New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Friday that said India’s data centre capacity is projected to grow from 1.5 GW to nearly 6.5 GW by 2030 and the ongoing expansion is expected to generate nearly one lakh engineering jobs in areas such as AI systems, cooling technologies, smart grids, renewable energy integration and advanced digital infrastructure.Delivering the keynote address at the annual leadership…
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New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) India’s startup ecosystem has expanded from barely 350-400 startups in 2014 to more than two lakh startups today, making India the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, majorly driven by decisive policy reforms, Union MoS for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Monday. India’s Global Innovation Index ranking improved from 80 to 38, while the country today ranks sixth globally in patents with over one lakh patents filed, over 55 pe…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India has already completed 1,000 kms of secure quantum communication within just three years, achieving the target in less than half the projected timeline, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Friday.Dr Singh said India is moving at a “very fast pace” in emerging technologies including quantum, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and deep-tech, with the country’s youth set to play the central role …
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Technology-driven innovation is the key to India’s economic renaissance, with its contribution expanding from research to industry, startups and national growth, Union Minister of State, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Monday.The minister said science must now move “from laboratories to markets and from ideas to impact,” reflecting a new policy direction that integrates research with economic outcomes.He was addressing the 56th Foundation Day of the Department of Science…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday said that India’s bio-economy is projected to grow to $1 trillion by 2047, emerging as one of the top three global bio-economies.The twenty-first century will be “India’s century” driven by a biology-led economy, the minister told an international conference at IIT Roorkee.India is advancing towards full-spectrum technological capability “from gene to qubit, from ocean depths to outer space,” supported by policy reform…
Amaravati, April 14 (IANS) India’s first quantum reference facilities were unveiled here on Tuesday, opening a new chapter in quantum technology to mark the World Quantum Day. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the ‘1S Open Access Quantum Facility’ at SRM University, as well as the ‘1Q Quantum Facility’ situated at Medha Towers.These two quantum testbeds provide the necessary infrastructure to test quantum computing devices and components, officials said.With the unveiling of …
Amaravati, April 12 (IANS) Marking a historic milestone on the occasion of World Quantum Day on April 14, Andhra Pradesh is set to become a hub of India’s quantum technology revolution. As part of the ambitious Amaravati Quantum Valley initiative, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will launch two state-of-the-art quantum computer test beds at SRM University, Amaravati and virtually at Medha Towers in Gannavaram.These cutting-edge Quantum Reference Facilities will position Andhra Pradesh as t…
Amaravati, April 9 (IANS) Marking World Quantum Day on April 14, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will formally launch India’s first indigenous Quantum computer testing facility at SRM University, Amaravati. He will also virtually inaugurate the Quantum facility centre at Medha Towers in Gannavaram near Vijayawada.The state government announced that Andhra Pradesh will be the first state to commission such a facility, with Amaravati Quantum Valley set to emerge as an in…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India’s ambitious National Quantum Mission has achieved a major breakthrough, building a 1,000-kilometre secure quantum communication network in less than three years of its launch, Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.Launched in October 2024, the mission had set a target of developing a 2,000-km quantum communication network over eight years.Achieving half that distance in under three years is being seen as a major leap, signalling rapid prog…
Amaravati, March 31 (IANS) Affirming that the future belongs to quantum computing, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that the state has set the target of manufacturing quantum computers at Amaravati Quantum Valley in two years.Addressing a roundtable conference on the Quantum Hardware Manufacturing Ecosystem at the Amaravati Quantum Valley (AQV), Naidu said the state’s objective is not to import quantum computer hardware, but to manufacture it right here within…