1. New Chinese system named world's top supercomputer
A new Chinese computer system that can make 93 quadrillions calculations per second has claimed the top spot on the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers.
The computer called Sunway TaihuLight developed by the National Research Centre of Parallel Computer Engineering and Technology (NRCPC) is built entirely using processors designed and made in China.
The supercomputer installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in China displaced Tianhe-2, an Intel-based Chinese supercomputer that has claimed the top 1 spot on the past six TOP500 lists.
The closely watched list is issued twice a year.
Sunway TaihuLight is twice as fast and three times as efficient as Tianhe-2, which posted a performance of 33.86 quadrillions of calculations per second.
Titan, a Cray X40 system installed at the us Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is now at the third position, with 17.59 quadrillions of calculations per second.
Sequoia, an IBM BlueGene/Q system installed at DOE's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Fujitsu's K computer installed at the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS) in Japan are at the fourth and fifth positions respectively.
2. Sharad Pawar selected for Rajarshi Shahu award
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has been selected for the prestigious Rajarshi Shahu Puraskar this year. The award will be presented on June 26, the birth anniversary of Shahu Maharaj.
The award is conferred on people or institutions following the principles of equality and justice preached and practised by visionary king Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj. The award comprises a citation and Rs 1 lakh. The awardee is selected by the Rajarshi Shahu Memorial Trust headed by the district collector.
The award was instituted in 1984. The past winners include Madhavrao Bagal, V Shantaram, Baba Adhav, Guru Hanuman, Kusumagraj, Justice P B Sawant, Jayant Narlikar, Asha Bhosale, Mayawati, Rajendra Singh and Bhai Vaidya.
Saini said the trust will consider personalities of international stature for the award from next year onwards.
3. Modi announces two yoga awards
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced two yoga awards on the occasion of second International Yoga Day to be given away on this special day - one international and another national . These awards will be called International Yoga Award and National Yoga Award.
4. Indian world war heroes honoured in UK digital archive
Britain has launched a new digital archive telling the inspiring stories of war heroes, including six Indians, as part of the UK government’s centenary celebrations to mark World War I.
As many as 175 men from 11 overseas countries were awarded Britain’s highest award for valour, the Victoria Cross (VC), during the war. These included six soldiers from undivided India who fought in the war as part of the British Indian Army and honoured in a commemorative plaque presented to India back in 2014.
The new Digital Archive was launched by FCO to chronicle individual biographies of Risaldar Badlu Singh from Punjab, Sepoy Chatta Singh from UP, Naik Darwan Singh Negi and Rifleman Gabar Sing Negi from modern day Uttarakhand, Lance-Daffadar Gobind Singh from Rajasthan, and Lance Naik Lala from Himachal Pradesh.
They were all awarded for their ‘conspicuous bravery’ on the battlefield.
Besides six VCs from India, the 11 countries covered by the special plaques include Pakistan (3); Nepal (2); Canada (70 VCs); Australia (66); New Zealand (16); South Africa (14); US (5); Denmark (2); Belgium (1) and Ukraine (1).
5. World Bank retains 7.6% growth rate for India in 2016-17
The World Bank here retained the 7.6% growth rate for India in 2016-17, which it said could accelerate to 7.7% in 2017-18 and 7.8% in 2018-19.
"India's economic growth is expected to be at 7.6% in 2016-17, followed by a modest acceleration to 7.7% in 2017-18," World Bank said in its India Development Update- Financing Double Digit Growth report, which is published twice a year.
6. Nagpur and China’s Jinan are now sister cities
City and China's Jinan city have become sister cities for exchange of ideas and technology. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Jinan, Municipal People's Republic of China, entered into an agreement on Monday to develop sister city relationship between the two cities.
Municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar and director of Jinan Municipal People's Congress Xu Changyu signed the agreement. Mayor Pravin Datke and other officials of NMC and Jinan were present.
The move is a part of agreement signed between union ministry of external affairs and ministry of foreign affairs, People's Republic of China, for facilitating cooperation and linkages between cities of the two countries and states/provinces on May 20, 2013.
