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Historical Event on 9/27/2000

The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1994The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states.
3/16/1924Bhupendranath Basu, great freedom fighter, President of Congress and fluent orator, passed away.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
3/3/1993Sharad Pawar nominated CM of Maharashtra.
3/6/1997Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) inaugurated in Mauritius.
3/17/1991The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.
1/15/1998Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
9/26/1999Six selected for Shanti Swaroop award for Science.