PM Modi said that in any challenging situation, the scientists and innovators have always risen to the occasion and worked to mitigate the challenge. “Over the last year, they have worked industriously to fight Covid-19. I appreciate their spirit and remarkable zeal,” he added.

National Technology Day is celebrated every year in India on May 11 to commemorate the achievements of engineers and scientists in the field of science and technology.

This year, the theme of the National Technology Day is ‘Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future’.

On May 11, 1998, India conducted three successful nuclear tests at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan under Operation Shakti, which was led by late president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Two more nuclear tests were conducted on May 13.

On this day, India also tested its first indigenous aircraft ‘Hansa-3’ designed by National Aerospace Laboratory