India, South Africa cement scientific ties with focus on astronomy

IANS | May 10, 2026 2:39 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to South Africa, Prabhat Kumar, formally handed over a banner of India’s Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) to the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) during a ceremony at the Royal Observatory in Cape Town to mark further strengthening of the long-standing scientific collaboration between the two countries, according to media reports