Highlights:
The Indian Cabinet has approved nine additional supercomputers under the National Supercomputer Mission, with a budget of INR 14,903 crore (approximately $2 billion).
India currently has 18 supercomputers in operation, with the AI-supercomputer Param Siddhi used by the Center for Development of Advanced Computing and the Pratyush supercomputer used by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
The Airawat supercomputer, launched in Pune earlier this year, ranked 75th in the world and secured a position in the top 100 in the Top 500 Global Supercomputing List.
The Airawat supercomputer, developed by Netweb Technologies, runs on the Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS operating system and features an AMD EPYC 7742 64C 2.2Ghz processor.
The National Supercomputer Mission aims to establish a network of supercomputers for advanced computing and research in India, enabling digital delivery services to citizens through the Digital India program.
The Central Cabinet has approved the allocation of 9 more supercomputers for the National Supercomputer Mission. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Digital India Program, the government has sanctioned a budget of 14,903 crores for this mission. The Digital India Program was initiated by the government in 2015 to provide digital delivery services to citizens.
Currently, there are already 18 supercomputers deployed in the country. Earlier this year, the AI supercomputer “AIRAWAT” was launched in Pune, ranking 75th in the world. It was listed in the top 100 of the Global Top 500 Supercomputing List. There are a total of 500 supercomputers worldwide.
The Indian supercomputer “AIRAWAT” is developed by Netweb Technologies and operates on the Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS operating system. It runs on the AMD EPYC 7742 64C 2.2Ghz processor.
The AI supercomputer “Param Siddhi” is used by the Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The “Pratyush” supercomputer is used by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. The “Mihir” supercomputer is used by the National Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasting.
And, the approval of 9 more supercomputers for the National Supercomputer Mission will further strengthen India’s capabilities in the field of advanced computing and pave the way for technological advancements in various sectors.
