A file photo released by the Indian government shows the Shakti-3 nuclear site after a nuclear device was detonated underground 11 May, 1998. (Image: AFP file)
May 11 was declared as National Technology Day to commemorate the first of the five nuclear tests under the Pokhran-II program which were conducted on May 11, 1998
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY 2023: National Technology Day celebrates the scientific and technological achievements in the country and related industrial growth in India. The event is celebrated on May 11, every year, conducted by the Ministry of Science and Technology and presided over by the Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences. Individual scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs in the fields of science and technology receive National Awards on the day. Below, we look at the history and significance of the day and share some relevant quotes.
National Technology Day 2023: History
May 11 was declared as National Technology Day by the Government of India to commemorate the first of the five nuclear tests under the Pokhran-II program which were conducted on May 11, 1998. The then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee christened the day. On the same date, a test flight of the ‘HANSA-3,’ the first indigenous aircraft was conducted at Bengaluru.
Today, on National Technology Day, we express gratitude to our brilliant scientists and their efforts that led to the successful Pokhran tests in 1998. We remember with pride the exemplary leadership of Atal Ji who showed outstanding political courage and statesmanship. pic.twitter.com/QZXcNvm6Pe— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 11, 2022
National Technology Day 2023: Significance
The National Technology Day celebration is significant in the sense that it highlights India’s prowess in developing cost-effective indigenous technologies which provide solutions that fit the Indian context. Technology is a part and parcel of each of our lives, whether in the form of mobile phones or solar panels. India’s sustained rise in this field will not only help the nation grow out of its dependence on imports, but will help India become a global leader in technology exports in the future.
National Technology Day 2023: Quotes
- “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
– Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible - “The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which they are not familiar… Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have generally been persecuted, and always derided as fools and madmen.” – Aldous Huxley
- “Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship…the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.” – Peter Drucker
- “Dreamers are mocked as impractical. The truth is they are the most practical, as their innovations lead to progress and a better way of life for all of us.” – Robin Sharma
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