CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -SHAKTI is an open-source initiative by the Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) group at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras to develop the first indigenous Indian industrial-grade processor.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge-Innovate Solutions for #Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ to provide further impetus to the Start-up ecosystem, innovation and research in the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -IIT Madras and the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (CDAC) have developed two microprocessors named Shakti (32 bit) and Vega (64 bit) respectively using Open Source Architecture under the aegis of the Microprocessor Development Programme of the Ministry of Electronics and IT.

Detailed explanation-4: -In an attempt to make a mark in the highly competitive segment of microprocessor manufacturing, engineers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have developed a new microprocessor called AJIT-the first ever microprocessor to be conceptualised, designed, developed and manufactured in India.