Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is established by an Act of Indian Parliament. The University is a distance learning national university located in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi. It runs by by the Central government . With over 4 million students, INGOU claims to be the largest university in the world.

On June 23, a horrific plane crash incident happened.  Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747, blows up 31,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, south of Ireland. A total of 329 people were killed, including 268 Canadian citizens, 27 British citizens and 24 Indian citizens.

Punjab accord, also known as the Rajiv-Longowal Accord, is an accord signed by Rajiv Gandhi and Harcharan Singh Longowal on July 24. The government accepted the demands of Akali Dal who in turn agreed to withdraw their agitation.

The veteran actor Sanjeev Kumar passed away on November 6. Born on July 9, 1938, he won several major awards including two National Film Awards for Best Actor for his performances in the movies Dastak (1971) and Koshish (1973). Kumar had played unforgettable roles in movies like- Sholay, Trishul, "Pati Patni aur Woh", "Angoor", "Biwi O Biwi" and "Hero".

Yamaha RX-100 was launched in India in late 1985 shortly after the Ind-Suzuki AX-100 and Hero Honda CD-100 came in India. RX-100 was one of the first bikes in India. Later, Kawasaki KB-100 had also been introduced  in India.