{"id":10793,"date":"2026-05-13T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10793"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:28:47","slug":"national-technology-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-technology-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Technology Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Technology Day Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister recently greeted people on National Technology Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Technology Day (NTD)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is celebrated in India on <\/span><b>May 11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> every year, <\/span><b>commemorating <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>successful nuclear tests conducted at Pokhran in 1998.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This day also<\/span><b> acknowledges the country&#8217;s scientific achievements <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and technological advancements, honouring the contributions of scientists, engineers, and innovators.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>History<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On <\/span><b>May 11, 1998,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India marked a significant milestone with <\/span><b>successful nuclear tests at the Pokhran range in Rajasthan,<\/b> <b>led by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India conducted <\/span><b>three underground nuclear tests on May 11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by two additional tests on May 13.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These tests, known as <\/span><b>Operation Shakti, established India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as the<\/span><b> sixth country to join the &#8216;Nuclear Club&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the <\/span><b>same day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>India performed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>successful test firing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>Trishul Missile <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(a surface-to-air short-range missile) and had <\/span><b>test-flown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>first indigenous aircraft, \u2018Hansa \u2013 3\u2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day was <\/span><b>officially declared<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by then Prime Minister<\/span><b> Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and since 1999, it has been celebrated as NTD.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year, the <\/span><b>Technology Development Board of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a <\/span><b>statutory body under<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Ministry of Science and Technology) celebrates the day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><b>awarding individuals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the <\/span><b>National Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their contribution to science and technology in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>NTD 2026 Theme: \u2018Responsible Innovation for Inclusive Growth\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/1998-pokhran-nuclear-tests-reflected-indias-scientific-excellence-pm-on-national-technology-day\/article70964324.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Technology Day is celebrated in India on May 11 every year, commemorating the successful nuclear tests conducted at Pokhran in 1998. 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