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Technology • Jun 19, 2025

ICMR's NAKSHATRA accelerates genomic data analysis

ICMR recently launched NAKSHATRA, a powerful computing cluster built to quickly analyze genomic data—something that became a huge bottleneck during COVID-19.
Dr. Naveen Kumar shared that what used to take months can now be done in days, making it much easier to catch and respond to health threats early.

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NAKSHATRA will boost AI-driven drug discovery

Part of India's health infrastructure mission, NAKSHATRA packs serious tech muscle: 12 compute nodes, 700 cores, and a petabyte of storage for next-gen sequencing and bioinformatics.
It'll help boost AI-driven drug discovery and keep India better prepared for future pandemics, starting with five ICMR institutes leading the way.