India became the world’s sixth nuclear power
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India conducted its first nuclear detonation which has been described by India as a ‘peaceful nuclear explosion’, on 18 May 1974. The test produced a crater with a radius variously reported at between 47 and 75 meters and a depth of about 10 meters.
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1974 railway strike in India was the strike by workers of Indian Railways in 1974. The 20 days strike by 17 lakh workers is the largest known strike.
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The subsidiary owned by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It's milk products include cultured products, ice cream, paneer and ghee under the Mother Dairy brand. The company also sells edible oils, fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen vegetables, and processed food like fruit juices, jams, pickles etc.
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It is India's largest offshore oil field. Situated some 161 km north of the Mumbai coast, Bombay High has a string of oil and gas rigs in the sea that pumps oil to the coast. It produces 14 per cent of India's oil requirements and accounts for 38 per cent of all domestic production. ONGC started drilling the Bombay High with the drillship Sagar Samrat in 1973 and the first well at offshore was drilled in 1974.
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On Apr 04, 1974 - Iraq Vice President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr visits India for talks with Mrs. Gandhi.
India become 6th nuclear country
India conducted its first nuclear detonation which has been described by India as a ‘peaceful nuclear explosion’, on 18 May 1974. The test produced a crater with a radius variously reported at between 47 and 75 meters and a depth of about 10 meters.
The largest known railway strike in India
1974 railway strike in India was the strike by workers of Indian Railways in 1974. The 20 days strike by 17 lakh workers is the largest known strike.
Mother Dairy was commissioned in 1974
The subsidiary owned by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It's milk products include cultured products, ice cream, paneer and ghee under the Mother Dairy brand. The company also sells edible oils, fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen vegetables, and processed food like fruit juices, jams, pickles etc.
Bombay High: The first offshore well was sunk in 1974
It is India's largest offshore oil field. Situated some 161 km north of the Mumbai coast, Bombay High has a string of oil and gas rigs in the sea that pumps oil to the coast. It produces 14 per cent of India's oil requirements and accounts for 38 per cent of all domestic production. ONGC started drilling the Bombay High with the drillship Sagar Samrat in 1973 and the first well at offshore was drilled in 1974.
Iraq’s vice President Saddam Hussein visits India
On Apr 04, 1974 - Iraq Vice President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr visits India for talks with Mrs. Gandhi.