The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) has approved the first research project in its effort to map the country’s ancient scientific achievements, from the Vedic era to the 18th century.
As part of the project, the apex body for funding historical research agreed to provide INR 5 lakh to Dr. R N Iyengar, Director, Center for Ancient History and Culture and Center for Disaster Mitigation, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) to study the Garga-Jyotisha.