PM Modi launches 3 PARAM Rudra supercomputers, says tech upgradation should empower poor
The Hindu
PM Modi launches PARAM Rudra supercomputers, emphasizes technology for empowerment, science for self-reliance, and advancements in weather research.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 26, 2024) launched three PARAM Rudra supercomputers, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission, and asserted that today’s India is carving new opportunities in the infinite sky of possibilities.
PM Modi said a country can aim for high achievements only if it has a big vision and asserted that technology upgrades should be to empower the poor.
PM Modi said his government has taken steps to ensure research in technology benefits the common man.
“We started the national supercomputing mission in 2015 and now quantum computing technology has taken a lead which will help improve IT, manufacturing, MSMEs and startups," he said.
PM Modi said his government is giving priority to science, technology, and research.
"Mission Gaganyan preparations have begun and by 2035 we will have our own space station," he said, adding that the first phase of the project has been approved.
“Science for self-reliance is our mission," PM Modi said.