India’s first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary

Question 1

India’s first-ever ‘night sky sanctuary’ will be set up within the next three months in

Answer 1

Hanle , Ladakh

Question 2

The night sky sanctuary will be set up as part of the

Answer 2

Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, the world’s second-largest nature reserve

Question 3

____ is a designation given to a place that has policies in place to ensure that a tract of land or region has minimal artificial light interference.

Answer 3

Dark Sky Reserve

Question 4

___ is a U.S.-based non-profit that designates places as International Dark Sky Places, Parks, Sanctuaries and Reserves, depending on the criteria they meet.

Answer 4

International Dark Sky Association

Question 5

the high-altitude station of IIA, is situated to the north of the Western Himalayas, at an altitude of 4,500 metres above mean sea level :

Answer 5

Indian Astronomical Observatory

Question 6

The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is a United States-based non-profit organization incorporated in

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1988 by founders David Crawford