Nuclear Power
India conducts its first nuclear test at Pokhran during Indira Gandhi's premiership.
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1974 in India
Explore 9 historical events and records for India in 1974.
Historical records for India in 1974
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May
Nuclear Power
India detonates a nuclear device underground at Pokhran in the test later known as Smiling Buddha.
Operation Smiling Buddha
India conducts its first nuclear explosive test at Pokhran under the code name Smiling Buddha.
Pokhran-I
Raja Ramanna plays a leading scientific role in India's first underground nuclear test at Pokhran.
Smiling Buddha
India conducts the Smiling Buddha nuclear test at Pokhran on 18 May 1974.
Smiling Buddha Nuclear Test
India conducts its first nuclear explosive test, known as Smiling Buddha.
August
President of India
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed takes office as the fifth President of India.
Other events (month unknown)
Mini-bangs
Jayant Narlikar develops the idea of localized matter-creation events, later described as mini-bangs within alternative cosmological models.
Public Health and Social Welfare
Pratibha Patil serves as a Maharashtra cabinet minister responsible for public health and social welfare.
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