{"id":7530,"date":"2022-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/23-08-2022\/international-olympiad-on-astronomy-and-astrophysics\/"},"modified":"2022-08-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T00:00:00","slug":"international-olympiad-on-astronomy-and-astrophysics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/23-08-2022\/international-olympiad-on-astronomy-and-astrophysics","title":{"rendered":"International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><strong>In News\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">India secured the third position by winning five medals at the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA)-2022<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> held in Kutaisi, Georgia,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><strong>About IOAA\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">It is governed by a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>set of Statutes,<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> initially derived from those of the International Physics Olympiad, and subsequently modified (through a voting process described in the statues) to better reflect the needs of the competition.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">All participants agree to abide by the terms of the Statutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">According to the statutes, the governing body of the IOAA organisation is the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>International Board (IB), s<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">ometimes also called the International Board Meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">It aims to <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>promote the growing interest in Astronomy<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> and related STEM subjects, especially through the general education of young people<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">It also aims to enhance the development of international contacts among different countries in promoting Astronomy and Astrophysics in schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/science-technology\/india-clinches-3rd-position-in-international-olympiad-on-astronomy-and-astrophysics-84461\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><span style=\"color:#1155cc\"><strong>DTE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News\u00a0 India secured the third position by winning five medals at the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA)-2022 held in Kutaisi, Georgia, About IOAA\u00a0 It is governed by a set of Statutes, initially derived from those of the International Physics Olympiad, and subsequently modified (through a voting process described in the statues) 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