India to Become SKA Member.

India.

In what is great news for the scientific community and science itself, India appears to be poised to move from associate to full membership in the Square Kilometre Array non-profit organization according to a report from: telegraphindia.com

Members of the SKA Organisation:
• Australia: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
• Canada: National Research Council
• China: National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Italy: National Institute for Astrophysics
• Netherlands: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
• New Zealand: Ministry of Economic Development
• Republic of South Africa: National Research Foundation
• Sweden: Onsala Space Observatory
• United Kingdom: Science and Technology Facilities Council

Associate member:
• India: National Centre for Radio Astrophysics

India's full membership will bring a wealth of established expertise in radio astronomy via the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) see: my GMRT page and other projects - as well as help foster an interest in radio astronomy and cosmology amongst the world's brainiest people.

We will find out about India's membership status for sure at the SKA board meeting in Perth WA this October.





Sources:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120715/jsp/nation/story_15730813.jsp#.UAIFkpF2FlI
http://www.skatelescope.org/the-organisation/