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Pradeep Kumar

11/05/21 14:20 PM IST

National Technology Day

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National Technology Day is commemorated every year by honouring the architects of such innovations

Highlights
  • Awards are given to several innovators and entrepreneurs on this day every year.
  • For the year 2021, Technology Development Board (TDB) invited application for National Awards under three categories and total 15 winners were selected after a stringent two-tier evaluation process with panellists being eminent scientists and technologists themselves.
  • The National Technology Day celebrations highlighted an increase in entrepreneurship spirit to develop cost effective indigenous solutions.
  • These awards are conferred to various industries for successful commercialization of innovative indigenous technology. 
Technology Development Board
  • TDB is a statutory body of Government of India functioning under Department of Science of Technology which provides financial assistance to Indian industrial concerns and other agencies, for commercialization of indigenized technologies or adaptation of imported technologies for wider domestic applications.
  • Since its inception in 1996, TDB has funded more than 300 companies for commercialization of technologies.
Source: PIB

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