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This is a list of firsts in India.
[edit] Awards and Titles
[edit] Defence
[edit] Exploration
[edit] Governance
- President: Rajendra Prasad (1950-1962)
- Prime Minister: Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964). The first term lasted till 1952 after which he was re-elected
- Deputy Prime Minister: Vallabhbhai Patel
- Prime Minister to be voted out of office: Indira Gandhi (1977) when the Indian National Congress lost to the Janata Party
- Non-Congress government: by Janata Party with Morarji Desai as the Prime Minister (1977-1980)
- Prime Minister to lead a minority government for a full term (five years): P. V. Narasimha Rao, June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996
- Person outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to serve as Prime Minister for a full term (five years): P. V. Narasimha Rao, June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996
- Prime Minister from South India: P. V. Narasimha Rao, June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996
- Governor-General: Warren Hastings
- Governor General of Independent India: Lord Mountbatten, 1947
- Indian Governor-General of Indian Union: C Rajagopalachari, 1948
- Chief Justice of India: HJ Kania
- Indian ICS Officer: Satyendranath Tagore, 1863
- Speaker of Lok Sabha: Shri M.G.Naviankar
- Finance Minister of Independent India: Shri R.K.Shanmukhan Chettys
- Presentation of First Budget after India's Independence : Shri R.K.Shanmukhan Chettys on Nov 26, 1947
[edit] Science
- Hydroelectric plant: On the Gaganachukki waterfall of the Sivasamudram Falls, Karnataka. Built in 1902.
- City to have electricity: Bangalore, in 1906 (it was in fact the first city in Asia to have electricity)
- Man in space: Rakesh Sharma aboard Salyut 7, on April 03, 1984. He was the 138th man in space world-wide.
- Woman in space: Kalpana Chawla aboard Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87, on November 19, 1997. She was a naturalized United States citizen, and represented the US during the event.
- Test-tube baby: Durga Agarwal, born 1978
- Scientific Expedition to Antarctica: 1981
- Nuclear Reactor:Tarapur, Maharashtra
- First Genetically Modified Food Product in India : Bt. Egg plant Hybrid (Bt. -- Bacilius Thuringiensis)
- First Satellite : Aryabhatta, launched on April 19, 1975
- First Satellite dedicated exclusively for educational services : EDUSET
- First Successfully indigenous Launch Vehicle : SLV-3
[edit] Tennis
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Minorities
[edit] Administration and Politics
[edit] Others
[edit] See also
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