Pokhran ii consisted of five detonations of which the first was a fusion bomb and the remaining four were fission bombs. It was the second nuclear test since the first test code named smiling buddha had been conducted in may 1974. Pokhran ii refers to the series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by india at the indian army s pokhran test range in may 1998.
General insurance corporation of india 161 75 14 7. Nse gainer large cap. Shakti शक त in sanskrit meaning strength is also the name of the hindu.
After about a quarter century on buddha jayanti 11 may 1998 operation shakti was carried out. On 18 may 1974 india exploded its first nuclear device code named smiling buddha. In the year 1998 on the 11th and 13th may five nuclear tests were conducted at the indian army s pokhran test range.
India had conducted three nuclear tests on a single day on this date. Pokhran nuclear test two 11 th may 1998 this is the date when india conducted its second nuclear test and baffled even the united states. The test range was built by the indian army corps of engineers and is under the control of indian army it was built sometime before may 1974 when following authorization given to the.
The pokhran test range a key component of india s nuclear programme is located in the municipality the indian nuclear test site is located 45 km north west of pokhran town and 4 km north of khetolai village. The tests achieved their main objective of giving india the capability to build fission and thermonuclear weapons. The first test code named smiling buddha was conducted in may 1974.
It was the second instance of nuclear testing conducted by india. The pokhran ii tests were a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by india at the indian army s pokhran test range in may 1998.
