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Where were the indigenously developed Param Rudra Supercomputers deployed, in September 2024?
Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata
Pune, Delhi and Kolkata
Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai
Pune, Bengaluru and Kolkata
Pune, Delhi and Kolkata
PM Narendra Modi dedicated three indigenously developed Param Rudra supercomputers to the nation, deployed at Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata.
On September 26, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually dedicated three state-of-the-art 'Param Rudra' supercomputers worth around тВ╣130 crore to the nation. Developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), these high-performance computing (HPC) systems are deployed at major research institutions to boost scientific research in astronomy, atmospheric science, and physical science. The NSM is jointly implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), with C-DAC playing the lead development role.
The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) was launched in 2015 to build indigenous supercomputing infrastructure in India. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, is India's flagship R&D institution responsible for developing the famous 'PARAM' series of supercomputers, beginning with PARAM 8000 in 1991 under the leadership of Dr. Vijay Bhatkar.
Dedication Date: September 26, 2024, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Deployment Locations: Pune (NCRA), Delhi (IUAC), and Kolkata (SNBNCBS).
Total Project Cost: Cost around тВ╣130 crore developed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
Developer Institution: Designed and developed indigenously by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).
B is correct тАФ Param Rudra supercomputers were deployed at Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata on September 26, 2024.
Remember the mnemonic 'PDK' (Pune, Delhi, Kolkata) for the 3 Param Rudra deployment locations dedicated in September 2024.