Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh lays foundation stone of Rs.75 crore state-of-the-art new additional building at Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru; the building will be seven storied with 1 lakh sq feet constructed area

India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today laid the foundation stone of a Rs.75 crore state-of-the-art new additional building at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru.

The upcoming building will be seven-storied with over nearly one lakh square feet built-up area. To be developed as one of the country's key scientific hubs, the building will significantly strengthen India's capabilities in advanced astronomy research and space science instrumentation. The indigenously developed technologies at IIA are being used i...