Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 September dedicated three PARAM Rudra supercomputers and High-Performance Computing systems to the nation.
PARAM Rudra supercomputers
- Developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), these supercomputers 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.
High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- The Prime Minister also inaugurated ‘Arka’ and ‘Arunika’, a High-Performance Computing (HPC) system tailored for weather and climate research.
- 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.
- These high-resolution models 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.
