National Technology Day 2025 observed with the theme 'YANTRA'
National Technology Day was observed on 11 May 2025, marking the 1998 Pokhran tests, with the theme 'YANTRA â Yugantar for Advancing New Technology, Research & Acceleration' set by the Technology Development Board.
Summary
National Technology Day was observed on 11 May 2025. The day commemorates the Pokhran nuclear tests of 1998 and was first celebrated that year, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh noted. The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science and Technology unveiled the 2025 theme on 10 May: 'YANTRA â Yugantar for Advancing New Technology, Research & Acceleration'; 'Yugantar' means an epochal shift. The main celebration was held at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation and recalled the 1998 Pokhran tests.
Key facts
- Date
- 11 May 2025
- Commemorates
- Pokhran tests, 1998
- Theme 2025
- YANTRA â Yugantar for Advancing New Technology, Research & Acceleration
- Theme set by
- Technology Development Board (DST)
- Venue
- Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The theme of National Technology Day 2025, 'YANTRA', stands for:
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Correct answer: D â Yugantar for Advancing New Technology, Research & Acceleration
The TDB-DST theme was 'YANTRA â Yugantar for Advancing New Technology, Research & Acceleration'.
Consider the following statements about National Technology Day: 1. It commemorates the Pokhran nuclear tests of 1998. 2. The 2025 theme was unveiled by the Technology Development Board under the Department of Science and Technology. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C â Both 1 and 2
Both are correct.
National Technology Day, observed on 11 May, marks the Pokhran tests conducted in which year?
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Correct answer: C â 1998
It marks the Pokhran tests of 1998 and was first celebrated that year.