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Historical Event on 12/7/1995

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
2/9/1951The first census of free India of enumeration work was started.
4/15/1950Acharya Vinoba Bhave requested to the villagers of Panchampalli Telangana, Andhra Pradesh to give 80 acres of land, and with this he had started his 'Bhudan Andolan'.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
9/17/1997Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
6/24/1991Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission.
2/25/1938Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.