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JUNO Completes Construction Amid India's Neutrino Project Stalemate

11/27/2025

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The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has completed construction and released two preprint papers, including a precise measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters.
India's Neutrino Observatory (INO) remains stalled amid local opposition over the facility's scale and Department of Atomic Energy involvement.
Notably, no Indian researchers are involved in JUNO, raising concerns about India's participation in major scientific collaborations despite strengths in neutrino physics.

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The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has completed construction and released two preprint papers, including a precise measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters.
India's Neutrino Observatory (INO) remains stalled amid local opposition over the facility's scale and Department of Atomic Energy involvement.
Notably, no Indian researchers are involved in JUNO, raising concerns about India's participation in major scientific collaborations despite strengths in neutrino physics.