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20/04/23 06:37 AM IST

National Quantum Mission

In News
  • The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Hon'ble Prime Minister recently approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM) at a total cost of Rs.6003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31.
National Quantum Mission
  • It aimed at seed, nurture and scale up scientific and industrial R&D and create a vibrant & innovative ecosystem in Quantum Technology (QT).
  • This will accelerate QT led economic growth, nurture the ecosystem in the country and make India one of the leading nations in the development of Quantum Technologies & Applications (QTA).
  • The new mission targets developing intermediate scale quantum computers with 50-1000 physical qubits in 8 years in various platforms like superconducting and photonic technology.
  • Satellite based secure quantum communications between ground stations over a range of 2000 kilometres within India, long distance secure quantum communications with other countries, inter-city quantum key distribution over 2000 km as well as multi-node Quantum network with quantum memories are also some of the deliverables of the Mission.
  • Four Thematic Hubs (T-Hubs) will be set up in top academic and National R&D institutes on the domains - Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Sensing & Metrology and Quantum Materials & Devices.
  • The hubs which will focus on generation of new knowledge through basic and applied research as well as promote R&D in areas that are mandated to them.
Significance
  • The mission will help develop magnetometers with high sensitivity in atomic systems and Atomic Clocks for precision timing, communications and navigation.
  • It will also support design and synthesis of quantum materials such as superconductors, novel semiconductor structures and topological materials for fabrication of quantum devices.
  • Single photon sources/detectors, entangled photon sources will also be developed for quantum communications, sensing and metrological applications.
  • The mission would greatly benefit communication, health, financial and energy sectors as well as drug design, and space applications.
Quantum Technology
  • Quantum technology is a field of physics and engineering that studies and applies the principles of quantum mechanics to the development of new technologies.
  • Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics that describes the behavior of matter and energy at a microscopic scale, where the classical laws of physics do not apply.
  • Quantum technology includes various types of technologies, such as quantum computing, quantum cryptography, and quantum sensing.
  • While the classical computer is transistor-based, quantum computers are going to work on atoms.
  • Quantum computers use quantum bits (qubits) instead of classical bits to perform calculations.
  • The advantage of quantum computing is that it can solve problems much faster with more authenticity.
Source- PIB

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