Des Moines Indian Community - DesMoinesIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 4/26/1992

Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
8/23/2000India, Japan unveil new global partnership and agree to start a formal security dialogue. Sanctions status quo on CTBT.
7/5/1658Aurangzeb arrested Murad.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
1/10/199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
6/14/1996CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal.
9/23/1990World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups.
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
7/3/1992Avinash Ganesh Mohadikar, journalist and former editor of magzine `Vyapar Udyog', passed away.