LIGO-India

People holding placards at a 'March for Science' protest in August 2017. Credit: PTI

2017 – When Cows Came to Indian Labs and Scientists Took to the Streets

T.V. Padma 30/12/2017

It has become harder for scientists to be critical...

Statues at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics. Credit: IUCAA

Interview: LIGO’s Role in Founding a New Ethic Among Indian Scientists

Scharada Dubey 11/09/2016

Tarun Souradeep on the LIGO India collaboration, and whether...

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Interview: Sanjeev Dhurandhar, a Doyen of Gravitational Wave Physics in India

Scharada Dubey 08/08/2016

Sanjeev Dhurandhar is one of the giants of gravitational...

Engineers installing earthquake-dampening screws on the suspension cage of a mirror to be used inside a LIGO detector. Credit: LIGO

India’s LIGO Detector Has the Money it Needs, a Site in Sight, and a Completion Date Too

Papiya Bhattacharya 25/03/2016

By 2023, scientists from around the country expect to...

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in Hanford, Washington. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab

Scientists Claim Sensational Detection of Gravitational Waves and Herald New Era in Astronomy

Vasudevan Mukunth 11/02/2016

The LIGO collaboration in the US has claimed it...