India will soon acquire its fastest supercomputer worth ₹900 crore: Govt

India will soon acquire its fastest supercomputer worth ₹900 crore: Govt

• By Staff Writer

India will soon acquire its fastest supercomputer worth ₹900 crore and it is expected to start functioning by March 2024, Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Earth Sciences, said. "The new computer can improve forecasting from 12 to 6 km," he added. Compared to 'Mihir', India's fastest supercomputer currently, the new supercomputer will have nearly thrice the capability of 18 petaflops.