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safe solar eclipse goggles. Despite the cloudy sky and unfavourable weather conditions, around 400 people had fun patiently getting the glimpses of the eclipsed sun in the different phases between the windows of clouds. Observation sessionwas followed by an interactive talk on the eclipses delivered by Samir Dhurde. Jameer Manur and team observed the Annular Solar Eclipse from Kasaragod, Kerala. The weather permitted the team to observe and capture annularity of the eclipse. WorldRecordEvent, Kolkata IUCAA SciPOP team was a part of the World Record Event for the "Largest Astrophysics Lesson", during the India International Science Festival 2019, held at the Science City, Kolkata. The lecture on "Spectra: From our daily lives to astrophysics" was delivered by Samir Dhurde (IUCAA). Officially, 1,598 school students qualified for the world record although the total attendees were beyond 2,000. At the end of this lesson about spectroscopy, they were helped in making a handy paper spectroscope with which they could investigate light sources by themselves. TMT– IndiaOutreach The IUCAA SciPOP team consisting of Rupesh Labade, Shivom Gupta, and Vaibhav Sawant helped to conduct the TMT – India outreach week (November 26 – 30, 2019) in the Science City, Kolkata. They enacted a special themed play combined with science demonstrations, highlighting the developments in science since the time of Galileo Galilei. Several lectures by TMT project experts were also conducted, which saw a good response from school and college students. TelescopeMakingWorkshops IUCAA SciPOP in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar conducted two Telescope Making Workshops at Navodaya Vidyalayas, Kamrup, Assam, during October 30 - November 4, 2019, and at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gomtinagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, during November 18 – 22, 2019. Tushar Purohit was the resource person in these workshops. In eachworkshop, 20 larger (5 inch) reflecting telescopes weremade by teachers and students. IAUS 358, Conference on Astronomy for Equity, Diversity and Inclusive The IAUS 358, Conference on Astronomy for Equity, Diversity and Inclusive was held at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, during November 12 – 15, 2019. The conference consisted of intensive panel discussions and presentations regarding the climate of inclusion in astronomy, the advantages and efforts taken by astronomers globally to make astronomy diverse and inclusive. The talks by experts included topics: Using cultural astronomy to create a more inclusive astronomy, and the need for reinforcing the implementation of inclusion and diversity strategies as ordinary act deeper, wider, faster programme: A platform for collaborative science inclusion. Neha Deshpande (IUCAA) presented the efforts IUCAA SciPOP is taking in making astronomy inclusive. She was invited to chair a discussion session about the astronomy for equity. No. 121 - January 2020 20