India, US sign MoU for setting up LIGO observatory in India

April 01, 2016 02:43

India and the US today signed an MoU for setting up a new Laser Interferometer Gravitational- Wave Observatory in India that will play significant role in carrying forward frontline research on various aspects of gravitational wave astronomy.

The MoU comes about a month after the Union Cabinet approved the construction of the long-awaited third LIGO interferometer. Department of Atomic Energy Secretary Sekhar Basu and the US' National Science Foundation France Cordova signed the MoU in this regard in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi, who is currently in the US to attend the two-day Nuclear Security Summit, met scientists of LIGO who recently proved gravitational waves theory. He also interacted with the Indian scientists who are part of the LIGO project.

Modi described the LIGO project as a great example of India-US scientific collaboration and said the success of this project could well inspire an entire young generation of Indian scientists.

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