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Historical Event on 5/21/1990

PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
7/2/1998India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi.
8/9/1963India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
9/22/1937The last contingent of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
7/15/1904Mogubai Kurdikar, veteran singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.
4/22/1812Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
4/26/1992Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her.