NAtional Technology Day

National Technology Day is celebrated on May 11 every year to highlight the achievements of engineers and scientists, and marks the anniversary of the day in 1998 when India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan. As the second wave of Covid-19 continues to ravage across the country, IIT Jodhpur organized National Technology Day celebrations across May and June 2021 through an Invited Talk by Dr. R. Chidambaram (June 21, 2021) and a Panel Discussion (May 21, 2021).

On Jun 21, 2021, the CCCD organized an invited talk by Dr. R. Chidambaram, Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Jodhpur, and former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, who coordinated the nation's nuclear weapons program during the Pokhran tests. The talk was on 'The Many Dimensions of National Security' and was attended by 350+ students and professionals from IIT Jodhpur and educational institutions across Rajasthan and beyond.

Earlier, a Panel Discussion on the theme of Technology & Management Interventions against Covid-19 was held on May 21, 2021 where role of technology (in detection, prevention, cure, data analyses, future projections), management (logistics - availability of medicines, infrastructure, patient management in hospitals, therapeutics), social media (and its impact), and survival 'kits' (preventive measures, exercises, yoga) were discussed. The panelists included:

Dr Kuldeep Singh, Dean (Academics), Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS Jodhpur

Dr Anil Kumar Tiwari, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Jodhpur

Dr Krishna Kumar Balaraman, Head, School of Management and Entrepreneurship, IIT Jodhpur

Dr Suman Kundu, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, & Head (CC), IIT Jodhpur