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Historical Event on 7/20/1990

GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1987Jaidev, famous music director, passed away.
6/7/1974Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999.
6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
6/4/1955Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated.