Boosting Supercomputing Capacity- Background, Latest Developments & Challenges
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According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India is set to see an upgrade of its supercomputing capability by this year end. This development will significantly improve the processing power and enable complex mathematical calculations for various applications, including weather forecasting.
Background of Supercomputers in India:
- India’s foray into the supercomputing field started in the 1980s. As the country faced several impediments in procuring this sophisticated technology from abroad, the government launched an indigenous development program.
- By the early 1990s, the C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) released the PARAM (short for Parallel Machine) series of supercomputers. The PARAM 8000
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