India Map 2014: Who Ruled India Then?

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Telangana becomes a state and Mangalyaan reaches Mars

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India Map 2014 CE — Historical Map & Timeline

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Who ruled India in 2014 CE?

In 2014 CE, the main political power in this atlas is the Republic of India.

Republic of India
Union of India: 28 states and 8 union territories today. Independent from 15 August 1947; a republic since 26 January 1950. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — India · Read: Independence and Partition, 1947

What happened in India around 2014 CE?

26 Aug 2009 → 1 Apr 2010: The Right to Education Act comes into force. Enacted on 26 August 2009 and in force from 1 April 2010, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act created a statutory right to free and compulsory elementary education for children aged six to fourteen. Source: India Code: Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
29 Sep 2010: The first Aadhaar number is issued. UIDAI issued the first Aadhaar number on 29 September 2010 to a resident of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The event marked the operational beginning of a nationwide resident-identification system built around unique, verifiable identity numbers. Source: UIDAI: Historical background
5 Nov 2013 → 24 Sep 2014: India’s first interplanetary mission reaches Mars. The Mars Orbiter Mission launched from Sriharikota on 5 November 2013 and entered Martian orbit on 24 September 2014. ISRO describes Mangalyaan as India’s first interplanetary mission; its instruments studied the Martian surface and atmosphere. Source: ISRO: Mars Orbiter Mission FAQ
2014: A new state and transitional capital. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act created Telangana and provided for Hyderabad to serve as a common capital for a period of up to ten years. Source: India Code — Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
11 Apr 2016: UPI begins as an interoperable payments pilot. The National Payments Corporation of India launched the Unified Payments Interface pilot on 11 April 2016 with 21 member banks. UPI provided a common interface for immediate bank-to-bank push and pull payments; participating banks began releasing enabled apps in August. Source: NPCI: UPI launch press release
1 Jul 2017: GST restructures indirect taxation. The Goods and Services Tax replaced numerous central and state indirect taxes with a shared national framework. Its launch created a new system of fiscal federalism administered through legislation, a federal council and a common digital network. Source: GST Council: The GST Saga
6 Sep 2018: The Supreme Court decriminalises consensual same-sex relations. In Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, a Constitution Bench held Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional insofar as it criminalised consensual sexual relations between adults. Source: Supreme Court of India: Navtej Singh Johar judgment

Major Historical Milestones in 2014 CE

2014 CE: Telangana becomes a state and Mangalyaan reaches Mars

Historical Events & Sourced Records (2014 CE)

Telangana becomes India’s twenty-ninth state

The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act divided the former state and established Telangana, following a long movement for separate statehood. Hyderabad initially served as a common capital under the transitional arrangements written into the Act.

Source: India Code: Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

India’s first interplanetary mission reaches Mars

The Mars Orbiter Mission launched from Sriharikota on 5 November 2013 and entered Martian orbit on 24 September 2014. ISRO describes Mangalyaan as India’s first interplanetary mission; its instruments studied the Martian surface and atmosphere.

The spacecraft entered orbit rather than landing. Machine-readable dates keep its launch and orbital insertion visible at their correct timeline years.

Source: ISRO: Mars Orbiter Mission FAQ

2014 ईस्वी में भारत का नक्शा: स्वतंत्र भारत (भारत गणराज्य)

2014 ईस्वी का यह इंटरैक्टिव नक्शा स्वतंत्र भारत (भारत गणराज्य) के समय का भारत दिखाता है। एक संवैधानिक गणराज्य जो लोकतंत्र, विकास और अद्भुत विविधता के साथ आगे बढ़ता है।

2014 mein Bharat ke pramukh rajya: Republic of India. Ye Azad Bharat ka daur tha.