engines and electrical machinery.

In Bangalore, Pinjore (Haryana), Kalamassery (Kerala), Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Srinagar, Ajmer.

Heavy Electrical Equipments

Power generation equipments. In Bhopal, Tiruchirapalli, Jammu, Ramchandrapuram (Hyderabad), Hardwar, Bangalore and Jogdishpur (UP).

Railway Equipments

 Locomotives in Indian Railways: In Chittaranjan (WB), Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Bhopal. Coaches: Perambur (TN), Kapurthala (Punjab), also at Bangalore and Kolkata.

Ship Building India

Hindustan Shipyard at Vishakhapatnam, Cochin Shipyard, Mumuai (Mazgaon Dock) and Kolkata (Garden Reach Workshop). For Indian Navy, only at Mazgaon.

Cycles India
In Mumbai, Asansol, Sonepat, Delhi, Chennai, Jalandhar and Ludhiana.

Tractors in India
At Faridabad, Pinjore, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai.

Fertilizers in India

The location of fertilizer industry is closely related to petro-chemicals. About 70% of the plants producing nitrogenous fertilizers use naphtha as raw material.

Naphtha is a by-product of oil refineries. Phosphate plants are dependent on mineral phosphate found in UP and MP. Now natural gas based fertilizer plants are also being set up.

The Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCL) was set up in 1961. National Fertilizer Limited (NFL) was set up in 1974.

In Sindri (Bihar), Nangal, Trombay, Gorakhpur, Durgapur, Namrup, Cochin, Rourkela, Neyveli, Varanasi, Vadodara, Vishakhapatinam, Kota and Kanpur.

Pharmaceuticals and Drugs

Antibiotics are prepared at Pimpri and Rishikesh. The Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited has 5 plants at Hyderabad, Rishikesh, Chennai, Gurgaon and Muzaffarpur. A number of other units are concentrated in Mumbai, Baroda, Delhi, Kolkata and Kanpur.

Pesticides in India
Delhi and Alwaye

Sugar Industry
JP, Maharashtra, AP, TN, Karnataka and Bihar.

Aircraft Industry in India

Hindustan Aeronautics India Ltd. was formed by merging two aircraft factories at Bangalore and Kanpur. Four other factories are at Nasik, Hyderabad, Koraput (Orissa), Lucknow.

Rubber Industry in India
Bareilly (UP), Baroda (Gujarat Synthetic Rubber Units, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Amritsar-Reclaimed Rubber Units.

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Important National Days of India

Date	Important Day
Janurary 12	National Youth Day ( Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda)
Janurary 15	Army Day
Janurary 23	Netaji S.C. Bose's Birth Anniversary
Janurary 26	Republic Day
Janurary 30	Martyr's Day ( Gandhi's Death Anniversary)
February 24	Central Excise day
February 28	National Science Day
May 21	Antiterrorism Day (Rajiv Gandhi Death)
August 15	Independence Day
August 29	National Sports Day
September 5	Teachers' Day; Sanskrit Day
October 2	Gandhi Jayanti
October 8	Indian Air Force Day
November 14	Children's Day
December 4	Navy Day
December 23	Kisan Divas (Framers's Day)

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History Of Indian Emperor (King) Harshavardhan

Harshavardhana was an Indian Emperor, who ruled over the northern parts of India for a period of more than forty years. His empire was spread over the states of Punjab, Bengal, Orissa and the entire Indo-Gangetic plain, lying to the north of the Narmada River. Get more information of the life history of King Harsha Vardhan with this biography:

King Harshavardhana was born in 590 BC to Prabhakar Vardhan. His elder brother was Rajyavardhan, the king of Thanesar. He was instrumental in consolidating the small republics and small monarchical states that had sprung up in North India after the downfall of the Gupta dynasty. Harsha Vardhan united the small republics from Punjab to Central India and they accepted him as their king in 606 AD. Though Harsha was only sixteen years old when he ascended the throne, he proved himself to be a great vanquisher as well as a competent administrator.

After his accession, King Harshavardhan united the two kingdoms of Thanesar (now Kurukshetra) and Kannauj. He also shifted his capital from Thanesar to Kannauj. The next aggression faced by the king was from Sasanka, the ruler of Bengal. He defeated Sasanka and also took over Eastern Punjab (present day Haryana), Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Thereafter, he occupied Dhruvasena and Ganjam, a part of the modern Orissa State. In 630 BC, Harshavardhana faced defeat at the hands of Pulakesi II, the Chalukya King of Vatapi, in Northern Karnataka. The defeat resulted in a truce between the two kings, with Harsha accepting River Narmada as the southern boundary for his kingdom.

