India Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/india/ Astronomy for a better world! Mon, 26 May 2025 09:06:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg India Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/india/ 32 32 Call for Astronomy Mentors by Astrotribe Project https://astro4dev.org/call-for-astronomy-mentors-by-astrotribe-project/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:44:21 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26707 The ‘AstroTribe’ project seeks scientists, professors, science communicators, educators, and others in astronomy who are interested in serving as mentors.   Run by AstronEra, an online platform dedicated to astronomy courses and activities, the project is educating and training tribal students (from the countryside in the state of Maharashtra, India) in the field of observational [...]

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]]> Overview: Guide Training for the Tribal Students (Phase 2) https://astro4dev.org/overview-guide-training-for-the-tribal-students-phase-2/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:51:45 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26630 After successfully completing the training of 15 Tribal Students in AstroTribe 2022 project, AstronEra will be training 15 more tribal students to become AstroGuides in 2023. Tribal communities are generally, economically backwards in India. The project aims to develop an ‘earn & learn’ opportunity for the tribal students through working as astronomy guides. This will [...]

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]]> Project Trains Girls as Change Makers https://astro4dev.org/project-trains-girls-as-change-makers/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:59:44 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26481 The project targeted girl children from disadvantaged, rural communities in Dindigul, India and nurtured them as social change agents. The aim was to create first generation social change makers who can influence their family and society in bringing down the superstition and improving the gender condition in society. The project formed 10 school clubs for [...]

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]]> Disadvantaged Students Trained as Astroguides in India https://astro4dev.org/disadvantaged-students-trained-as-astroguides-in-india/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:33:37 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26455 The aim of this project, run by AstronEra headed by Shweta Kulkarni, is to educate the tribal students about the field of astronomy and also give them an opportunity to generate an income using the skills gained through this program. These students are recognized as “AstroGuides” and are now set to organize stargazing programs and promote [...]

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]]> Astronomy to Create Scientific Culture Among School Students https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-to-create-scientific-culture-among-school-students/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:49:28 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26363 The aim of the project was to use astronomy educational interventions to create a scientific culture among school students. It targeted students up to grade nine, teachers and amateur astronomers  07/02/2021 Astronomy seminar, Inauguration ceremony, Cooperative Seminar Hall , 8 hours, 73 participants 27/02/2021 Workshop on Basic Astronomy, Modern Commercial College, Jirat, 18 participants 21/03/2021 [...]

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]]> Astronomy from Archival Data https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-from-archival-data-2/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:35:10 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25393 The post Astronomy from Archival Data appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

]]> Astronomy for Himalayan Livelihood Creation https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-for-himalayan-livelihood-creation/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 20:00:23 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25972 The post Astronomy for Himalayan Livelihood Creation appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

]]> Sky on a Bike https://astro4dev.org/sky-on-a-bike/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:08:08 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25744 The post Sky on a Bike appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

]]> Upliftment of Space Technology and Astronomy Cell in Himalayas, India https://astro4dev.org/upliftment-of-space-technology-and-astronomy-cell-in-himalayas-india/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:58:54 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25225 The post Upliftment of Space Technology and Astronomy Cell in Himalayas, India appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

]]> Astronomy for All https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-for-all-2/ Sun, 20 Mar 2022 04:33:49 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25271 The post Astronomy for All appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

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