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Historical Event on 3/17/1955
Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
| 5/28/1970 | All India Trade Union Congress was divided. |
| 5/19/1956 | The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi. |
| 5/22/1996 | Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 1/10/1908 | Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal. |
| 3/12/1988 | Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away. |
| 4/10/1996 | Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India. |
| 1/1/1932 | Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started. |
| 7/13/1913 | Tulsi Prasad Khaitan, great industrialist, was born in Chandi village, Bihar . |
| 6/18/1996 | CBI arrests Sanjeeva Rao, relative of Narasimha Rao, and Prakash Yadav, son of former Union Minister, in the urea scam. |
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