New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- A startup supported under the Department of Science and Technology's (DST) National Quantum Mission (NQM) has successfully demonstrated India's first large-scale Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network spanning over 500 kilometers, marking a breakthrough in secure quantum communication.

The milestone was achieved by QNu Labs Pvt. Ltd., a Bengaluru-based quantum technology company, using existing optical fiber infrastructure.

The achievement underscores India's progress toward quantum-secure communication and reflects.

Supported by the I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation-a Technology Innovation Hub under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NMICPS) at IISER Pune

The project demonstrates ...