National Technology Day

The National Technology day is celebrated every year on 11 March to mark the anniversary of the Pokhran nuclear tests of 1998.
The tests were initiated on 11 May 1998, under the assigned code name Operation Shakti, with the detonation of one fusion and two fission bombs.

The theme for the day this year is ‘Integrated Approach in Science & Technology for Sustainable Future’
On this day, the Technology Development Board (TDB) seeks applications for the national awards for the commercialization of technologies. Reportedly, the awards are under three categories – National Awards, MSME awards, and Startup awards.

The Pokhran-II tests were a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range in May 1998.
It was the second instance of nuclear testing conducted by India; the first test, code-named Smiling Buddha, was conducted in May 1974.
The tests were initiated on 11 May 1998, under the assigned code name Operation Shakti, with the detonation of one fusion and two fission bombs.
The advanced detonators, implosion, and high-voltage trigger systems were designed, tested, and manufactured by three DRDO laboratories.
Weaponization, systems engineering, aerodynamics, safety interlocks, and flight trials were all under their control.

With a nuclear powered state in the border and facing territorial aggression since 1962, this tests played a huge role.
The test also made the world to look at India in a different manner, as a rising power among the nations.

Source: THE HINDU.

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