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…
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New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India today stands among a select group of nations with a dedicated National Quantum Mission, targeting 1,000 Qubits and 2,000-km Quantum Communication Network to transform defence, cybersecurity and healthcare, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.With an allocation of approximately Rs 6,000 crore, the Mission spans 43 institutions across 17 states and 2 Union Territories, organised through four thematic hubs focusing on Quantum Computing, Quantum Communicatio…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), on Thursday said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) to collaborate on joint studies, research, and technical contributions in advanced telecom technologies and global standardisation activities.The partnership will focus on the development of India-specific standards and testing framewo…