Technological Firsts in India

S.No.	Event	Year
1	Broadcasting started in India	1927
2	All India Radio established	1936
3	Television started	1959
4	Colour Television started	1982
5	Railways started	1853, April 16
6	1st electric train	1925, Feb 23
7	First issue of Postal Stamp	1852 (in Sind)
8	First Telegraph line	1851 (Calcutta & Diamond Harbour)
9	Newspaper	1781, Jan 29 Hickey Gazette
10	First Atomic Power Station commissioned at Tarapur	1969
11	First nuclear test carried out	1974, 18 May
12	First satellite launched	1975, 19 Apr
13	Internet came to India	1995, Aug 15
14	First air mail in India & World Burnaulli to Allahabad (6 miles)	1911
15	First indigenously built submarine of India	Shalki
16	India's first newsprint factory was set up at	Nepanagar (MP)