A new Chinese computer system that can make 93 quadrillions calculations per second has claimed the top spot on the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers.
The computer called Sunway TaihuLight developed by the National Research Centre of Parallel Computer Engineering and Technology (NRCPC) is built entirely using processors designed and made in China.
The supercomputer installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in China displaced Tianhe-2, an Intel-based Chinese supercomputer that has claimed the top 1 spot on the past six TOP500 lists.
The closely watched list is issued twice a year.
Sunway TaihuLight is twice as fast and three times as efficient as Tianhe-2, which posted a performance of 33.86 quadrillions of calculations per second.
Titan, a Cray X40 system installed at the us Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is now at the third position, with 17.59 quadrillions of calculations per second.
Sequoia, an IBM BlueGene/Q system installed at DOE's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Fujitsu's K computer installed at the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS) in Japan are at the fourth and fifth positions respectively.
2. Sharad Pawar selected for Rajarshi Shahu award
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has been selected for the prestigious Rajarshi Shahu Puraskar this year. The award will be presented on June 26, the birth anniversary of Shahu Maharaj.
The award is conferred on people or institutions following the principles of equality and justice preached and practised by visionary king Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj. The award comprises a citation and Rs 1 lakh. The awardee is selected by the Rajarshi Shahu Memorial Trust headed by the district collector.
The award was instituted in 1984. The past winners include Madhavrao Bagal, V Shantaram, Baba Adhav, Guru Hanuman, Kusumagraj, Justice P B Sawant, Jayant Narlikar, Asha Bhosale, Mayawati, Rajendra Singh and Bhai Vaidya.
Saini said the trust will consider personalities of international stature for the award from next year onwards.
3. Modi announces two yoga awards
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced two yoga awards on the occasion of second International Yoga Day to be given away on this special day - one international and another national . These awards will be called International Yoga Award and National Yoga Award.
4. Indian world war heroes honoured in UK digital archive
Britain has launched a new digital archive telling the inspiring stories of war heroes, including six Indians, as part of the UK government’s centenary celebrations to mark World War I.
As many as 175 men from 11 overseas countries were awarded Britain’s highest award for valour, the Victoria Cross (VC), during the war. These included six soldiers from undivided India who fought in the war as part of the British Indian Army and honoured in a commemorative plaque presented to India back in 2014.
The new Digital Archive was launched by FCO to chronicle individual biographies of Risaldar Badlu Singh from Punjab, Sepoy Chatta Singh from UP, Naik Darwan Singh Negi and Rifleman Gabar Sing Negi from modern day Uttarakhand, Lance-Daffadar Gobind Singh from Rajasthan, and Lance Naik Lala from Himachal Pradesh.
They were all awarded for their ‘conspicuous bravery’ on the battlefield.
Besides six VCs from India, the 11 countries covered by the special plaques include Pakistan (3); Nepal (2); Canada (70 VCs); Australia (66); New Zealand (16); South Africa (14); US (5); Denmark (2); Belgium (1) and Ukraine (1).
5. World Bank retains 7.6% growth rate for India in 2016-17
The World Bank here retained the 7.6% growth rate for India in 2016-17, which it said could accelerate to 7.7% in 2017-18 and 7.8% in 2018-19.
"India's economic growth is expected to be at 7.6% in 2016-17, followed by a modest acceleration to 7.7% in 2017-18," World Bank said in its India Development Update- Financing Double Digit Growth report, which is published twice a year.
6. Nagpur and China’s Jinan are now sister cities
City and China's Jinan city have become sister cities for exchange of ideas and technology. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Jinan, Municipal People's Republic of China, entered into an agreement on Monday to develop sister city relationship between the two cities.
Municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar and director of Jinan Municipal People's Congress Xu Changyu signed the agreement. Mayor Pravin Datke and other officials of NMC and Jinan were present.
The move is a part of agreement signed between union ministry of external affairs and ministry of foreign affairs, People's Republic of China, for facilitating cooperation and linkages between cities of the two countries and states/provinces on May 20, 2013.
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