National Technology Day
India celebrated National Technology Day on 11th May, 2021. Since 1999, the day is being celebrated as National Technology Day.
- It is celebrated to commemorate various innovations and technological excellence achieved by the country.
- 11th May, 1998 happens to be an important day as it is on this day that India successfully carried out the nuclear tests in Pokharan, Rajasthan, declaring herself as a nuclear weapons power. On the same day, first indigenous aircraft ‘Hansa-3’ was test flown at Bangalore and successful test firing of the Trishul missile was carried out.
- This year’s theme was ‘Science and technology for a ....
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