Organisations and Events Dates

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.

McDonald's started operations in India in the year 1996.

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.

India was the first country in the world to launch a national-level family planning program in 1952 to control population growth.

 PIN code started in India in the year 1972.

SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost airline, commenced its operations in 2005.

This is the correct answer. Government of India adopted a forest policy in 1952.

The 'Ways and Means Advances' system was introduced to replace the Ad hoc Treasury Bill system on April 1, 1997, to better manage government cash flows.

SEBI was established in 1988 as a non-statutory body and later became a statutory body in 1992.

The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formerly IOR-ARC, was formally established on March 5, 1997, to promote regional cooperation and economic integration.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established on December 8, 1985, in Dhaka.