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Indian Government joins SKA Organisation

Monday 5 October 2015, Mumbai, India – The Indian Government has now signed the membership of SKA Organisation, bringing India formally into the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project after years of involvement in its design, and ahead of negotiations to create the inter-governmental organisation that will construct and run the telescope.

Prof Phillip Diamond (Director General, SKA) and Dr R.K.Sinha (Secretary, DAE, Govt. of India) at the signature of the membership of SKA Organisation. Credit: SKA Organisation.

Prof Phillip Diamond (Director General, SKA) and Dr R.K.Sinha (Secretary, DAE, Govt. of India) at the signature of the membership of SKA Organisation. Credit: SKA Organisation.

The secretary of the Indian Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Dr. R.K.Sinha signed the documents on behalf of the Government of India in a ceremony in Mumbai on Monday, 5th October 2015, in the presence of Professor Philip Diamond, Director General of the SKA Project.

 

Read the full press release at the SKA Website.

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