Take a look at India's journey through 1980s

Small-pox eradicated, 1980

Launched India’s first telecom satellite APPLE, 1981

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) established, 1982

Dakshin Gangotri Antarctic research base constructed, 1983

Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to travel in space, 1984

Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb the Mount Everest, 1984

India became the 7th country in the world to possess a Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor, 1985

Established Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, an idea conceived by former PM Rajiv Gandhi, 1986

Sunil Gavaskar became the first cricketer to score 10000 runs in Test matches, 1987

India launched Asia's first remote sensing satellite IRS-1A in 1988

Kottayam in Kerala became the first fully literate district in India, 1989
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