2023 National Technology Day History and Significance Technology Day is celebrated in the country every year on 11th May. The history of Technology Day is associated with former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and APJ Abdul Kalam.
New Delhi, Tech Desk. In India, May 11 is named as Technology Day. This day is celebrated as National Technology Day 2023. Technology Day in the country is mentioned with the names of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former President APJ Abdul Kalam. After all, why is Technology Day celebrated, what is its history and in what ways is this day special, in this article we will try to know all the things-
History of National Technology Day
If we look at the history of National Technology Day, this day was celebrated for the first time on May 11, 1999. National Technology Day was celebrated by the Council for Technology Development. During that time the Prime Minister of the country was Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The day is also dedicated to the five Pokhran nuclear tests. On this day in the year 1998, the army wing of the country successfully completed this test. Along with this, this day is considered special for the achievements of people associated with different fields of technology.
APJ Abdul Kalam took command of nuclear test
In the year 1998, the Indian Army achieved great success in carrying out five explosions simultaneously at the Pokhran Test Range. This was India’s second major nuclear test after the first nuclear test of 1974 ‘Smiling Buddha’, the code name of this test was Operation Shakti.
Not only this, India’s Missile Man i.e. former President of the country Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam played an important role in leading the Pokhran Nuclear Test.
The celebration of India’s big success in technology in the year 1998 is celebrated every year as Technology Day in the country. The announcement to celebrate this day was made by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Every year a new theme is concerned
Actually National Technology is celebrated every year with a new theme in the country. The themes of Technology Day are based on the concept of science and technology. Last year the theme of Technology Day was “Integrated Approach in Science and technology for sustainable future”. However, this year the theme of Technology Day has not been announced yet.
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