The fond contains newspaper clippings on IIA Accomplishments and Findings from 1987-01-07 to 1987-04-10

In this item The Hindu talks about the 200th anniversary of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics.

In this item, the Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Dr. M. K. V. Bapu, predicts the potential for Earth's spacecraft to reach the nearest stars by the late 20th or early 21st century due to advancements in the last decade. He notes radio communication as the only current means of contact with the outer worlds. Speaking at the Nehru Centre science lecture series, Dr. Bapu also discusses the eventual end of Earth as the sun transitions into a giant red ball over the next 5 billion years. The lecture series aims to become a regular cultural and educational feature in the city.

This item is a clipping from The Rotator, Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bangalore. It was Titled Encouraging Scientists. It talks about Dr.M.K Vainu Bappu. Dr. M.K. Vainu Bappu holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Harvard (1952) and is the Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore. Awarded the Donohoe Comet Medal in 1949 and the Bhatnagar Prize in 1970, he chairs the Indian National Committee for Astronomy. In a recent club meeting, he delivered a captivating lecture, "The Saga of Discovery," emphasizing human progress as a continual quest to unveil nature's secrets. Dr Bappu stressed that scientific endeavour symbolizes mankind's relentless struggle, culminating in triumph over nature, marking the pinnacle of human achievement since civilization's inception.

This fond consist of newspaper clippings on the issues related to the institute during 1998-99.

This item discusses four new asteroids found by Indian Scientists in our solar system. They talk about Project Kalki, launched by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in the first quarter of 1987.

The item was about M. K. Vainu Bappu's death that reported at Munich hospital, where he underwent a major bypass heart surgery. His condition became serious following kidney failure. It also reiterates M. K. Vainu Bappu's achievement not only from his own country but also from international astronomical fraternity.

The item was about the rich collection of books and other valuable records of M. K. Vainu Bappu, who wrote Letter to his wife to donate to the scientific library, Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It also speaks that the country is proud of M. K. Vainu Bappu's achievements.

The item was about the IIA astronomers detected an expanding disc or a shell of gas around the supernova 1987A in the large Magellanic cloud with a velocity of 650km per second.

This item was about a supernova, an awesome explosion of a star, which occurred 186,000 years ago, was sighted by scientists from kavalur observatory. It is significant in that this is the first time it is known to have occurred in the large magellanic cloud.