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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicQuantum technology

Topic: Quantum technology

One qubit at a time: IISc hits milestone in India’s quantum quest, develops 6-qubit photonic system

This achievement makes India capable of quantum computing using the different properties of light-based particles, instead of relying on their interactions.

India has ‘talent’ but not enough science funding, opportunities—Physics Nobel laureates in Bengaluru

Duncan Haldane & David Gross spoke at Quantum India summit on plugging brain drain, calling for higher investment and commitment by industries and govt towards tech and R&D.

Karnataka is set for next generation leap, India’s first quantum summit kicks off in Bengaluru

Quantum summit begins Thursday. The southern state is in race with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to take the next gen technological leap.

‘CEO CM’ 2.0 takes stage with Amaravati as theme. Quantum Valley is Chandrababu’s next centrepiece

After Cyberabad and Genome Valley, Naidu is now set out to outdo the legacy left behind in Hyderabad by building India's first quantum computing valley in his new capital.

US, Singapore deepen collaboration on critical technologies

Joint statement commits to advancing quantum info, biomanufacturing, and more.

What’s quantum navigation? It could even replace GPS

Where satellite navigation relies on the signal bouncing back from space, quantum navigation focuses on the movement of a single atom tracked under cryogenic conditions.

Quantum security lab launched in Chennai

Facility to Focus on Post-Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Random Number Generation.

Decoding proteins with AI, mRNA for cancer treatment — what science will look like in 2024

Artificial intelligence is making substantial strides & nations are engaged in advancing quantum technology. Gene editing & mRNA tech, too, show promise. But climate remains a worry.

Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for discovery of quantum dots in LED lights

The more than century-old prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($997,959).

‘1,000-qubit supercomputer, boost to IT sector’ — all about National Quantum Mission greenlit by Cabinet

Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh says Rs 6,003.65 crore mission will aim to ramp up scientific and industrial research & development in quantum technology in India. 

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.