Remarkable Features of the 3 Newly Launched Param Rudra Supercomputers

For weather research, PM Modi launches 3 Param Rudra Super Computing Systems with an HPC system. These supercomputers have been aboriginally built under the National Supercomputing Mission. 

On Thursday, for weather and climate research, PM Narendra Modi virtually launched three Param Rudra Super Computing Systems and a High    Performance Computing (HPC). Also marks that India takes significant step-reliance in computing and driving innovation in science and tech.

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In an early post on X, PM Modi said “at around 5:30 pm this evening, via video conferencing, I will be inaugurating three Param Rudra Super Computing Systems and a High Performance Computing System for the weather and climate. Will especially urge my young friends to join”.

Some features of Param Rudra Supercomputers are:

1. Will be directed to the national efforts to make India self-reliant in the field of Supercomputing technology
2. Costing around Rs 130 crore and will be developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
3. Deployed at three key locations: Delhi, Pune, and Kolkata. The Ministry of Science & Technology highlighted key objectives which were to boost India’s scientific research capabilities.
4. The Giant Metre Radio Telescope will leverage the supercomputer to explore Fast Radio Bursts and other astronomical phenomena.
5. Inter University Accelerator Centre will enhance research in fields like material science and atomic physics. 
6. S N Bose Centre plans to use Supercomputing technology to advance research in areas such as physics, cosmology, and earth sciences.

National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) aims to boost India’s Supercomputing infrastructure and increasing demand in sectors such as academia, researchers, MSMEs and startups. Under the mission the first indigenous supercomputer named PARAM SHIVAY, was installed at IIT (BHU). 

Projects worth Rs 22,600 crore for various sectors were scheduled to be part of Param Rudra Supercomputers program.