Archive of old articles
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- New President of IFCCI
- Steer to Safety : Road Safety Awareness Campaign with PVR nest
- Campaign for the abolition of the death penalty
- An Indian Summer on the French Riviera
- Happy Independence Day
- Ambassador Richier lends France’s support to Udayan Care, 26 july 2012
- Going to the London Olympics through France
- Interview given by Mr. Laurent Fabius
- Mirza and Bhupathi take French Open mixed doubles title
- Visit of Chief of the Indian Air Force Staff to France, 22-25 May 2012
- G8 summit Press briefing by M. François Hollande, 19 May 2012
- François Hollande, President of the French Republic
- Elections 2012 : A user’s guide
- India - ferry capsizes in Assam, 2 May 2012
- Visit of Mr Thierry Mariani, French Minister for Transport, 24 to 27 February 2012
- Visit of Mr Edouard Courtial, Minister of State for Overseas French Affairs, 18-19 January 2012
- Visit of the France-India Friendship group from the French National Assembly (4 th to 10th December 2011)
- Visit of two Parliamentarians in Bangalore
- Visit of the President of the French Republic, Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy in India (4th to 7th December 2010)
- Visit of the French Ambassador to Bangalore
- Joint Statement on Impunity for Use of Chemical Weapons
- President calls on Europe to be strong, united and bold
- Adoption of Resolution - Global Pact for the Environment
- Joint statement on Iran nuclear deal
- Third phase of Varuna bilateral exercise
- No Money for Terror
- Indian film producers scout locations in scenic Occitanie
- Visit of Mrs Frédérique Vidal, French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
- State Visit to India of President Emmanuel Macron
- France Premium Lounge for visa applicants in Whitefield
- Official Visit to India of Jean-Yves Le Drian
- French Member of Parliament for French citizens living in India, Mrs. Anne Genetet, visits Bangalore
- Vicat-Bharathi’s head office receives the French Consul General
- Port call of the French frigate FNS Auvergne in Karwar, 2-6 October 2017
- Tourism: France is working to improve tourists’ experience
- French National Day 2017
- France launches plan to implement Paris climate deal
- President Macron announces his new government
- Make our planet great again
- Statement on US withdrawal from Paris Agreement
- Solidarity with United Kingdom after Manchester attack
- Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic
- Launch of the first Atout France tourism kiosk in Bengaluru
- Visit of French Senators to Hyderabad, 8th to 10th March
- Exceptional French participation at Aero India 2017
- Prajna Chowta and Jean Riotte conferred "Knight in the National Order of Merit"
- French diplomacy fully behind the Paris 2024 bid
- Visit of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Development
- France shares Germans’ grief after Berlin attack
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw conferred "Knight of the Legion of Honour"
- Mr. Chiranjiv Singh received in the National Order of Merit
- The Ambassador of France visits Bangalore on 24th and 25th August
- Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack in Nice, Monday July 18 at 3:30 pm
- Inauguration of the VFS centre in Hyderabad
- Attack in Nice - Statement by the French Ambassador
- French National Day : 14 July
- United Nations – French presidency of the Security Council
- #COP21: The Paris agreement in four key points
- State Visit to India of French President
- "Let’s make 2016 a year of courage and hope" - President
- President Hollande to be Chief Guest of Republic Day
- 195 countries adopt the first universal climate agreement
- France presents new draft agreement at climate summit
- Tourism FAQs in the wake of the Paris attacks
- Terrorist attacks in Paris – Solemn homage at the Consulate General of France
- Schengen visa issuance unchanged
- Terrorist attacks in Paris - Statement by French Ambassador
- Schengen States implement biometric visas in India
- Climate Change – India announces her INDC
- COP21: What’s that?
