
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has laid the foundation stone for a new ₹75 crore state-of-the-art building at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in Bengaluru. The 7-story structure will have a total constructed area of 1 lakh sq feet.
It is to be noted that the Union Budget 2026 announced the development of 4 world-class astronomical projects by the IIA, including the National Large Solar Telescope and the National Large Optical-Infrared Telescope.
