Modi Unveils India's New Supercomputing Milestone

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three indigenously developed PARAM Rudra supercomputers under the National Supercomputing Mission. These were deployed in Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata for scientific research. Modi also unveiled an Rs 850 crore High-Performance Computing system for weather and climate research, marking significant progress in science and technology.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched three PARAM Rudra supercomputers, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission, and asserted that today's India is carving new opportunities in the infinite sky of possibilities.

These supercomputers, built at a cost of Rs 130 crore, have been deployed in Pune, Delhi and Kolkata to facilitate pioneering scientific research, Modi said, addressing scientists and others via video conferencing.

Modi also inaugurated the Rs 850 crore High-Performance Computing system tailored for weather and climate research, and described the day as one of a “very big achievement” in the science and technology sector.

“There is no sector which does not rely on technology and computing capability,” Modi said. “In this revolution, our share should not be in bits and bytes but in terabytes and petabytes. Therefore, this achievement proves that we are moving in the right direction at the right pace,” he said.

The significance of science is not only in invention and development, but also in fulfilling the aspirations of the last person, Modi said.