Dark SKY Reserve

A Dark Sky Reserve is a designation given to a place that has policies in place to ensure that a tract of land or region has minimal artificial light interference.

  • The International Dark Sky Association is a U.S.-based non-profit that designates places as International Dark Sky Places, Parks, Sanctuaries and Reserves, depending on the criteria they meet.
  • Several such reserves exist around the world but none so far in India.
  • However, recently, the Department of Science & Technology (DST) announced the setting up of India’s first Dark Sky Reserve in Hanle, ....
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