India has showcased a series of groundbreaking advancements in its science and technology landscape over the past few days, signaling its growing prowess as a global innovation hub. A major highlight was the Emerging Science Technology Innovation Conclave (ESTIC 2025), held from November 3-5 in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled three pivotal innovations. These include QSIP, India's own quantum security chip; a 25-qubit Quantum Processing Unit (QPU), marking India's first quantum computing chip; and CAR-T Cell Therapy, the nation's first indigenous cancer cell therapy. These breakthroughs were lauded as powerful indicators of India's rise as a global science and technology powerhouse.
The ESTIC 2025 conclave also served as a platform to highlight India's progress in advanced materials, clean energy, biotechnology, and other emerging technologies, aimed at accelerating the nation's journey towards 'Viksit Bharat 2047'.
Deeptech Market Poised for Significant Growth
Further solidifying India's technological trajectory, a report by Redseer Strategy Consultants released on November 9, 2025, forecasts India's deeptech ecosystem to achieve a market opportunity of $30 billion by 2030. This substantial growth is expected to be primarily driven by a surge in defense innovation and robotics manufacturing. The report identifies India as rapidly becoming a trusted, low-cost scale hub outside China, particularly noting its cost advantage in humanoid robot production, which is approximately 73% lower than in the US.
Strategic Defense and Green Energy Initiatives
In a significant move to bolster its defense capabilities and self-reliance, India successfully secured a comprehensive technology transfer agreement with Israel on November 9, 2025. This landmark deal grants India full access to design blueprints, seeker technology, system architecture, and manufacturing processes for two next-generation missile systems: the Air Lora quasi-ballistic missile and the Ice Breaker smart cruise missile.
On the clean energy front, India is preparing to host the International Green Hydrogen Conference 2025 in New Delhi on November 11-12. Organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), this conference is a crucial step in India's efforts to accelerate its clean energy transformation and establish global leadership in the green hydrogen economy. Green hydrogen, produced using renewable energy, is central to India's strategy for decarbonizing critical industries like steel, fertilizer, and transport.
India as a Global Innovation Leader
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, while addressing the 16th Convocation of NIT Raipur on November 9, 2025, asserted that "India will power the world's next innovation wave". He emphasized the critical role of emerging technologies such as machine learning, generative AI, and autonomous systems in driving economic growth and creating opportunities for young technology professionals. Sinha highlighted that India is already a global epicenter for Global Capability Centers (GCCs), with 90% operating as multi-functional units contributing to technology operations, product engineering, and R&D worldwide.
Celestial Event and Scientific Discourse
Adding to the scientific updates, astronomers and space enthusiasts are anticipating the reappearance of the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in the eastern pre-dawn sky on November 11, 2025. This celestial visitor, only the third of its kind, is being closely studied by scientists to unlock secrets from beyond our solar system.
Amidst these advancements, discussions also emerged regarding India's scientific ecosystem. An article on November 9, 2025, explored reasons why Indian science has not produced a Nobel laureate in nearly a century, pointing to issues within academia and the need for greater investment and visionary leadership.