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Historical Event on 4/30/1992

Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1983INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
9/23/1999India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
3/10/1995Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died.