Patronizing Buddhism and Literature
King Harshavardhan was a Shaivite. However, he was tolerant towards all other religions and supported them fully. Some time later in his life, he became a patron of Buddhism also. King Harshavardhana propagated the religion by constructing numerous stupas in the name of Buddha. He believed in supporting art and literature and even made several donations to the Nalanda University. Harsha Vardhana also wrote three Sanskrit plays, namely Nagananda, Ratnavali and Priyadarsika. In 641 BC, he sent a mission to China, which helped in establishing the first diplomatic relations between China and India.

Death of Harsha
King Harshavardhana left for the holy abode in the year 647 AD, after ruling over the Indian subcontinent for more than 41 years. However, since he did not have any heirs, his empire rapidly disintegrated and collapsed into small states again.

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CENSUS OF INDIA 2011-INDIA AT A GLANCE AND SUMMARY

Area : Area of India : 3,287,240 Sq km.*

Largest State Rajasthan 342,239 Sq km Smallest State Goa 3,702 Sq km Largest Union Territory Andaman & Nicobar Islands 8,249 Sq km Smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep 32 Sq km Largest District Kachchh (Gujarat) 45,652 Sq km Smallest District Mahe ( Pondicherry ) 9 Sq km * The area figure exclude 78,114 sq. km. under the illegal occupation of Pakistan, 5,180 sq. km. Illegally handed over by Pakistan to China and 37,555 sq.km. under the illegal occupation of China in Ladakh district. Administrative Divisions : No. of States 28 No. of Union Territories 7 No. of Districts 593 No. of Sub-districts 5,463 No. of CD Blocks 3,799 No. of Urban Agglomerations / Towns 4,378 No. of Urban Agglomerations 384 No. of Towns 5,161 No. of Inhabited Villages 593,731 No. of Uninhabited Villages 44,656 Population : Persons 1,028,737,436 Males 532,223,090 Females 496,514,346 Highest / Lowest Population :  State with Highest Population Uttar Pradesh 166,197,921  State with Lowest Population Sikkim 540,851  UT with Highest Population Delhi 13,850,507  UT with Lowest Population Lakshadweep 60,650  District with Highest Population Medinipur (West Bengal) 9,610,788   District with Lowest Population Yanam (Pondicherry) 31,394 Note: @ The total population and rural population include estimated population of 127,108 for Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur. India’s population without the estimated population of these areas is 1,028,610,328 (532,156,772 males and 496,453,556 females) Note : - Includes estimated population of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul Sub-division of Senapati district of Manipur. Institutional and Houseless Population   Percentage to   Persons Total Population (%) Houseless Population Total 1,943,766 1.00   Rural 1,165,167 0.85   Urban 778,599 1.39 Institutional Population Total 7,802,866 4.03   Rural 4,044,152 2.94   Urban 3,758,714 6.73 Population Density   Persons / Sq. Km   India 325 State with Highest Population Density West Bengal 903 State with Lowest Population Density Arunachal Pradesh 13 UT with Highest Population Density Delhi 9,340 UT with Lowest Population Density Andaman & Nicobar Islands 43 District with Highest Population Density North East (Delhi) 29,468 District with Lowest Population Density Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) 2 Rural - Urban Distribution Population (%) Rural 742,490,639 72.2% Urban 286,119,689 27.8% State with highest proportion of Urban Population Goa   49.76 State with lowest proportion of Urban Population Himachal Pradesh   9.30 UT with highest proportion of Urban Population Delhi   93.18 UT with lowest proportion of Urban Population Dadra & Nagar Haveli   22.89 Sex ratio (females per thousand males)   India 933   Rural 946   Urban 900 State with Highest Female Sex Ratio Kerala 1,058 State with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Haryana 861 UT with Highest Female Sex Ratio Pondicherry 1,001 UT with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Daman & Diu 710 District with Highest Female Sex Ratio Mahe (Pondicherry) 1,147 District with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Daman (Daman & Diu) 591 Age Groups Persons Males Females 6 years and below 163,819,614 84,999,203 78,820,411 Proportion to total population (%) 