Technolgy has revolutionized the human existence. Much of the progress that mankind has
made in different fields right from the stone age to the modern age is due to the progress
made in the field of science and technology. Not only material progress but also the mental
outlook of man has been influenced by it. It has made mans life happier and more
comfortable. Agriculture, business, transport, communication and medicine to name a few
are all highly indebted to the wonders, science has produced. We have become
scientifically more advanced from our ancestors. This is because the world has undergone
a tremendous change because of the rapid strides made by the science and technology.
Anything, which has advantages, has disadvantages also and this holds truth in case of
technology as well.
Nowadays, if we have to reserve a seat in a railway comportment we need not go to the
railway booking counter, we can do this just through the Internet by E-Reservation system.
Similarly, if we have to send a message to anyone, instead of sending a conventional letter
we can send an e-mail. Telephones and mobile phones are so commonly being used by us
that it has become difficult now to image life without them. All this, I feel, is enough for us
to realize that technology has entered into our day-to-day life.
Electricity is one of the greatest wonders of modern science. The growth of fast modes of
transport and communication has changed the world into global village. In the field of
agriculture, science and technology has helped in increasing the crop production and
