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India · 1981Space milestones, a record IMF loan and the First Judges Case

India logged major space milestones — APPLE, Bhaskara-II and Rohini RS-D1 — and secured a record SDR 5 billion IMF facility to ease balance-of-payments strain. The First Judges Case shaped judicial appointments, while the Assam agitation and a violent turn in Punjab tested governance.

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Polity & Governanceराजव्यवस्था एवं शासन

Economyअर्थव्यवस्था

Science, Technology & Spaceविज्ञान, प्रौद्योगिकी एवं अंतरिक्ष

Society & Cultureसमाज एवं संस्कृति

Environment & Disastersपर्यावरण एवं आपदाएं

India & the Worldभारत एवं विश्व

Landmark Judgments & Reportsऐतिहासिक निर्णय एवं रिपोर्ट

Key figures

Indira Gandhi — Prime Minister; led the government and represented India at Cancún.Neelam Sanjiva Reddy — President of India from 1977 to 1982.Y.V. Chandrachud — Chief Justice of India.P.N. Bhagwati — Supreme Court judge associated with PIL expansion and the Article 21 'dignity' principle in Francis CoraSatish Dhawan — ISRO Chairman during the 1981 satellite milestones.S.Z. Qasim — leader of India's first Antarctic expedition.

UPSC / State PCS — Exam focus

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