Skyroot hits unicorn status, but India's private space race needs clearer skiesHyderabad's Skyroot Aerospace has become India's first space launch vehicle unicorn. This achievement fuels the nation's space technology s...
07 May, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
India-UK tech partnership will secure supply chains, UK Parliament toldIndia and the UK are boosting their partnership through the Technology Security Initiative. This pact focuses on critical and emerging tech...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
What’s ailing the growth of passive mutual funds despite rising AUM?When you invest in a passive fund, you are giving up the chances of getting the alpha, i.e. outperformance of your fund over the benchmark....
27 Apr, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
Telecom operators’ body urges govt to cut spectrum prices ahead of auction, cites weak 5G returnsThe telecom industry body COAI has asked the government to reduce spectrum auction prices. This comes as service providers have not yet rec...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
MH370 mystery finally solved? AI and quantum tech may have cracked the biggest puzzle in aviation historyThe disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on 8 March 2014 remains one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history. Despite...
03 Feb, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
Why is India spending so much on quantum research? The China angleThe mission will have four verticals: quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum sensors and metrology, and quantum materials and de...
21 Apr, 2023, 01.26 PM IST
Centre greenlights Rs 6,000 crore National Quantum MissionIndian innovators should lead in quantum, semiconductors, AI: IT MoS
20 Apr, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
IN-SPACe inks pact with QNu Labs to develop satellite quantum key distribution productsDirector Programme Management and Authorisation, IN-SPACe, Department of Space, Dr. Prafulla K Jain, said QKD is an essential technology de...
20 Dec, 2022, 03.21 PM IST
World's first re-progammable commercial satellite set to launchBecause it can be reprogrammed while orbiting in a fixed position 35,000 kilometres (22,000 miles) above the Earth, the Quantum can respond...
30 Jul, 2021, 01.09 PM IST
ISRO demonstrates free space quantum communication"For the first time in the country, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully demonstrated free-space Quantum Communicatio...
23 Mar, 2021, 12.34 PM IST
ISRO achieves breakthrough in quantum communication, precursor for quantum satelliteThe demonstration also validated the use of India's homegrown Navic receiver for synchronising time between the transmitter and receiver mo...
22 Mar, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
China launches world's first hack-proof quantum trunk lineQuantum communications have ultra-high security. It is impossible to wiretap, intercept or crack the information transmitted through them.
29 Sep, 2017, 08.03 PM IST
China successfully sends pairs of entangled photons from spaceScientists found that when two entangled particles are separated, one particle can somehow affect the action of the far-off twin instantly.
18 Jun, 2017, 12.39 PM IST
China launches world's longest quantum communication lineIn August, China successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite. It was nicknamed "Micius" after a fifth century BC Chinese phil...
20 Nov, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
China launches world's 1st hack-proof communications satelliteThe 600-plus-kilogramme satellite will circle the Earth once every 90 minutes after it enters a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500...
16 Aug, 2016, 12.11 PM IST
China to launch first quantum communication satelliteIt will be the first quantum communication through a satellite in the world, said Pan Jianwei, professor with University of Science and Tec...
29 May, 2016, 09.27 AM IST
- ISRO to scale up outsourcing to industries in rocket-satellite areas
Indian space agency ISRO would significantly scale up outsourcing to industries to fuel the quantum jump in the programmes being undertaken...
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