National Technology Day 2021: History, theme and significance of the day
The Pokhran-II tests were a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India
The Indian government has officially declared May 11 as National Technology Day to commemorate the first of the five nuclear tests that were carried out on this day.
It was officially signed by then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998. The day is celebrated by giving awards to various individuals and industries in the field of science and technology.
Background to the five nuclear tests:
The Pokhran-II tests were a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army s Pokhran Test Range in May 1998.
National Technology Day 2021: Date, History, and Significance
National Technology Day 2021 marks India becoming the sixth nation to develop nuclear weapons after Pokhran nuclear tests in 1998. By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 10 May 2021 12:23 IST
Photo Credit: The Nuclear Weapon Archive
National Technology Day celebrates memory of Operation Shakti carried out by Indian Army and scientists
Highlights
The board announces a theme every year
The theme is “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future”
National Technology Day 2021 on May 11 celebrates the achievements and contributions of Indians to science and technology. This day serves as a reminder of India breaking into the elite group of nations with nuclear weapons. On May 11, 1998, India conducted three successful nuclear tests at the Indian Army s Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan under Operation Shakti. Two more nuclear tests were conducted on May 13. The tests were led
Mumbai ATS nabs 2, seizes Uranium worth over Rs 21cr
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Mumbai ATS nabs 2, seizes Uranium worth over Rs 21cr. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, May 6 : In a sensational developing during lockdown, the Mumbai Anti Terrorist Squad (Nagpada Unit) has seized 7.10 kgs of radioactive Natural Uranium and arrested two persons, an official said here on Thursday.
The seized material was sent to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre which has said in its report that it was Natural Uranium which is highly radioactive and very dangerous to human life.
Following the seizure of the Natural Uranium, estimated to be worth around Rs. 21.30 crore, the ATS has registered an offence against the accused duo under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and other laws, and further investigations are underway.
It is estimated that the Amrabad Tiger Reserve has about 20 tigers. | Davidraju / Wikimedia Commons
Between protecting the interests of the tigers and Chenchu Adivasis and pursuing uranium mining in Telangana state, the former has won for now. The Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Hyderabad under the Department of Atomic Energy has decided to “shelve” the project to drill boreholes in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve to prospect for the yellowcake, a form of uranium ore. Uranium is used as the basic fuel to generate nuclear power.
In 2019, an expert panel on forests of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had recommended in-principle approval for a proposal by the Department of Atomic Energy for survey and exploration of uranium over 83 sq km in the tiger reserve.
Hyderabad: Work to explore uranium deposits in an important reserve forest in Telangana has been suspended in view of public protests and disapproval of the state government.
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a union government body, announced that it was stopping work for the time being as the state government was not in its favour due to public anger.
AMD was planning to take up a survey and drill boreholes in Amarabad Tiger Reserve to estimate the uranium deposits in the region.
AMD director Dr AK Sinha told the media on the sidelines of a seminar on “Radiation and Environment’ in Hyderabad that the suspension of exploration was a “loss to Telangana” as many other states including Rajasthan and Jharkhand were more mining friendly and AMD was planning to take up the projects there.