National Technology Day: Every year, National Technology, Technology or Technology Day is celebrated on May 11 across the country. On this day, the Shakti-I nuclear missile was successfully test fired at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan. The day will focus on reviving the economy through science and technology.
🔷 National Technology Day is celebrated annually as a reminder of India’s technological achievements
🟣 This day marks the anniversary of Pokhran Nuclear Test Code Named ‘Shakti’ or ‘Pokhran II’ in 1998 at Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan
🔶 The Test was led by late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
🔴 First nuclear test code named ‘Smiling Buddha’ was carried out in May 1974.