The Union Cabinet has sanctioned ₹14,903 crore for extending the Digital India initiative, including the addition of nine new supercomputers under the National Super Computer Mission. Launched in 2015, the Mission aims to provide advanced computing infrastructure to cater to computational needs across academia, research, MSMEs, and startups. Spearheaded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), the mission’s objectives encompass making India a global leader in High-Performance Computing (HPC), empowering scientists with cutting-edge computing resources, avoiding redundancy, and fostering self-reliance in HPC.
Prelims pointer
- Digital India: A comprehensive initiative launched in 2015 to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy by enhancing digital infrastructure and services.
- National Super Computer Mission: A project initiated to establish supercomputing infrastructure across India, enabling advanced research and solving complex challenges.
- Supercomputers: Extremely powerful computers capable of processing vast amounts of data at high speeds, crucial for solving intricate scientific and computational problems.
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC): An organization responsible for developing high-performance computing technology and other advancements.
- National Knowledge Network (NKN): A high-speed network connecting academic and research institutions to promote collaborative research and information sharing.
