PARAM Rudra Supercomputer
Context:
Recently, three Param Rudra Super Computing Systems and a High Performance Computing (HPC) system for weather and climate research was launched.
Relevance:
GS-02 GS-03 (Government policies and interventions, Science and technology)
About PARAM Rudra Supercomputer:
- Param Rudra is a sign of India’s commitment to self-reliance in high-performance computing.
- It is a part of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) and aims to form a network of advanced computing systems across India to tackle complex computational challenges across various scientific and engineering domains.
- Three Param Rudra supercomputers have been developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission which are deployed at three locations: Delhi, Pune and Kolkata.
High-Performance Computing (HPC):
- It is a technology where a cluster of powerful processors (computing power) is combined to solve complex problems at an extremely high speed.
- It is currently being used to solve complex computing problems in real-time.
- HPC are also capable in reaching new insights which can help human knowledge and create significant competitive advantages. For example, HPC can sequence DNA and can even automate stock trading.
- It runs artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and simulations—like those enabling self-driving automobiles—that analyze terabytes of data streaming from IoT sensors, radar and GPS systems in real-time to make split-second decisions.
National Supercomputing Mission
- The mission was launched in 2015.
- It works under the collaboration between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
- It aims to build supercomputing infrastructure in the country.
- Implemented by: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
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