15.9 16.0 15.9 7 to 14 years 199,791,198 104,488,119 95,303,079 Proportion to total population (%) 19.4 19.6 19.2 15 to 59 years 585,638,723 303,400,561 282,238,162 Proportion to total population (%) 56.9 57.0 56.9 60 years and above 76,622,321 37,768,327 38,853,994 Proportion to total population (%) 7.5 7.1 7.8 Age Not Stated 2,738,472 1,500,562 1,237,910 Proportion to total population (%) 0.3 0.3 0.3 Variation in population since 1901 Year Total Rural Urban 1901 238,396,327 212,544,454 25,851,873 1911 252,093,390 226,151,757 25,941,633 1921 251,321,213 223,235,043 28,086,170 1931 278,977,238 245,521,249 33,455,989 1941 318,660,580 274,507,283 44,153,297 1951 361,088,090 298,644,381 62,443,709 1961 439,234,771 360,298,168 78,936,603 1971 548,159,652 439,045,675 109,113,977 1981 683,329,097 523,866,550 159,462,547 1991 846,302,688 628,691,676 217,611,012 2001* 1,028,737,436 742,490,639 286,119,689 Note: * The total population and rural population include estimated population of 127,108 for Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur. India’s population without the estimated population of these areas is 1,028,610,328 (532,156,772 males and 496,453,556 females) Number of Literates & Literacy Rate       Persons   Males   Females  Total No. of literates 560,687,797 336,533,716 224,154,081   Literacy rate 64.8% 75.3% 53.7%  Rural No. of literates   361,870,817  223,551,641 138,319,176   Literacy rate   58.7%  70.7%   46.1%  Urban No. of literates 198,816,980 112,982,075 85,834,905   Literacy rate 79.9% 86.3% 72.9%   Persons (%) Males (%) Females (%)  State with Highest Literacy Rate   Kerala (90.9)   Kerala (94.2)   Kerala (87.7)  State with Lowest Literacy Rate   Bihar (47.0)   Bihar (59.7)   Bihar (33.1)  UT with Highest Literacy Rate   Lakshadweep (86.7)   Lakshadweep (92.5)   Lakshadweep (80.5)  UT with Lowest Literacy Rate   Dadra & Nagar Haveli (57.6)   Dadra & Nagar Haveli (71.2)   Dadra & Nagar Haveli (40.2)  District with Highest Literacy Rate   Aizwal, Mizoram   (96.5)   Mahe, Pondicherry (97.6)   Aizwal, Mizoram  (96.26)  District with Lowest Literacy Rate   Dantewada Chhattisgarh (30.17)   Dantewada Chhattisgarh (39.75)   Shrawasti UP (7.7) Number of Districts by Sex-wise Literacy Rate :  Literacy Rate   Males   Females  Up to 25.00 % -- 18  25.01 % to 50.00 % 22 243  50.01% to 75.00 % 244 287  Above 75 % 327 45  Total : 593 593 Work Participation Rate : Total Workers Number Rate (%) Persons 402,234,724 39.1 Males 275,014,476 51.7 Females 127,220,248 25.6 Main Workers Persons 313,004,983 30.4 Males 240,147,813 45.1 Females 72,857,170 14.7 Marginal Workers Persons 89,229,741 8.7 Males 34,866,663 6.6 Females 54,363,078 11

Religious Composition			Population *	(%)
Hindus			827,578,868	80.5
Muslims			138,188,240	13.4
Christians			24,080,016	2.3
Sikhs			19,215,730	1.9
Buddhists			7,955,207	0.8
Jains			4,225,053	0.4
Other Religions & Persuasions			6,639,626	0.6
Religion not stated			727,588	0.1
Total *			1,028,610,328	100.0

Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Population:

Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Population Scheduled Castes : 166,635,700 16.2% Scheduled Tribes : 84,326,240 8.2% Scheduled Castes State with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes Punjab ( 28.9 %) State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes Mizoram ( 0.03 %) UT with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes Chandigarh (17.5%) UT with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes D & N Haveli (1.9% ) District with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes Koch-Bihar (50.1%) District with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes Lawngtlai Mizoram (0.01%) Scheduled Tribes State with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Mizoram ( 94.5 % ) State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Goa (0.04 %) UT with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Lakshadweep (94.5 %) UT with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes A & N Islands (8.3 %) District with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Sarchhip, Mizoram ( 98.1%) District with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Hathras, Uttar Pradesh (0.01%)

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Amazing Facts about India

Amazing Facts about India and Indians!

