TNPSC Thervupettagam
February 1 , 2018 2359 days 1059 0
  • Ministry of Earth Science has installed a High Performance Computer (HPC) System called Mihir (meaning ‘Sun’), at the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF).
  • This HPC facility will be India’s largest HPC facility in terms of peak capacity and performance.
  • The Earth Science ministry has installed HPC facility total of 6.8 Peta Flops (PF) in two instalments at two different places.
    • 0 PF HPC facility named ‘Pratyush’ at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune.
    • 8 Peta Flops facility at NCMRWF, Noida.
  • This will propel India’s ranking from the 368th position to around the top 30 in the Top 500 list of HPC facilities in the world.

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