Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with scientists at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) and visited the supercomputer facility "Param Brahma", an official said.

The IISER scientists made a detailed presentation on varied topics ranging from new materials and devices for clean energy application to agricultural biotechnology to natural resource mapping.

These presentations also showcased cutting edge technologies in the field of molecular biology, antimicrobial resistance, climate studies and mathematical finance research, an official spokesperson said.

The Prime Minister appreciated the scientists for theirinformative presentations.

He also urged them to develop low cost technologies thatwould help cater to India's specific requirements and help in fast-trackingIndia's growth.

PM Modi also visited the state-of-the-art supercomputer"Param Brahma", deployed by C-DAC in IISER, which has a peak computingpower of 797 Teraflops.

The IISER is a group of premier science education andresearch institutes in India.

The PM was on a two-day visit to the state's cultural, ITand academic capital to attend the national DGPs/IGPs conference in Pune, heldat IISER.

"Had an extensive interaction with faculty and researchersat the IISCR, Pune. They shared insightful presentations covering subjectsranging from clean energy, bio-tech, agriculture, molecular biology andmore," PM Modi later tweeted.