35th Annual Report (2022-2023) - ENGLISH

104 North-East Meet of Astronomers (NEMA-VIII): A Report The eighth edition of Northeast Meet of Astronomers (NEMA -VIII) was held at the Department of Physics, Manipur University during 21-23 November 2022 under the aegis of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune. The aim of the NEMA-VIII conference was to bring together young and highly motivated students, researchers, and college and university teachers of the North-East region, working or intending to take up research in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics and related topics, on a single platform to simulate discussions and collaborations. NEMA has been a regular annual event of IUCAA, Pune since it was first launched at the Department of Physics, Tezpur University (For details, see Khagol, No. 130, January – April 2023) Workshop on Sun and Space Weather-Impacts on the terrestrial environment An IUCAA-supported workshop was organized by the Department of Physics, University College, Trivandrum on 15 - 16 March 2023. The workshop intended to impart basic understandings in the field of S o l a r - t e r r e s t r i a l p h y s i c s t o t h e Postgraduate and graduate students of Physics. Of the 245 applicants, 45 were se l ec t ed f o r t he p r og r amme . 41 participants were from the state of Kerala and 4were fromother states. The workshop was inaugurated by Professor Durgesh Tripathi, IUCAA. Dr. Saji Stephen. D., Principal, University College, Trivandrum presided over the Inaugural function. Dr. Manomohan Antony, Co- ordinator, IQAC gave felicitations. Dr. Prince P.R., Assistant Professor of Physics welcomed the gathering and Dr. Madhu G., Head of the Department of Physics proposed the vote of thanks. (For details, see Khagol, No. 130, January – April 2023)