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1960 in India

Explore 4 historical events and records for India in 1960.

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Historical records for India in 1960

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February

February 1960

TIFRAC

Narasimhan, R. · Bombay · Computer Scientist · Science / Technology

R. Narasimhan and the TIFR team complete TIFRAC, an early indigenous digital computer designed and built in India.

September

19 September 1960

Indus Waters Treaty

Nehru, Jawaharlal · Karachi · Prime Minister of India · Government / Government of India

Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign the Indus Waters Treaty governing the use of the Indus river system.

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1960

CIRUS Reactor

Bhabha, Homi Jehangir · Trombay · Atomic Energy Commission · Science / Physics

Under Homi Bhabha's leadership, the CIRUS research reactor becomes operational at Trombay and expands India's nuclear research capacity.

1960

Polarized Jupiter Radio Emission

Radhakrishnan, Venkatraman · Owens Valley · Radio Astronomer · Science / Astronomy

With J. A. Roberts, measures polarized extended radio emission from Jupiter, supporting a synchrotron radiation-belt interpretation.

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