- French National Day celebrations in Bangalore and Hyderabad
- BPC DIXMUDE and FLF ACONIT on “Mission Jeanne d’Arc 2015”
- Official visit of PM Narendra Modi to France
- Aero India 2015 takes off
- 17 foreigners, NRIs among 104 Padma awardees
- 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21)
- Prime Minister voices resolve following Paris attacks
- France determined to fight any form of divisiveness
- World War I commemoration - homage to Indian soldiers
- Key announcements for Indian tourists headed for France
- Visa applications in India: waiver of geographical restrictions
- Short-stay visa waiver for Indian tourists visiting the French Island of Reunion
- French National Day : 14 July 2014
- Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development to India
- Indo-French Air Exercise “Garuda V”
- General Elections in India
- Manuel Valls appointed France’s new Prime Minister
- Ambassador Richier at the inauguration of the Green Line of Bangalore Metro
- Paul Hermelin and Ambassador Richier visit Bangalore
- French Navy vessel rescues 11 Indian sailors from presumed pirates
- Reforming France by Jean-Marc Ayrault
- France Hosts Summit for Peace and Security in Africa
- Demise of Nelson Mandela : French Flag at Half-Mast
- France’s election to the Human Rights Council
- Visit of French Minister for Women’s Rights to India
- Liberate the security council - Laurent Fabius
- Syrian regime must cooperate with inspections
- François Hollande addresses UN General Assembly
- UN report shows Syrian regime used chemical weapons - Fabius
- Warfare exercise “Shakti” in France
- India - Submarine accident
- Human Rights Prize of the French Republic
- France: the world leader for tourism
- Visit of Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister of Defence
- Visit of Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister of Defence
- Visit of French Senators to New Delhi, Bangalore and Pondicherry
- French National Day: 14th July 2013
- European Commission allocates €130,000 for victims of Uttarakhand floods
- After defeating terror, winning peace together
- India - Monsoons, Statement by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Meeting of Laurent Fabius with Ranjan Mathai
- Official visit of the French Ambassador to Chennai
- Award of the “Special Mention” of the Human Rights Prize on CHEA
- Indian Sailors rescued by EU NAVFOR warship
- Official Visit of the French Ambassador to Goa
- Attack perpetrated by a Maoist group in the state of Chhattisgarh
- H.E. The Ambassador of France to India visits Chennai, Pondicherry and Karaikal
- FNS Montcalm makes a port call in Goa
- France : candidate to the Human Rights Council
- South Sudan – Attack on UN convoy
- New timings of the Consulate General of France in Bangalore
- Communiqué issued by the French Ministry of Defence
- International Women’s Day, 8th March 2013
- State Visit to India of President of the French Republic
- Excellence Award for DCNS India at Aerospace and Defence Awards 2013
- Visit of General Denis Mercier, Chief of Staff of the French Air Force
- 64th Republic Day of India : Message of the French Ambassador
- Germany and France at the service of Europe, today more than ever !
- Meeting of the President with Mr Salman Khurshid
- Meeting of Laurent Fabius with Salman Khurshid
- Tribute to Pt. Ravi Shankar by Ms Aurélie Flippetti
- Inder Kumar Gujral - Communiqué of the French President
- A European First : the nEUROn demonstrator sucessfully makes its first flight
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- French Navy warship FS Dupleix calls at Mumbai Port (25-30 October 2012)
- Hyderabad : France welcomes the agreement
- Mobile Version of the French Consulate
- France welcomes EU’s Nobel peace award
- 67th United Nations General Assembly - Speech by Mr François Hollande, President of the French Republic
- Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters bestowed upon Ebrahim Alkazi
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- Seminar on « Urban Infrastructures – PPP for Better Public Services »
- DCNS-SEC sets up facility for Scorpene project
- French "Indian Investors Club" meeting
- Alstom forms JV to set up hydro power service centre in Bhutan
- Keolis to be the future operator of the metro rail in Hyderabad
- A strong French presence at DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
- Inauguration of Novotel and Ibis in Bangalore
- Leading French companies present their innovations at India Aviation 2012
- India-France Bilateral Trade in 2011
- DCNS India delivers to Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), the first locally produced Scorpene submarines equipments
- Statement by the French Presidency on MMRCA deal
- MMRCA deal - François Fillon in the French national Assembly
- « Essilor Platinum Club » Road Show
- G8/G20 French Presidency
- Ambassador’s interview to The Hindu
- BBMP, France and 3WAYSTE Launch Waste Management Feasibility Study in Bengaluru
- Thales opens its office in Bangalore
- LGM Engineering : inauguration of a new French subsidiary
- The Conseil des Grands Crus Classés 1855 presents its finest wines to the Indian market
- Visit of the French Ambassador to Hyderabad
- Pierre Gattaz leads 45-member French delegation
- Visit of Airbus and ISRO facilities in Bengaluru
- Hello Tomorrow 2017 Edition
- 2016 Annual Report on Foreign Investment in France
- Business France sets up a new information service
- INTEFP conducts study days in Delhi and Bangalore
- Introduction of a tramway at Charminar
- Aerocampus Aquitaine to set up a training centre à Hyderabad
- French minister Jean-Marc Ayrault visits incubator NUMA in Bengaluru
- Jean-Marc Ayrault tours Bangalore Metro facilities
- French business delegation to Andhra Pradesh
- French delegation from renewable energy sector visits India
- The French Ambassador visits French companies established in Bangalore
- French Tech Tour - A ticket to France
- Hello Tomorrow is a global non-profit...
