NEW DELHI, MAY 11
On the National Technology Day on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed all those at the forefront of research and innovation to defeat coronavirus and remembered the “exceptional achievement” of the country’s scientists in carrying out the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests.
The tests in Pokhran in 1998 also showed the difference a strong political leadership can make.
Here is what I had said about Pokhran, India’s scientists and Atal Ji’s remarkable leadership during one of the #MannKiBaat programmes. pic.twitter.com/UuJR1tLtrL
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 11, 2020
The National Technology Day marks the anniversary of the underground nuclear tests conducted in Rajasthan’s Pokhran.
Today is the 22nd year of pokhran nuclear test in 1998; by hon’ble former pm
#AtalBihariVajpayee ….#Natinal technology day pic.twitter.com/AXqRJGIqjV— Shiv Sharma (@shivsharmaIND) May 11, 2020
On this day in 1998, India successfully conducted first of its five nuclear tests under the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
“On National Technology Day, our nation salutes all those who are leveraging technology to bring a positive difference in the lives of others. We remember the exceptional achievement of our scientists on this day in 1998. It was a landmark moment in India’s history,” Modi said in a series of tweets.
The tests in Pokhran in 1998 also showed the difference a strong political leadership can make, he said.
The Prime Minister said, “Today, technology is helping many in the efforts to make the world free from COVID-19. I salute all those at the forefront of research and innovation on ways to defeat coronavirus.”
Modi said he hoped that the humankind will keep harnessing technology to create a healthier and better planet.
Leverage technology for social transformation, says Amit Gossain, Managing Director, KONE Elevators India.
“Technology is essential for the nation’s development. We must leverage technology, not only for economic development but also for social transformation. KONE Elevators has a rich legacy of technological innovations that have set the benchmark for the industry and we continuously strive for achieving new heights in technology innovations through our India Technology & Engineering Centres (ITEC) in Chennai and Pune employing close to 1000 people. Equipped with high tech laboratories and advanced research facilities, a lot of global KONE world class award winning designs are localized for our Indian customers’ requirements. Providing the best-in-class people flow solutions is the main focus for KONE and we achieve it through our in-house R&D. All our products have been designed with precision and attention, and represent the best of our technological expertise for delivering safe and reliable solutions to our customers. On this current pandemic, we are offering one of our cutting-edge technologies KONE 24/7 Connected Services free for a period of 6 months to our current customers who operate medical facilities, which will ensure that their people flow is safe and reliable and the elevators or escalators run smoothly without any setbacks. We intend to invest more towards technology and innovations to offer the best solutions to our customers continuously.”
