New Delhi: India has decided to establish a Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) where gravitational waves can be studied, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday.
In his monthly radio programme Mann ki Baat, Prime Minister Modi said Indian scientists were also in the research team that studied gravitational waves.
The laboratory will be third of its kind in the world after Hanford in Washington and Livingston in Louisiana, both in the US.
"Recently the Gravitational Waves have been discovered by the scientific community of the world, which is indeed a major achievement. We should be proud of the fact that Indian scientists were also part of it. Keeping this in mind, we have taken a decision to open a LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) in India," said Prime Minister Modi.
LIGO is a national facility for gravitational-wave research, providing opportunities for the broader scientific community to participate in detector development, observation, and data analysis.
The Prime Minister announced that within its limited resources India will also participate and contribute in the research through the LIGO.
In his monthly radio programme Mann ki Baat, Prime Minister Modi said Indian scientists were also in the research team that studied gravitational waves.
The laboratory will be third of its kind in the world after Hanford in Washington and Livingston in Louisiana, both in the US.
LIGO is a national facility for gravitational-wave research, providing opportunities for the broader scientific community to participate in detector development, observation, and data analysis.
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