1. India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
2. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
3. India is the world's largest democracy.
4. Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
5. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
6. The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
7. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
8. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
9. Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth.
10. The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
11. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.
12. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
13. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
14. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Boseand not Marconi.
15. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
16. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake calledSudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
17. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
18. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
19. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
20. The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
21. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
22. India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
23. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
24. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
25. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.

Following facts were published in a German Magazine which deals with world history. (I couldn't find out the name of that German Magazine, if you find please let me know.)

• 38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
• 12% of Scientists in America are Indians.
• 36% of NASA employees are Indians.
• 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
• 28% of IBM employees are Indians.
• 17% of Intel employees are Indians.
• 13% of Xerox employees are Indians.

Famous Quotes on India (by non-Indians)

• Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
• Mark Twain said: India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
• French scholar Romain Rolland said: If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
• Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.

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Indian History : After Independence

Indian History : After Independence

1948
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated.

1949
Indian Constitution adopted.

1950
India goes Republic; Death of Sardar Patel.

1951
First Five-Year Plan launched.

1952
Independent India's First General Elections to the Lok Sabha.

1953
Conquest of Mt. Everest by Ten Zing and Edmund Hillary.

1956
States Reorganisation Act.

1957
Second General Elections to the Lok Sabha.

1961
Goa, Daman and Diu liberated from the possession of Portuguese.

1962
China's attack on India; Third General Election.

1964
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru died; Lal Bahadur Shastri took over as the new Prime Minister.

1965
Indo-Pak War; Ceasefire.

1966
Tashkent Pact; Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri; Mrs. Indira Gandhi took over as the new P.M.; Punjab divided; Formation of Haryana
State.

1967
Fourth General Elections.

1968
Emergency lifted.

1969
Death of President Zakir Husain, V. V. Giri elected as new President; Split in Congress; Nationalisation of 14 Banks.

1970
Fourth Lok Sabha dissolved; First atomic power station launched
at Tarapur.

1971
General Elections; Statehood to Himachal Pradesh; Indo-Pak War, Birth of Bangladesh.

1972
New States of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur; Assam state reorganised; Shimla Agreement; Death of C. Rajgopalachari.

1973
Nationalisation of Coal Mines; Mysore state renamed Karnataka.

1974
Nuclear explosion by India making her the sixth nuclear power in the World; Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed took over as the fifth President; Sikkim granted associate statehood to India.

1975
Sikkim becomes the 22nd state of India; India enters space age with the launching of Aryabhatta; Dr. Radhakrishnan dies; First Internal Emergency in independent India.

1976
Diplomatic relations with China & Pakistan restored; Lok Sabha extended for another year; 42nd Constitution Amendement Bill passed.

1977
Lok Sabha Elections; President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed died; Combination of four opposition parties named as Janata Party gets absolute majority; Mr. Morarji Desai became P. M.; Emergency lifted; N. Sanjiva Reddy elected President.

1979
India's Second satellite Bhaskara goes into orbit; Resignation of Mr. Morarji Desai as P. M.; Mr. Charan Singh sworn in as the new P.M.; Lok Sabha dissolved and mid-term poll announced; Death of  Loknayak Jay Prakash Narayan.

1980
General Elections to the Lok Sabha; Mrs. Gandhi returns to Power; Formation of Bharatiya Janata Party; Six more commercial banks nationalised, Launching of first satellite into orbit, Sanjay Gandhi died in air crash.

1981
India's first geostationary experimental communication satellite, APPLE, launched, Bhaskara II launched.

1982
46th Amendement Bill passed by Lok Sabha, Agreement for Supply of Mirage 2000.

1984
Rakesh Sharma is became India's first spaceman, Phu Dorjee becomes the first Indian to scale Mt. Everest without oxygen; Bachendri Pal becomes the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest; Operation Bluestar in Punjab to flush out extremists and terrorists from the Golden Temple and from Gurudwaras; Mrs. Indira Gandhi assassinated by her own security guards, Rajiv Gandhi takes over as the new P.M., More than 2,000 persons die due to the gas leakages in the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, Eighth General Elections and Congress (I) gets massive majority.