- French presence at the India Aviation 2016 event
- Safran Engineering Services inaugurates its new facility in Bangalore
- Invest Karnataka 2016: Ambassador leads a business delegation
- French presence at the global investors’ meet ‘Invest Karnataka 2016’
- Sanofi-Shantha Biotechnics’ two production units in Telangana
- Bisco Bio-Sciences opens new research centre
- France’s strength lies in its uniqueness, says Minister
- ‘France Make In India’ Seminar
- 200 Mn euro Project Agreement between AFD & BMRCL
- Atout France conducts its annual showcase, "Rendez-vous en France".
- Paris French Tech Ticket
- French optics and photonics industry players visit India
- India - Airbus: Statement by Mr Laurent Fabius
- Mr Paul Hermelin and Ambassador Richier visit Hyderabad
- French Foreign Trade Advisors meet 2015
- Visit to facilities of French companies based in Bangalore
- Seminar on art in public spaces - Hyderabad
- Exploratory mission of the Midi-Pyrénées Region in India
- Inauguration of the new office and factory of HM.Clause
- First Indo-French Seminar on Make in India
- Capgemini India expands operation in Bangalore
- 23rd International Congress on Sericulture and Silk Industry
- Aeromart Summit India 2014 – a curtain raiser
- Inauguration of IFCCI’s Bangalore Chapter
- Official inauguration of the Cogent Glass factory
- Inauguration of Hotel Ibis Bengaluru City Centre
- Visit of the Consul General of France to Cogent Glass’ factory
- 685: the number of new foreign investment projects France attracted in 2013
- Participation from France at the India Aviation 2014
- 10% : The rise in foreign investment in the Paris region in 2013
- Paul Hermelin and Ambassador Richier visit Bangalore
- Moselle (France) aims at boosting its economic ties with Indian companies
- Launch of the India-France Job Opportunities Board
- Safety Assessment for Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) Seminar
- Ambassador Richier at Chennai’s Solar Energy seminar
- Nuclear energy, a French industrial sector of excellence
- 6th session of Indo-French CEOs Forum
- The Paris Air Show
- UBIFRANCE mobilizes forces around the V.I.E. Program
- Indo-French agreement for cooperation on cold-chain development
- IFCCI conference on the 2013-2014 budget
- Financing Agreement of Bangalore Metro Project
- The President of the French Republic names Dr. Amartya Sen Commander of the Legion of Honour
- France welcomes talent and investment
- PR Fonroche sets up 5 MW solar PV project in Bikaner, Rajasthan
- Regulators approve EPR design in UK
- French options well-represented at the Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo 2012
- Dassault Aviation and Thales complete delivery of France’s Rafale C137
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- KRAFFF : A heady and aesthetic mix of puppet theatre and dance
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - Oct. 2012
- CampusFrance Admission Tour 30th September-7th October 2012
- World Cinema Support : an Indian project rewarded
- Hervé Tullet’s tour in India
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - Sept. 2012
- Indo-French Theatre Festival
- French Film “Intouchables” releases in India on 13th July, 2012
- The French Embassy in India, along with its partners, awards scholarships to students of current academic year going to France for specialised higher studies.
- "Ishqk in Paris" with Isabelle Adjani
- Fête de la Musique
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - June 2012
- Indian cinema at the 65th Cannes Film Festival
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - May 2012
- Indian cinema on the Croisette for the 65th Cannes Film Festival
- Vasan Bala’s Peddlers selected for Cannes Critics Week
- Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely selected for Cannes 2012
- Paris : the favourite choice for students, April 2012
- A significant turning point for the Alliance Française of Hyderabad
- ‘Be There ! Do That !’
- Francophonie is HERE ! C’est la grande fête à l’Alliance Française de Bangalore !
