36th Annual Report (2023-24)

Himalayan Meet of Astronomers A 'Himalayan Meet of Astronomers' conference was held from 25 to 26 September 2023 at the Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora Pulwama (IUST), Kashmir (J&K). The conference brought together researchers, astronomers, and astrophysicists from various research institutes and universities in Northern India to delve into various aspects of astrophysics and discuss the present status of the subject in these institutes and universities. The conference was strategically organised into six sessions, each focusing on distinct cosmic entities and phenomena: Blazars, X-ray binaries, AI and ML in Astrophysics, and Galaxies. Approximately sixty participants from various institutes attended the conference. INDO-South Africa Workshop on Astrophysics (ISAWA 2023) The INDO-South Africa Workshop on Astrophysics (ISAWA 2023) was hosted at the Centre for Theoretical Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia. Inauguration: PVC, JMI inaugurated ISAWA-2023 from 27 - 29 September 2023. The workshop was supported by ICARD, Centre for Theoretical The conference was organised by Professor Naseer Iqbal (University of Kashmir) and Professor Hum Chand (Central University of Himachal Pradesh) supported by the Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora Pulwama (IUST), Kashmir (J & K), Inter- University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, the University of Kashmir, Srinagar (KU) and the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP). [For details, see Khagol no. 130, January-October 2023 ] Physics, JamiaMillia Islamia, Delhi. [For details, see Khagol no. 130, January-October 2023] Statistical Techniques in Astrophysics and Cosmology Using Python An Introductory School on Statistical Techniques in Astrophysics and Cosmology Using Python (STACUP) was organised by the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN). The school was held at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, from 16 to 20 October 2023. The school was the second in a series of schools organised by CUTN to bolster the presence of astrophysics and cosmology research in the southern region 112