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Historical Event on 2/1/1968

United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
8/23/1994Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan.
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
10/21/1997RBI de-regulates deposit rates, reduces CRR and Bank Rate (from 10\% to 9) and allows banks to have two sets of Prime Lending Rates.
11/30/1989Congress (I) emerges largest party in Lok Sabha by winning 193 seats, Congress (I) rule in Karnataka and Veerendra Patil made the Chief Minister.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.
5/1/1992C. Arjun, famous music director, passed away.