PM Modi launches 3 PARAM Rudra supercomputers developed indigenously

Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched three PARAM Rudra supercomputers, developed indigenously under 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 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 aspirations of the last person, Modi said.