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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE WORKSHOPS ON TELESCOPE MAKING, AT GOA AND LATUR IUCAA Science Outreach team, in collaboration with Vigyan Parishad, Goa, conducted a Workshop on Telescope Making, at Science Film Festival, Goa, during January 17 - 20, 2019. During February 22 - 24, 2019 a similar workshop was organised at Latur Science Centre. Twenty six large (5 inch) reflector telescopes were made by school teachers. A workshop on Fundamental Science was organised by IUCAA Public Outreach team to students of classes from VI to X, in and around Kohima, Nagaland, during March 11 - 14, 2019. WORKSHOP ON FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE, AT NAGALAND On March 21, 2019, IUCAA in collaboration with New English School, conducted a workshop on measuring the circumference of the Earth using Eratosthenes method. EQUINOX EVENT, AT NEW ENGLISH SCHOOL, TILAK ROAD, PUNE A two day workshop for secondary school teachers from rural areas in and around IUCAA Girawali Observatory (IGO) was held during January 23 - 24, 2019, at IUCAA WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS FROM RURAL SCHOOLS NEAR IGO, AT IUCAA The event was coordinated by Samir Dhurde (IUCAA) and Sonal Thorve. On the occasion of the International Day for Women in Science, IUCAA Science Outreach personnel organised a special event for girl students from Marathi medium schools in and around Pune, on February 11, 2019, at IUCAA. Pushpa Khare, senior astrophysicist, delivered an inspirational talk on Let us Know Our Universe. This was followed by a talk on Astronomy: Do it Yourself by Sonal Thorve. Sonal Thorve coordinated and conducted the training with the help of Maharudra Mate. IUCAA SciPOP personnel with the help of Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, Satara Region, organised a Teachers' Training Programme at Satara, during June 25 - 26, 2018, for science teachers from Zilla Parishad schools. About one hundred teachers from 13 Talukas of Satara District participated enthusiastically. These teachers discovered how basic concepts of Physics and Astronomy can be taught using simple hands-on activities. TEACHERS' TRAINING ( 143 )