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Historical Event on 3/2/1997

Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
9/26/1996Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.
12/22/1992Lok Sabha adopts the constitution amendment bills regarding Panchayati Raj and Nagarapalika Bills, and decentralisation of power to the village level.
12/21/1903Bhalchandra Digambar Garware, famous industrailist, was born.
2/3/1992Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).
9/22/1999India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.
10/31/1990Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.
7/9/1875The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.