Source: TH Context: Germany’s JUPITER became Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, reaffirming the global race towards faster, more energy-efficient computing. This brings attention to India’s National Supercomputing Mission and its growing PARAM and AIRAWAT series supercomputers. About Supercomputers vs Normal Computers: What They Are? Normal Computers: Designed for everyday tasks like browsing, office work, media consumption, …
Source: PIB Context: Union Jal Shakti Minister inaugurated C-FLOOD, India’s first unified web-based flood inundation forecasting platform. About C-FLOOD App: What is C-FLOOD? C-FLOOD is a web-based, real-time flood forecasting system that provides two-day advance inundation forecasts through flood maps and water level predictions. Developed By: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune Central …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: PIB Context: The AI supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT,’ located at C-DAC in Pune, India, has achieved a ranking of 75th in the world on the Top 500 Global Supercomputing List. Significance: This recognition places India among the top AI supercomputing nations globally. About AIRAWAT: It is part of the National Program …
