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National Technology Day is being observed today to signify the glorious achievements of Indian science and technology. On this day in 1998, India successfully carried out nuclear tests in Rajasthan’s Pokhran. On the same day India also performed successful test firing of the Trishul Missile and had test flown the first indigenous aircraft – ‘Hansa – 3’. A high-level digital conference on Rebooting the Economy through Science, Technology and Research is being organized by Technology Development Board to mark the day.
In the COVID 19 crisis, technology has been at the forefront of the battle against the pandemic. As the world adjusts to its new normal, business leaders world over are rethinking and devising new strategies to harness technologies that will help drive resilience and make them emerge from the crisis stronger. Keeping in mind the need of the hour to formulate a comprehensive action plan to reboot the economy, Technology Development Board is celebrating National Technology Day focusing on technological solutions towards that end. These technologies will include, medical technologies, advanced technologies and manufacturing that will prepare India for the post Covid-19 time.
The digital conference is bring together Scientists, Technocrats, Government officials, Diplomats, WHO officials and dignitaries from national and international Industry, Research Institutions and Academic Institutions on a single platform to share their insights on the role played by S & T in the global healthcare crisis and find solutions that not only address the current pandemic but will also help in facing the challenges ahead.