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India’s Supercomputer Capability,
So AI Can Provide Quick Solutions
progress has always been shaped by technolo- n India has built and commissioned 37
gy. Electricity transformed daily life and work, supercomputers with a combined capacity of 39
computers transformed the way information is petaflops under the National Supercomputing
processed, the internet connected people and Mission to date.
systems across borders, and mobile phones put
technology directly into the hands of citizens. n These supercomputers are deployed in
educational institutions, universities, and research
AI has built on these foundations and is now and development labs across the country.
working alongside humans to transform sectors
such as agriculture, healthcare, education, man- n Work is underway to commission 10 more
ufacturing, climate protection, and governance. supercomputers, including the National Facility
For India, ensuring AI is accessible to all and its Centre, which houses India’s largest HPC and AI
benefits are widely shared. India is moving in this setup with a capacity of 20 petaflops.
direction, in line with its vision of a developed n Various indigenous subcomponents, including
India by 2047. servers, high-speed interconnects, system
software stacks, and direct-to-chip liquid cooling
INDIA’S YOUTH POWER IN AGE OF AI technology, have been developed for self-reliance.
The future of any country depends on its young n The indigenous Param Rudra supercomputers
generation. Therefore, it is essential to prepare are built using an indigenous software stack and
the youth for the future. The country’s education Rudra series servers designed, developed, and
system also plays a major role in this. Therefore, manufactured in the country.
India’s education system is being modernized
to meet the needs of the 21st century. The new 6,000
National Education Policy was introduced in
2020, designed with global standards in mind.
All the infrastructure developed for this is Rudra servers have been
installed in the Param Rudra
AI-based. Today, India is among the countries supercomputers, with 1,500
leading in the development and adoption of AI. more servers being deployed.
To expand this, the government has launched
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