(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) India’s First Night Sky Sanctuary

(January-2023)

India’s First Night Sky Sanctuary

• A first-of-its-kind initiative has been undertaken by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India to establish a “Night Sky Sanctuary” in Ladakh.
• Hanle in Ladakh will host the Dark Sky Reserve as part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. 
• Among the highest-located optical, infrared, and gamma-ray telescopes in the world, it will give a boost to Astrotourism in India.

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Courtesy: Science Reporter