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India emerges key mover of global S&T partnerships
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India emerges key mover of global S&T partnerships

India has emerged a key mover of global S&T partnerships in critical areas like energy, water, health and astronomy which are global challengesIndia has driven Mission Innovation to boost research, development and innovation and related investment in clean energy, the Dutch Indian Water Alliance for Leadership Initiative (DIWALI)India has funded 9 RD&D projects under smart grids engaging 17 Indian institutes, 22 foreign institutes and 15 industries and 8 innovators.The COVID 19 established India’s position as one of the key movers in tackling the pandemic crisis.India has joined the 'Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)' as a founding member to support the responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). PIB Delhi: Devasthal...
“PARAM Siddhi – AI” developed by C-DAC in collaboration with Atos becomes India’s largest and fastest Supercomputer; Ranks 63 in the world
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“PARAM Siddhi – AI” developed by C-DAC in collaboration with Atos becomes India’s largest and fastest Supercomputer; Ranks 63 in the world

(Image for representation purpose only) “PARAM Siddhi – AI” developed by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) and Atos has officially become the largest and fastest Supercomputer in India on 17th November, 2020. The PARAM Siddhi - AI is currently ranked at 63 in the TOP500 ranking in the world. While Atos is a global leader in digital transformation, C-DAC is an organization under MEITY (Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology), Government of India. Experts from C-DAC and Atos ensured that the system was implemented and operationalized in an optimal timeframe. Named ‘PARAM Siddhi - AI’, the initiative was established with an focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), an initiative jointly steered by M...