{"id":10793,"date":"2023-05-11T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T05:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10793"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:42:06","slug":"national-technology-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-technology-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Technology Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>National Technology Day 2025 Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has announced the official theme for National Technology Day 2025 as: \u201cYANTRA \u2013 Yugantar for Advancing New Technology, Research &amp; Acceleration.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>About National Technology Day<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>National Technology Day is observed annually on 11th May<\/strong>\u00a0to commemorate key milestones in India&#8217;s technological advancement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical Milestones on 11th May 1998<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pokhran-II Nuclear Tests<\/strong>\u00a0under\u00a0<strong>Operation Shakti<\/strong>, establishing India as a nuclear weapons state.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First test flight of the indigenously developed \u201cHansa-3\u201d aircraft<\/strong>\u00a0at Bengaluru.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Successful test firing of the Trishul missile<\/strong>, a short-range surface-to-air missile developed by DRDO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The day was officially declared by\u00a0<strong>then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>1998<\/strong>, and since\u00a0<strong>1999<\/strong>, it has been celebrated as\u00a0<strong>National Technology Day<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organising body:\u00a0<\/strong>The event is organised by the\u00a0<strong>Technology Development Board (TDB)<\/strong>, a\u00a0<strong>statutory body under DST<\/strong>, which promotes the commercialisation of indigenous technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>About YANTRA<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The word\u00a0<strong>\u201cYANTRA\u201d<\/strong>, drawn from\u00a0<strong>India\u2019s ancient scientific and cultural traditions<\/strong>, signifies not just\u00a0<strong>mechanical tools<\/strong>\u00a0but also\u00a0<strong>symbolic power<\/strong>\u00a0representing:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Systems thinking<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Synergistic innovation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scalable technological solutions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The term\u00a0<strong>\u201cYugantar\u201d<\/strong>, meaning\u00a0<strong>epochal transformation<\/strong>, reflects\u00a0<strong>India\u2019s transition from technology adoption to global technology leadership<\/strong>, signalling a shift in India&#8217;s innovation narrative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>National Technology Day 2025 FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the significance of National Technology Day in India?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0National Technology Day is observed on May 11 every year to commemorate the Pokhran-II nuclear tests conducted in 1998, marking India\u2019s technological advancement in defence and science.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.\u00a0<\/strong>Who organises the celebrations of National Technology Day?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) organises the celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2128090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Technology Day is observed annually on 11th May to commemorate key milestones in India&#8217;s technological 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