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First in Science and Technology

  1. First Hydroelectric Plant: On the Ganganachukki waterfall of the Sivasamudram Falls, Karnataka, built in 1902
     
  2. First City to have electricity: Banglore, in 1906 (it was in fact, the first city to have electricity)
     
  3. First Man in Space: Rakesh Sharma aboard Salyut 7, on April 03, 1984. He was the 138th man in space worldwide.
     
  4. First Women in Space: Kalpana Chawla aboard Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87, on November 19,1997
    (She was a naturalized United States citizen, and represented the US during the event.)
     

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