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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
5/19/1971	Indian Navy's first submarine station started at 'Veer Bahu' in Visakhapatanam.
8/8/1948	Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
4/4/1971	Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
11/17/1966	India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
10/31/1990	Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.
10/16/1905	Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
1/2/1994	India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
3/30/1993	India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
6/27/2000	The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.
2/22/1948	Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.

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