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National Technology Day

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    10Pointer
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    Science & Technology
  • Published
    13th May, 2020
  • National Technology Day is celebrated every year on May 11 to highlight the achievements of engineers and scientists in the field of technology and science.
  • India observed its 29th National Technology Day. The day acts as a reminder of the country's technological advancements.
  • Every year since 1999, the Technology Development Board (TDB) commemorates the day by honouring technological innovations that have added to the national growth.
  • The board also selects a theme for each year's event, this year the theme of the conference is ‘Rebooting the Economy through Science, Technology and Research Translations titled RESTART’.
  • On the same day, in 1998, India successfully test-fired the Shakti-I nuclear missile at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan in an operation led by aerospace engineer and late President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
  • Apart from this, India on this day also tested its first indigenous aircraft 'Hansa-3' which flew from Bengaluru.
  • After testing Hansa-3, India performed a successful test firing of the Trishul missile on May 11, 1998 and added another feather to the cap of Defence Research and Development Organisation.

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