1985
Lok Sabha passes Anti-defection Bill.                                   

1986
India's first test tube baby `Indira' is born at Bombay.

1987
Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh declared 23rd and 24th state of India,. Mr. R. Venkataraman sworn in as 8th President of India.

1988
Six opposition parties and Jan Morcha launch National Front. A new opposition party, the Janata Dal is launched Bangalore with V.P. Singh as its Chairman.

1989
The Supreme Court of India settles compensation for the Bhopal Gas tragedy victims at 470 million dollars. For the first time in the history of Parliament 73 M.Ps. resigned enmass.

1990
Upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination enhanced. The Union Government decided to implement the Mandal Commission report. 27 percent jobs to be reserved for Backward Classes.

1991
India allows U.S. military planes to refuel in country. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated at Sriperumbdur, 45 km. from Chennai.

1992
Woman commission constituted, Narsimha Rao wins confidence vote, Agreement on Tin Bigha, Babri Masjid demolished, Communal riots envelope the country.

1993
Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits India, Bodoland problem solved, Human Rights Commission set up.

1994
India successfully launches ASLV-D4. Surat declared pleague hit. First heart transplantation in the country.

1995
SAARC Summit in New Delhi. Punjab C.M. Beant Singh assassinated.

1996
India-Bangladesh sign Ganga Water Pact.

1997
U.F. Govt. led by H.D. Deve Gowda resigns. India celebrates 50th year of its independence. Lok Sabha dissolved.

1998Death sentence for 26 persons in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

1999
Operation Vijay makes a headway in Kargil.                         

2000
India US Joint working group on counter terrorism. TRAI ordinance promulgated.

2001
Summit in Agra with Pakistan, GSLV placed a satellite in a Geosynchronous Transfer orbit, Launching of PSLV-C3, Attack on the Parliament house, Missile Nag successfully test fired, Year of Census; collect data of one billion plus population.

2002
POTA passed in joint session. Missile man Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam elected as 12th President of India, India's first full-fledged meterological satellite METSET was successfully launched from Sriharikota.

2003
India and Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear installations, Canada, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand and EU Countries, Iranian President Moh. Khatami was the Chief Guest at India's 54th Republic Day Celebration, Brahmos, the supersonic, antiship cruise missile successfully test fired. RESOURCESAT-I sucessfully launched, India-Thailand signed five agreement. Bodo, Santhali, Maithili & Dogri languages included in the 8th Schedule.

2004
Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee attended the 12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad. President of Brazil was the Chief guest at India's 55th Republic day. The Election Commission announces Lok Sabha election. NDA loses Lok Sabha elections. President appoints Dr. Man Mohan Singh new Prime Minister of India. Major Rajyvardhan Singh wins silver medel in olympic double trap event. India's first educational satellite EDUSAT launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Vilas Rao Deshmukh sworn in C.M. of Maharashtra.

2005
The Union Cabinet approves the National Rural Health Mission, Noted film-maker, The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, launches the National Legal Literacy Mission, in New Delhi, Punit Arora takes over as the first woman Vice-Admiral in the Navy, The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, launches the National Knowledge Commission, Justice Y.K. Sabharwal is sworn in Chief Justice of India, Uma Bharati is expelled from the BJP for `indiscipline', Raj Thackeray quits the Shiv Sena, Lal Krishna Advani resigns as BJP president.

2006
India-Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear facilities, 93rd congress held in Hyderabad, Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service begins, President
or APJ Abdul Kalam assent the constitution amendment bill providing reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes. VAT implemented in 27 states. Domestic Violence Act, 2005 comes into effect. Ban on child labour under the provisions of child labour Act, 1986. Sachar Committee submitted report on Muslims. Prithvi Interceptor Missile tested successfully. India-US Nuke deal approved by the US Congress.

2007
INSAT-4B is successfully launched by Ariane-5 launcher from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guyana. Sara Jane selected new Miss India-world, 2007. PSLV-C8 Launched Italian Satellite in space. Mayawati sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Ms. Pratibha Devisingh Patil was sworn in as the first woman President of India. Mohammad Hamid Ansari was sworn in as the Vice-President of India. Ace Shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu has been awarded the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2006. Lt. Gen. Deepak Kapoor has been appointed as the chief of Army Staff. President rule in Karnataka.

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