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title: "What is the name of India's new fastest supercomputer?"  
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# What is the name of India's new fastest supercomputer? 

What is the [name](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100691/name-a-famous-tennis-tournament-played-on-grass) of [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34637/who-is-the-ceo-of-forbes-india)'s new [fastest](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4760/top-5-fastest-swimming-animals-in-the-ocean) supercomputer?

## Answers

### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya

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**Pratyush** is the new **supercomputer** of India. Established at the **Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune, Maharashtra, India** Pratyush has a speed of **4.0 petaflops**. The supercomputer Pratyush meaning sun was inaugurated by **Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science and Technology, Government of India** on **8th January 2018**.

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Apart from inaugurating the supercomputer Pratyush, Dr Harsh Vardhan also inaugurated the supercomputer **Mihir**. The supercomputer Mihir was established at the **National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting at Noida, Uttar Pradesh**. Supercomputer Mihir has a speed of **2.8 petaflops**. The **High-Performance Computing (HPC)** facility, Pratyush and Mihir combined together produces a speed of **6.8 petaflops**. The High-Performance Computers consists of several computers and is the **first multi-petaflops supercomputer** built in India. The High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility is built with an estimated cost of **INR 438.90 crores**. The supercomputers will be used for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. As of **January 2018**, Pratyush and Mihir are the fastest supercomputers in the country.

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Inaugurating the High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility, Dr Harsh Vardhan stated that this High-Performance Computers (HPC) has improved **India’s ranking** in the world in terms of HPC facilities. India has jumped into the top **30s** from **368th** position. Dr Vardhan also stated that India is now ranked **4th** in the world after **Japan, UK** and **USA** in terms of HPC facilities for weather and climate. This facility will help in the forecast of monsoons and prediction of cyclones more accurately.

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Dr Harsh Vardhan (born on **13th December 1954**) an Indian politician is the current **Minister of Science and Technology (assumed office on 9th November 2014)**. He is also the **Minister of Earth Sciences (assumed office on 9th November 2014), Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (assumed office on 27th May 2014)**. He is handling these portfolios under **Prime Minister Narendra Modi**.

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