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Historical Event on 3/17/1988
First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/20/1990 | Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 7/8/1888 | Fenardish Jyoki Antoniu, Konkani author and journalist, was born. |
| 7/31/1996 | Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97). |
| 3/9/1996 | Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim. |
| 4/17/1946 | Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, greatest social reformer, freedom fighter, educationist, politician, master, scholar of Sanskrit and President of India, passed away. |
| 2/23/1932 | The N. W. Frontier province is created. |
| 1/24/1957 | Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made. |
| 9/5/1872 | V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/10/1993 | The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument. |
| 10/2/1950 | Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay. |
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