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Government provides ₹150 crore to QNu Labs for quantum-secure technology
The Technology Development Board (TDB) of the Department of Science & Technology announced on 16 October 2026 that it has signed an agreement to provide ₹150 crore in financial support to QNu Labs Private Limited. This funding, provided as Optionally Convertible Debt, is part of a ₹300 crore project to build an indigenous technology backbone for India’s Quantum Secure and Sensing Networks (IQSN).
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- Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India
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- Dated
- 16 October 2026
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