New Delhi, May 11 -- India celebrates National Technology Day, every year on May 1. National Technology Day commemorates the momentous events of 11th May 1998, when India conducted successful nuclear tests under Operation Shakti, and saw the maiden flight of the indigenously developed Hansa-3 aircraft. In recognition of these achievements, then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared 11th May as National Technology Day.

Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has unveiled the official theme for National Technology Day 2025 : "YANTRA - Yugantar for Advancing New Technology, Research & Acceleration.

The word YANTRA, deeply rooted in India's scientific and cultural...