Today in Indian History 12

Today in Indian History Here are significant events that happened on this day (April 16) in Indian history: 1853 - The first passenger train in India started its journey from Bombay (now Mumbai) to Thane. 1874 - Birth of the Indian philosopher and spiritual leader, Sri Aurobindo. 1889 - Birth of the Indian independence activist and revolutionary, Bhagat Singh. 1912 - Birth of the Indian poet and Nobel laureate, Nissim Ezekiel. 1919 - Mahatma Gandhi launched the Kheda Satyagraha, a non-violent protest against the British colonial government's tax policies in the Kheda district of Gujarat. 1930 - The All India Forward Bloc was formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. 1947 - The first flight of Air India took off from Mumbai to London. 1955 - The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) was established in Kharagpur, West Bengal. 1960 - Birth of the Indian cricketer and former captain, Sachin Tendulkar. 1963 - The first Bond film, Dr. No, was released in India. 1971 - The Indian Air Force (IAF) launched Operation Chengiz Khan, a series of air strikes on Pakistani airfields in the lead-up to the Bangladesh Liberation War. 1979 - Birth of the Indian film director and screenwriter, Anand L. Rai. 1984 - Indira Gandhi inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River in Gujarat. 1987 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won its first state government in India, in Himachal Pradesh. 1990 - The Indian National Congress (INC) government under Rajiv Gandhi passed the Mandal Commission recommendations, providing reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in government jobs and educational institutions. 1993 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the first Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B). 1995 - The Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league, was launched. 1999 - The Indian Army launched Operation Vijay to push back Pakistani infiltrators in the Kargil region of Jammu and Kashmir. 2002 - The Indian government announced its decision to ban the extremist group, Students Movement of India (SIMI). 2003 - The Indian Navy's submarine INS Sindhurakshak was commissioned into service. 2005 - The Indian cricket team won the first-ever bilateral cricket series against Pakistan in Pakistan. 2008 - The Indian Premier League (IPL) season 1 was held, with the Rajasthan Royals winning the title. 2011 - The Indian cricket team won the ICC Cricket World Cup for the second time, defeating Sri Lanka in the final. 2012 - The Indian government launched the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) to improve healthcare in urban areas. 2013 - India's largest-ever helicopter rescue operation was launched to evacuate stranded pilgrims from the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand. 2014 - India successfully launched the IRNSS-1B, the second satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) constellation. 2015 - The Indian government launched the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), a life insurance scheme for the poor and low-income 2016 - The Indian government launched the Ujjwala Yojana, a scheme to provide free LPG connections to women below the poverty line. 2017 - India successfully launched the South Asia Satellite, a communication satellite for the South Asian region. 2018 - The Indian government launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme, also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), a healthcare insurance scheme for the poor and vulnerable sections of society. 2019 - India successfully test-fired the Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile, making India the fourth country in the world to possess this capability. 2020 - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. 2020 - India successfully launched the EOS-01 satellite, an earth observation satellite. 2021 - India recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases with over 2 lakh new cases in a single day. 2021 - The Indian Navy launched its third Scorpene-class submarine, INS Karanj, at the Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. 2021 - India's Ministry of Education launched the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, aimed at transforming the education system in the country. 2022 - Indian-American Dr. Swati Mohan played a key role as the Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations Lead for NASA's Mars 2020 mission, which successfully landed the Perseverance rover on the red planet. 2022 - India's men's cricket team won the T20 World Cup for the second time, defeating England in the final in Australia. 2022 - The Indian government announced a ban on single-use plastic across the country from October 2, 2022. 2022 - The Indian government launched the PM-KISAN App, a mobile application to facilitate easy access to information and services related to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, a scheme to provide income support to farmers. 2022 - Indian boxer Amit Panghal won the gold medal in the men's flyweight category at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. 2022 - India's first domestic passenger drone service was launched in the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka. 2022 - Indian badminton player PV Sindhu won the women's singles title at the BWF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. 2022 - The Indian government launched the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), a program aimed at providing universal health coverage and digital health services to all citizens. 2022 - Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari was selected as a member of the crew for NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. 2022 - India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), introduced the Digital Rupee, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) aimed at promoting digital transactions and financial inclusion. 2022 - Indian athlete Avinash Sable set a new national record in the men's 3000m steeplechase event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Hangzhou, China. 2022 - India successfully test-fired the Agni-P missile, a new generation surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of up to 1,000 km. 2022 - The Indian government announced a new initiative called 'Desh ki Digital Udaan 1993 - The Indian Premier League (IPL) cricketer, Rohit Sharma, was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Sharma went on to become one of the most successful batsmen in the history of the IPL, leading the Mumbai Indians to five championship titles. He also holds several records in international cricket and is regarded as one of the best limited-overs batsmen in the world.