October 8, 2026 3:14 PM
From PARAM to PARAM Rudra: India’s supercomputing leap towards ‘Viksit Bharat’
India’s journey in supercomputing is a remarkable story of technological ambition, indigenous innovation and sustained national investment. From the unveiling of PARAM 8000 in 1991, with a computing speed of one gigaflop, to an ecosystem that now boasts 40 supercomputers delivering a combined capacity of 68 petaflops, India has travelled a long distance. At the heart of this transformation is the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), launched in 2015 under the leadership of Prime Minister Nar...
