Answer» - A supercomputer named ‘Param-8000’ was created with the help of C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune. In 1998, an advanced version of ‘Param-8000’ was made which was named ‘Param-10000’.
- Its mathematical potential was enormous because of which India entered the global computer market. In 1999, India created a further version of ‘Param-10000’ which was named ‘Parampadma’. In 2003, ‘Parampadma Super Computer’ was dedicated to the nation.
- The central government’s favourable policies for the software industry, the foresightedness of Indian entrepreneurs, the nationwide spread of computer and information technology, computer engineers who are proficient in the use of the English language resulted in an increase in the Indian export of software.
- In 1995, internet services began in India. In 2004, Tata Consultancy Services was the biggest firm in Asia providing software services. Pune and Bengaluru were developed as IT hubs. Indian IT engineers are great in demand all over the world.
- In the field of science, to prove its nuclear strength, India conducted an underground nuclear test. The Indian satellite, ‘Oceansat-1’ launched and entered orbit in 1999.
- In 2000, ‘Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’ (BSNL) was established to provide services like mobile phones, internet, and broadband.
- In this way, India achieved lots of progress in the field of science and technology.
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