Organisations and Events Dates

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred on the night of December 2-3, 1984, at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant. It resulted in the release of toxic methyl isocyanate gas, causing thousands of deaths.

The 2009 IPL season took place from April 18 to May 24, 2009. It was hosted by South Africa and featured 59 matches in total.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) was formally established in November 1956 as a statutory body of the Government of India. Although it was inaugurated in 1953, the Act of Parliament that gave it statutory status was passed in 1956. It is responsible for maintaining standards of higher education in India.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was nationalized on January 1, 1949, following the passage of the RBI (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948.

The Central Sales Tax (CST) was planned to be phased out in steps to pave the way for the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST). The initial target for complete removal was set for March 31, 2010, though the actual GST rollout happened much later. This phase-out was intended to eliminate the cascading effect of taxes on inter-state trade.

The National Health Insurance Scheme (Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana) was launched in 2008.

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funding pattern between the Centre and States was revised to 65:35 for the 2007-08 financial year. This ratio was part of the government's effort to increase central support for elementary education.

The 27th India International Trade Fair (IITF) held in 2007 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, concluded on November 27, 2007.

Chandrayaan 1, India's first mission to the Moon, was launched by ISRO on October 22, 2008. It was launched using the PSLV-C11 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The mission was instrumental in discovering water molecules on the lunar surface.

The Indian economy underwent significant liberalization, privatization, and globalization reforms in 1991 to address a severe balance of payments crisis.

India became a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in May 1994.

The Government of India adopted the National Sports Policy in 1984, which aimed to promote sports and physical education across the nation.

The Dronacharya Award, which recognizes excellence in sports coaching, was instituted by the Government of India in 1985.

The 1981 Census was the first to introduce questions regarding the rural-urban status of the place of birth.