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National Technology Day -2023
Celebrating India's achievements in science and technology
By,
Avadhesh Kumar Shukla
Scientific Officer-D
Brief history of National Technology Day
Celebrated every year on 11th of May to mark India’s achievement
in Science and Technology (Operation Shakti)
The day commemorates the successful nuclear test
happened at Pokhran in 1998 (Pokhran-II)
In 1999, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared this day
to be celebrated as National Science Day
Pokhran-II
A major development science & technology
A series of five underground nuclear test were carried out on 11th and
13th may, 1998 at Pokhran, with 1 Fusion bomb and 4 Fission bombs
as a Measure of DETERRENCE
Scientist Involved:
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (Chief)
Dr. R. Chidambaram (Director of BARC)
Dr. Anil Kakodkar (BARC)
Dr. M. R. Srinivasan
Dr. P. K. Iyengar
Celebration of Indian National
Technology Day
On this day, various events and activities are organized
Exhibitions, seminars, conferences, and award ceremonies are held to
honor scientists, engineers, and innovators who have contributed to
India's success.
India’s major milestones in Technology
Chandrayaan-2 Mission (2019)
Development of own GPS system (NaVIC-2020)
Development of own Operating System-BharOS-2023
Unified Payment system (UPI-2016)
Development of own Covin19 vaccine (Covaxine)
Green Revolution (1960)
India's first computer (TIFRAC-1960)
Aryabhata – India’s first satellite (1975)
Pokhran –I Smiling Buddha 1974
AGNI –I : India’s strategic missile (1989)
Pokhran-II nuclear test (1998)
Aadhaar (2009) Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIDAI)
MOM (2013) India’s first interplanetary
World highest river bridge over Chinab river (2022)
Some recently developed technologies by DAE
Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR): Thorium as fuel
Low-cost Solar Cells: copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS)
Radioisotope-based Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Positron emission tomography
(PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
Bhabhatron - Indigenous Low-cost Cancer Care (Co-60 isotope)
B nova Water Purifier
Advanced Materials: new alloys, ceramics, and composites
such as Carbon Nanotube (CNT) incorporated ballistic resistant (BR) jackets
-very light (Bhabha Kavach
On 11th May 2023
DAE project for…
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory –(LIGO) India at Hingoli in Maharashtra,
Fission Molybdenum-99 Production Facility in Mumbai (decay product, Tc-99m, is the workhorse isotope in
nuclear medicine for diagnostic imaging and used for the detection of disease and for the study of organ
structure and function.)
Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Plant Visakhapatnam, (production of Sm-Co permanent magnetic) usesd for
guidance systems on aircraft and missiles
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Visakhapatnam (PET &SPECT)
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Jatni in Odisha, (PET &SPECT)
National Hadron Beam Therapy Facility Navi Mumbai (a form of radiotherapy for the treatment and cure of
tumors that are often surgically inoperable or resistant to traditional radiotherapy treatments)
Women and Children Cancer Hospital Building in Navi Mumbai. (PET &SPECT)
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National Technology day 2023.pptx

  • 1. National Technology Day -2023 Celebrating India's achievements in science and technology By, Avadhesh Kumar Shukla Scientific Officer-D
  • 2. Brief history of National Technology Day Celebrated every year on 11th of May to mark India’s achievement in Science and Technology (Operation Shakti) The day commemorates the successful nuclear test happened at Pokhran in 1998 (Pokhran-II) In 1999, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared this day to be celebrated as National Science Day
  • 3. Pokhran-II A major development science & technology A series of five underground nuclear test were carried out on 11th and 13th may, 1998 at Pokhran, with 1 Fusion bomb and 4 Fission bombs as a Measure of DETERRENCE Scientist Involved: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (Chief) Dr. R. Chidambaram (Director of BARC) Dr. Anil Kakodkar (BARC) Dr. M. R. Srinivasan Dr. P. K. Iyengar
  • 4. Celebration of Indian National Technology Day On this day, various events and activities are organized Exhibitions, seminars, conferences, and award ceremonies are held to honor scientists, engineers, and innovators who have contributed to India's success.
  • 5. India’s major milestones in Technology Chandrayaan-2 Mission (2019) Development of own GPS system (NaVIC-2020) Development of own Operating System-BharOS-2023 Unified Payment system (UPI-2016) Development of own Covin19 vaccine (Covaxine) Green Revolution (1960) India's first computer (TIFRAC-1960) Aryabhata – India’s first satellite (1975) Pokhran –I Smiling Buddha 1974 AGNI –I : India’s strategic missile (1989) Pokhran-II nuclear test (1998) Aadhaar (2009) Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) MOM (2013) India’s first interplanetary World highest river bridge over Chinab river (2022)
  • 6. Some recently developed technologies by DAE Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR): Thorium as fuel Low-cost Solar Cells: copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) Radioisotope-based Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) Bhabhatron - Indigenous Low-cost Cancer Care (Co-60 isotope) B nova Water Purifier Advanced Materials: new alloys, ceramics, and composites such as Carbon Nanotube (CNT) incorporated ballistic resistant (BR) jackets -very light (Bhabha Kavach
  • 7. On 11th May 2023 DAE project for… Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory –(LIGO) India at Hingoli in Maharashtra, Fission Molybdenum-99 Production Facility in Mumbai (decay product, Tc-99m, is the workhorse isotope in nuclear medicine for diagnostic imaging and used for the detection of disease and for the study of organ structure and function.) Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Plant Visakhapatnam, (production of Sm-Co permanent magnetic) usesd for guidance systems on aircraft and missiles Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Visakhapatnam (PET &SPECT) Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Jatni in Odisha, (PET &SPECT) National Hadron Beam Therapy Facility Navi Mumbai (a form of radiotherapy for the treatment and cure of tumors that are often surgically inoperable or resistant to traditional radiotherapy treatments) Women and Children Cancer Hospital Building in Navi Mumbai. (PET &SPECT)