National Technology Day 2021

National Technology Day is observed on May 11 each year to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Indians to science and technology.

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This day serves as a reminder of India breaking into the elite group of nations with nuclear weapons.

The board announces a theme every year. The National Technology Day 2021 theme is “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future”.

National Technology Day 2021 history takes us back to 1999, when then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared May 11 as a day of significant achievement for the country.

The nuclear tests conducted on this day in 1998, which gives National Technology Day 2021 its significance, were helmed by aerospace scientist and former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam.

The National Award for Successful Commercialisation of Indigenous Technology is given to an industrial concern for successfully developing & commercialising an indigenous technology on this day, according to the Technology Development Board.