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Most powerful supercomupter A Japanese supercomputer named ‘K' — capable of making 8.2 quadrillion calculations per second or equivalent to a million laptops working in tandem — has been named the most powerful system in the world. The computer is three times faster than its Chinese rival that previously held the top position, a New York Times report said. K, built by Fujitsu and located at the Riken Advanced Institute for Computational Science in Kobe, Japan, represents a giant leap forward in computing speed. Courtesy : The Hindu

hi friends The following topics have been asked in Mains 2013 to be written in 2500 words. 1. Be the change you want to see in others - Gandhiji 2. Is colonial mentality hindering India's success? 3. Science and Technology is the panacea for the growth and security  of the nation. 4. GDP alongwith GDH would be the right indices for judging the wellbeing of the country.