Union Budget: IIA to Oversee Development and Upgrade of Four Telescope Infrastructure Facilities

Union Budget: IIA to oversee development and upgrade of four telescope infrastructure facilities

Union Budget allocates funds for four telescope facilities to enhance India's astrophysics and astronomy infrastructure, overseen by IIA.

Budget 2026: Government to boost astrophysics research and telescope infrastructure

New Delhi: The Union government on Sunday announced plans to promote astrophysics and astronomy, as well as boost telescope facilities in the country.  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this while presenting her ninth consecutive Union Budget in the Parliament. “Four telescope infrastructure facilities to be set up or upgraded to promote astrophysics and astronomy,” the Finance Minister said. “The new investments aim to expand India…

India to promote astrophysics, astronomy with immersive experiences

New Delhi: While presenting the Union Budget for 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “To promote Astrophysics and Astronomy via immersive experiences, 4 Telescope Infrastructure facilities will be set up or upgraded – the National Large Solar Telescope, the National Large Optical infrared Telescope, the Himalayan Chandra Telescope and the COSMOS2 Planetarium.” The National Large Solar Telescope (NLST) is a proposed two metre class…