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National Technology Day
India celebrates May 11 as ‘National Technology Day’.
The day celebrates the achievements and contributions of Indians to science and technology.
The day commemorates Indiaconducting three successful nuclear tests at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan under Operation Shakti in 1998.
The National Technology Day was observed for the first time on May 11, 1999.
Usually, a large-scale event is organised in New Delhi for the National Technology Day celebrations and the President is invited to be the chief guest. He confers awards to scientists and honours them for their achievements.
The National Technology Day 2021theme is “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future”.
In 2020, the theme was‘Rebooting the Economy through Science, Technology and Research Translations’ titled ‘RESTART’.
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