PM Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation three PARAM Rudra Supercomputers worth around ₹130 crore via video conferencing. These Supercomputers are developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) and have been deployed in Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata to facilitate pioneering scientific research.
Giant Metre Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune will leverage the supercomputer to explore Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) and other astronomical phenomena. Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC) in Delhi will enhance research in fields like material science and atomic physics. S.N. Bose Centre in Kolkata will drive advanced research in areas such as physics, cosmology, and earth sciences.
Prime Minister Modi emphasized that India’s ability to build supercomputers is a matter of national pride and that the benefits will trickle down to the everyday lives of common citizens, creating significant changes in the future. He further said that supercomputers will play a pivotal role in this era of AI and machine learning.
Prime Minister Modi said that India’s Make In India initiative will prepare the common citizens for future technological advancements where Supercomputers will drive new research and open up new possibilities to ensure India’s competitiveness on a global level.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated a High-Performance Computing (HPC) system ‘Arka’ and ‘Arunika’ tailored for weather and climate research. This project comes with an investment of ₹850 crore, marking a significant leap in India's computational capabilities for meteorological applications. Located at two key sites, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune and the National Center for Medium Range Weather Forecast (NCMRWF) in Noida, this HPC system has extraordinary computing power. 'Arka' and 'Arunika,' are high-resolution models that will significantly enhance the accuracy and lead time of predictions related to tropical cyclones, heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, hailstorms, heat waves, droughts, and other critical weather phenomena.
"Today’s India is carving new opportunities in the endless horizon of possibilities", Prime Minister Modi remarked during the event.
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