Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 10 January 2026
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) deploys PARAM SHAKTI supercomputer at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
Exam-focused facts from the 10 January 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- PARAM SHAKTI hosts the indigenous PARAM RUDRA system and delivers a peak computing capacity of 3.1 petaflops.
- The facility runs on open-source software including AlmaLinux and an indigenously developed system software stack by C-DAC.
- The system supports research applications in aerospace engineering, materials science, climate modelling, combustion studies, molecular dynamics, nuclear sciences, and drug discovery.