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Rs 75 crore foundation laid for IIA Bengaluru building
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a Rs 75 crore new additional building at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in Bengaluru. The facility will house…
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a Rs 75 crore new additional building at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in Bengaluru. The facility will house state-of-the-art laboratories and research spaces to bolster the institute's work in solar, stellar and galactic astrophysics. The building is part of the government's push to upgrade India's astronomical research infrastructure.
The IIA, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, has been at the forefront of solar and stellar studies. The new building is expected to support the analysis of data from the Aditya-L1 solar mission and other upcoming projects. The foundation-laying event was also attended by senior scientists and officials from the DST and the institute.
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The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) traces its origins to the 18th-century Madras Observatory and is one of the country's premier research bodies under the DST. The new building comes as the institute expands its focus on solar physics, stellar astronomy, and instrumentation for upcoming space missions. With the centre's headquarters in Bengaluru already a hub for space research, this infrastructure will augment the lab capacity needed for projects like the Aditya-L1 solar mission's data analysis. The IIA also runs observatories in Kodaikanal and Hanle, leveraging India's geographical advantages for optical and gamma-ray astronomy. Construction timelines and specific facility details are expected from the institute in the coming months.
Source: dst.gov.in
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