Bengaluru, Dec. 10 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to approve Rs 1,150 crore under the National Quantum Mission (NQM) for establishing a Quantum Materials Innovation Network (Q-MIN) in Bengaluru.
He asserted that the proposed hub could become the cornerstone of India's global leadership and technological sovereignty in the fast-approaching Quantum Era.
In a detailed letter to the Prime Minister, Siddaramaiah said India is at an inflection point where breakthroughs in quantum technologies will shape national security, economic power and scientific capabilities for the next several decades.
At the heart of this transformation, he argued, lies the control and mastery of quantum materials - the...