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Historical Event on 7/22/1997

Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
10/15/1995PM leaves for a 12-day tour of Egypt, NAM Summit at Cartagena in Columbia and 50th year United Nations celebrations at New York.
10/15/1995Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
4/3/1999Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
12/17/1999Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
2/3/1995The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, notified after 7 months of Presidential assent, becomes enforceable.
7/11/1979The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.