1985 in India
Events in the year 1985 in the Republic of India.
Incumbents
Events
- 23 June - Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747, blows up 31,000 feet (9,500 m) above the Atlantic Ocean, south of Ireland, killing all 329 aboard.
- The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is passed by Parliament.
- The Administrative tribunals in Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Allahabad were established by Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.
- The Special Protection Group is created.
- Indira Gandhi National Open University is established by an Act of Indian Parliament.
- Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) is passed by parliament.
- Texas Instruments, a Multinational corporation, starts its India operations in Bangalore and helps create infrastructure to export software via satellite communications from India for the first time.
Births
Deaths
- 6 November - Sanjeev Kumar, actor (born 1938).
See also