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Spotlight on National Technology Day - Operation Shakti

विद्या विवादाय धनं मदाय शक्तिः परेषां परिपीडनाय। खलस्य साधोर् विपरीतमेतद् ज्ञानाय दानाय च रक्षणाय॥ "Knowledge is for resolving controversies, Wealth for intoxication, Power for oppressing others, This is the opposite of a wicked person, For the wise, it's for knowledge, charity, and protection." The theme for National Technology Day 2024 is “From Schools to Startups: Igniting Young Minds to Innovate. On May 11, 1998, India conducted three nuclear bomb test explosions at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range. Two days later, on May 13, two more bombs were tested.  India's successfull conduction of three nuclear bomb test caused an international outcry at the time, and had cemented India’s status as a nuclear power. Since then May 11 is celebrated as the National Technology Day to honour Indian scientists, engineers and technologists, who worked for the country's scientific and technological advancement and ensured the successful conduct of Pokhran tests. National Te...