Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège -  Volume 88 - Année 2019  Actes de colloques  2nd Belgo-Indian Network for Astronomy & Astrophysics (BINA) workshop - October 2018 - Brussels, Belgium 

Overview of the BINA Activities

Santosh Joshi
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Manora Peak,Nainital-263002, India, santosh@aries.res.in
Peter De Cat
Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Brussels, Belgium, Peter.DeCat@oma.be

Abstract

Here, we summarize the ongoing activities of an international bilateral research project entitled “Belgo-Indian Network for Astronomy and astrophysics (BINA)” running jointly since 2014 by the astronomers of various Indian and Belgian institutions. The network activities are being financially supported by the Depart-ment of Science and Technology (DST; Government of India) and the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO; Government of Belgium). The structure and mandate of the BINA network are presented. The observational facilities being used to achieve the goals of the project are delineated. The overview of the activities and future perspective in the light of upcoming observational facilities are also highlighted.

Keywords : BINA, international bilateral collaboration, astronomy, astrophysics

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Santosh Joshi & Peter De Cat, «Overview of the BINA Activities», Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège [En ligne], Volume 88 - Année 2019, Actes de colloques, 2nd Belgo-Indian Network for Astronomy & Astrophysics (BINA) workshop - October 2018 - Brussels, Belgium, 19-30 URL : http://popups.ulg.be/0037-9565/index.php?id=8625.