What are Airawat, Param Siddhi, Pratyus and Mihir ?

What are Airawat, Param Siddhi, Pratyus and Mihir ?

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UPSC CAPF – 2023
Airawat, Param Siddhi, Pratyus, and Mihir are prominent examples of High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems, commonly known as supercomputers, established in India under national missions and initiatives.
– Param Siddhi-AI is India’s fastest HPC-AI system, part of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
– Pratyush and Mihir are supercomputers primarily used for weather forecasting and climate research, established at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) respectively.
– AIRAWAT (Artificial Intelligence Research, Analytics and Knowledge Assimilation Platform) is a recent addition, India’s largest and fastest AI supercomputing system.
These supercomputers are crucial resources for various scientific research fields, including climate modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and artificial intelligence development, contributing to India’s capabilities in cutting-edge computing.