▁India . ▁ 3 ▁December ▁– ▁Bh op al ▁dis aster : ▁A ▁m eth yl ▁is oc yan ate ▁leak ▁from ▁a ▁Union ▁Car b ide ▁p estic ide ▁plant ▁in ▁Bh op al , ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh , ▁k ills ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁out right ▁and ▁inj ures ▁anywhere ▁from ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁others ▁( some ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁whom ▁later ▁die ▁from ▁their ▁inj uries ) ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁industrial ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁history . ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁- ▁Kas arg od ▁district ▁formed ▁in ▁Ker ala . ▁Th ak az hi ▁sh iv ash ank ara ▁p illa i ▁got ▁J nan p ith ▁Award . ▁India ▁government ▁issued ▁postal ▁stamp ▁of ▁freedom ▁f ighter ▁Mang al ▁P ande . ▁Sil ent ▁valley ▁declared ▁as ▁National ▁Park ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi . ▁The ▁first ▁ 3 - D ▁film ▁in ▁India ▁My ▁dear ▁k utt ich athan ▁was ▁released . ▁P T ▁U sha ▁enters ▁Olympics ▁final ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Sh iny ▁Abraham ▁enters ▁Olympics ▁semi ▁final ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Bach end ri ▁pal ▁– ▁The ▁first ▁women ▁Ever est ▁clim ber ▁of ▁India ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Ever est . ▁India ' s ▁first ▁met ro - ▁Kol k ata ▁met ro ▁started . ▁Raj iv ▁Gand hi ▁become ▁India ' s ▁new ▁prime