Today in Indian History 3

Today in Indian History On March 15th in Indian history, the following events took place: 1950 - The Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly, which came into effect on January 26, 1950, marking the beginning of a new era for the country. 1971 - The Indian Parliament passed the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years. 1985 - The first ever Women's World Cup of cricket was held in England, with India participating in the tournament. 1991 - Former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, announced the release of 52 political prisoners from Jammu and Kashmir. 2001 - The Indian Parliament was attacked by terrorists, leading to the death of 14 people, including five terrorists. The attack was one of the deadliest terror attacks in Indian history. 2017 - Yogi Adityanath was appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. 1956 - The Parliament of India passed the States Reorganisation Act, which reorganised the states on a linguistic basis. This led to the creation of new states and the renaming of existing ones. 1982 - The Indian Air Force carried out Operation Meghdoot, which involved the deployment of troops to the Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas to establish Indian control over the region. 1990 - The Indian government banned the Khalistan Liberation Force, a Sikh separatist group that sought to create an independent state of Khalistan in the Punjab region. 2008 - India successfully launched its first satellite dedicated to education, EDUSAT, which was designed to provide distance education and improve the quality of education in rural areas. 2019 - The Indian Air Force carried out air strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in response to a suicide attack on Indian security forces in Pulwama. The strikes were the first by India on Pakistani territory since the 1971 war. 2020 - The Indian government declared a national lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown, which was initially supposed to last for three weeks, was later extended multiple times and lasted for several months. 1987 - India won the Cricket World Cup for the first time, defeating England in the final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 2003 - The Supreme Court of India directed the government to provide free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of 6 and 14. 2015 - Indian space agency ISRO launched the third satellite in the IRNSS series, which is India's own navigation system. 2016 - The Indian government launched the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) to rank universities and colleges in the country based on various parameters. 2018 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new guidelines prohibiting banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. 2021 - The Union Cabinet of India approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile and drone industries, aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing and creating jobs. 1954 - The Indian Air Force (IAF) flew its first helicopter mission, rescuing victims of floods in the Brahmaputra River in Assam. 1961 - Goa, a former Portuguese colony, was annexed by India after a military operation called Operation Vijay. 1975 - The Emergency was declared in India by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, suspending civil liberties and leading to a period of authoritarian rule. 2005 - The Indian government launched the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which guarantees 100 days of employment per year to every rural household in the country. 2012 - Sachin Tendulkar, one of India's greatest cricketers, scored his 100th international century in a match against Bangladesh. 2019 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched EMISAT, a satellite designed for electromagnetic spectrum measurement and surveillance. 2022 - The Indian cricket team won the T20 World Cup for the second time, defeating New Zealand in the final at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. 1864 - The Indian Councils Act was passed by the British Parliament, which allowed for the establishment of legislative councils in India for the first time. 1919 - The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar, Punjab, where British troops opened fire on a crowd of unarmed civilians, killing hundreds and injuring thousands. 1937 - The first general elections were held in India under the Government of India Act, 1935, which marked the beginning of representative democracy in the country. 1965 - India and Pakistan signed the Tashkent Declaration, bringing an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. 1984 - The Indian government launched Operation Blue Star, a military operation to remove Sikh militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar. 1995 - The first meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Geneva, Switzerland, with India being one of the founding members of the organization. 2011 - The Indian government passed the Right to Education Act, which made education a fundamental right for children between 6 and 14.