News Items

IIA library will be focusing the important news items and articles of relevance to the Institute & Library from the National news papers and from popular magazines periodically through this link.

  • "The Hindu", Thursday, April 26, 2012, pp. 20, " High price of journals hits ivy league"
  • "The Hindu", Tuesday, April 24, 2012, pp. 4, "A hundred books for free on your laptop"
  • "The Hindu", Thursday, April 19, 2012, pp. 15, "The fish that nearly sank Newton"
  • "The Hindu", Thursday, March 15, 2012, pp. 17, "Britannica runs an update"
  • "The Hindu", Thursday, November 17, 2011, pp. 2, "Bangalore book fair will have a million books: special features this year include large presence of e-books "
  • "The Hindu", Wednesday, March 23, 2011, pp. 4, "Book authority brings out Kannada books in Braille: They will be given free of cost to blind schools and special libraries "
  • "Deccan Herald", Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010, pp. 14, "Lukewarm response to e-books in India"
  • "Deccan Herald", Wednesday, Dec 8, 2010, pp. 12, "Google opens doors to internet bookstore"
  • "Deccan Herald", Friday, Nov 26, 2010, pp. 4, "Astronomy fest from today"
  • "The Hindu", Friday, Nov 26, 2010, pp. 12, "‘Kalpaneya Yatre', festival of astronomy, begins today"
  • "The Hindu", Saturday, Oct 2, 2010, pp. 6, "Release of reprinted edition of Kannada-Kannada dictionary"
  • "Deccan Herald", Thursday, Sep 15, 2010, pp. 8, "Chennai now boasts South Asia’s largest library"
  • "Deccan Herald", Wednesday, Sep 15, 2010, pp. 12, "Vatican library reopens after three years"
  • "The Hindu", Tuesday, Sep 14, 2010, pp. 20, "Vatican library reopens after 3-year restoration"
  • "The Hindu", Tuesday, Sep 14, 2010, pp. 8, "Reprinted editions of Kannada dictionary ready for release"
  • "Current Science, Vol. 99, No. 5, 10 Sep, 2010, pp. 577", "Scientometric analysis of some disciplines: Comparison of Indian institutions with other international institutions"
  • Astros: IAU: IYA2009 Final Report Released

    • KUDOS to our IIA team who worked hard in making the Republic Day Tableau!
    "The highest participation figures came from India, where over 700 million people were reported as being reached by IYA2009 events. This was mainly due to Indian astronomers proudly showcasing their work at the Republic Day parade in Delhi. With 30,000 people watching in person and an estimated 700 million watching on television, this was by far the biggest single event in the IYA2009 program". The International Year of Astronomy 2009 Final Report:

  • Copyright

    • "The Hindu" Information Technology, Sunday Sep 5 2010, pp. 10, "Call for public-funded institutions to allow free access to study material"

    “The Hindu" dated 1st Sep 2010, "Which is the best online dictionary? ’’

    • Last updated 26.04.2012