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Historical Event on 4/22/1983

Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited ICMR Headquarters and held discussions with senior scientists of ICMR. ICMR revived research on indigenous drugs/traditional medicine with a new, disease-oriented approach and a Scientific Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine Research was constituted in 1983 but actual studies (Multicentric Clinical Trials, Centres for Advanced Research, Central Biostatistical Monitoring Unit etc.) were started in 1984-85.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1827Viceroy Lord Rippan (1880-1884) was born
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
11/6/1931Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.
3/18/1896Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, was born at Amgaon, District Narsinghpur.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.
3/19/1990Madhu Dandavate,Union Finance Minister, submits Rs. 7,206 crore deficit budget with a mixed bag of new levies and concessions.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.