While environmental issues, if they do exist, must be tackled with utmost care, at the heart of these objections is also fear and mistrust of science and scientists. Basic science faces many questions today, and the hardest relates to its usefulness. Just like we have optical and radio astronomy, which reveal to us certain zones and constituents of the universe, we can literally widen our horizons with neutrino astronomy. Like radio astronomy, neutrinos can reveal exotic facets of the universe. The INO project is good old science; rather than shying away from it, we must embrace it and assert our stake in it.

Source: The Hindu March 28, 2017 00:41 UTC