India, April 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Introduction

The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) is a flagship initiative by the Government of India to empower the country with high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities. Launched in 2015, the mission aims to enhance India's technological prowess in supercomputing, foster research and development (R&D), and support scientific advancements across academia, industry, and government sectors.

The Mission envisages empowering our national academic and R&D institutions spread over the country by installing supercomputers of various capacities. Access to these supercomputers is provided through the National Knowledge Network (NKN). The NKN is another progra...