{"id":128111,"date":"2026-10-08T17:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=128111"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:02:15","slug":"india-rising-supercomputing-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/india-rising-supercomputing-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Rising Supercomputing Ecosystem, NSM & PARAM Rudra"},"content":{"rendered":"

India\u2019s supercomputing ecosystem<\/b> has grown from <\/span>PARAM 8000 in 1991<\/b> to a nationwide High-Performance Computing (HPC) network under the <\/span>National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As of <\/span>September 2026, India has 40 supercomputers with a combined capacity of 68 petaflops (PF)<\/b>. These systems support research in <\/span>Artificial Intelligence, weather forecasting, climate modelling, healthcare, drug discovery, disaster management, space science and big data analytics<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Supercomputing?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Supercomputing<\/b> refers to the use of extremely powerful computers to solve complex problems and process huge amounts of data quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supercomputers use thousands of processors that can work on different parts of a problem at the same time. This is called <\/span>parallel processing<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

India\u2019s Supercomputing Journey<\/b><\/h2>\n

India’s indigenous supercomputing journey began with <\/span>PARAM 8000<\/b>, developed by <\/span>C-DAC<\/b> and launched in <\/span>1991<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

PARAM 8000 had a computing speed of about <\/span>1 gigaflop<\/b> and laid the foundation for India’s PARAM series.<\/span><\/p>\n

The series later included more advanced systems such as <\/span>PARAM Yuva<\/b>, which offered around <\/span>54 teraflops<\/b> and supported applications such as weather forecasting and computational fluid dynamics.<\/span><\/p>\n

This journey has now developed into a wider national ecosystem covering <\/span>hardware, software, networking, applications and skilled manpower<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

National Supercomputing Mission<\/b><\/h2>\n

National Supercomputing Mission<\/a> (NSM)<\/b> was launched in <\/span>April 2015<\/b> to build India’s advanced computing capabilities and establish a globally competitive supercomputing ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mission has an estimated outlay of around <\/span>\u20b94,500 crore<\/b> and is jointly steered by <\/span>DST and MeitY<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Objectives of the National Supercomputing Mission<\/b><\/h3>\n

The major objectives of NSM include:<\/span><\/p>\n