The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to India’s brilliant scientists and their efforts that led to the successful Pokhran tests in 1998.
- National Technology Day is observed on May 11 every year to commemorate the nuclear tests conducted in Pokhran in 1998.
- The theme this year is ‘Integrated Approach in Science and Technology for Sustainable Future’.
- Further, the first indigenous aircraft “Hansa-3” was test flown at Bangalore on this day.
- India also performed successful test firing of the Trishul missile on the same day. Since 1999, the day is being celebrated as National Technology Day.
