Khagol 119

| KHAG L | No. 119 - JULY 2019 | 08 National Conference on Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation IUCAA organized the fourth National Conference on Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation (RETCO) during April 17 - 20, 2019. The conference brought together researchers from all over India to discuss the recent theoretical and observational progress made in understanding the physics of accreting compact objects with special emphasis on the results from the AstroSat mission. The conference discussed: (i) Observational studies of accreting compact objects such as XRBs, AGNs using AstroSat and other observatories, (ii) Numerical and theoretical studies of compact astrophysical systems, (iii) Out bursting and transient astrophysical phenomena, and (iv) Instrument development and future missions. The meeting provided ample opportunity for young researchers, who presented their work. Every participant presented a talk or a poster, and contributed in organizing the conference. The scientific programmewas very tight, and consisted of 4 invited reviews, 21 invited talks, 54 contributed talks, and 24 posters. GulabC. Dewanganwas the coordinator of the conference.