- EU Film Festival 2012 : Europe in Love
- French film "The Artist" hits Indian theatres, 24 February 2012
- India tour of 25 French academic institutions, 4 - 12 February, 2012
- Scholarships offered by the Embassy of France for Indian students
- The Prophet and the Poet
- Remembering Vaclav Havel
- 2nd edition of “MyFrenchFilmFestival.com”
- EU Film Festival 2012 : Europe in Love
- Inauguration of a revitalisation workshop of a historic centre in Mysore
- French Minister of National Education speaks to students from CMQ3E currently in Bangalore
- This Admissions Season, Here’s Another Option
- Strong Indian presence at the 71st Cannes Film Festival
- LISAA Design School celebrates its 5th anniversary
- Amateur Tennis Tournament in Bangalore for the junior competition of French Open
- Goût de France / Good France 2018
- The Future Tour
- The French Ambassador inaugurates the exhibition “Space-Time and Place: the Culture of Indian Maps” in Hyderabad
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - October 2017
- France Alumni Job Fair in Bangalore
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - March 2017
- Goût de France / Good France 2017
- Admission Tour Winter ’17, Bachelor’s, Master’s & PhD
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - February 2017
- Launch of France Alumni Bengaluru
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - January 2017
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - December 2016
- Celebration of the Beaujolais Nouveau
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - November 2016
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - October 2016
- French students from EnsAD participate in a NID workshop
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - September 2016
- Launch of an Ubisoft gaming lounge at the Alliance Française de Bangalore
- France at the Olympic Games #ESPRITBLEU
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - August 2016
- Euro 2016: live screening organised in Bangalore
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - July 2016
- Scholarship Award Ceremony and Pre-Departure Session 2016
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - June 2016
- Euro 2016: France to host the best of European football!
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - May 2016
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - April 2016
- “Goût de France / Good France” 2016
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - March 2016
- Goût de France / Good France, 2ⁿᵈ service on 21 March 2016!
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - February 2016
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - January 2016
- Goût de France / Good France
- Paris ranked as the best student city - for the fourth year running
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - December 2015
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - November 2015
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - October 2015
- Campus France 2015 Autumn Admission Tour
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - September 2015
- THEATRE: Rhinoceros
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - August 2015
- Concert: Medieval Music Concert with demonstration
- Alliance Française de Bangalore and Hyderabad - July 2015
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - June 2015
- Strong Indian presence at the 68th Cannes Film Festival
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - May 2015
- Alliance Française Bangalore & Hyderabad - April 2015
- Win France trip over Goût de France/Good France dinner
- “Goût de France/Good France”
- Advanced Masters Course in Air Navigation Service Provider Management
- Chalo Paris
- Alliance Française de Hyderabad - April 2015
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - March 2015
- Alliance Française de Hyderabad - February 2015
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - February 2015
- Come and visit France
- Alliance Française de Hyderabad - January 2015
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - January 2015
- Beaujolais Nouveau
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - December 2014
- Reliving the end of the Cold War
- Concert: Cinemix by DJ Oof
- 3XRien – a poetic circus show
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - November 2014
- The F.C. Metz – EBSM collaboration
- Campus France 2014 Autumn Admission Tour
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - October 2014
- Davis Cup 2014 in Bangalore
- Subramaniam Foundation and Fondation Royaumont in France
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - September 2014
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - August 2014
- Pre-Departure Session 2014
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - July 2014
- « La Fête de la Musique »
- Paris Wins Most Romantic Destination at the Lonely Planet Magazine India Travel Awards
- French Open Final at the French Embassy
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - June 2014
- Bangalorean wins French contest
- 67th Cannes Film Festival
- DELF/DALF Convocation Ceremony
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - May 2014
- Ambassador hosted the first group of MBDA-ISAE scholarship winners
- DanSe DialogueS
- Release of Vaiju Naravane’s first work of fiction "Transgressions"
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - April 2014
- Visit of the Secretary General of the Alliance Française foundation
- La Semaine de la Francophonie - 19 to 25 March 2014
- Fête de la photo - French Photo Festival
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - March 2014
- Launch of the website Phd in France.net
- New premises of the Alliance Française de Mysore
- Atout France fortifies its "Be There! Do That!" campaign!
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - February 2014
- Studying in France: Campus France 2014 Winter Admission Tour
- 4th edition of MyFrenchFilmFestival
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - January 2014
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - December 2013
- Paris once again voted best student city
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - November 2013
- AREVA signs cooperation agreement with Jadavpur University
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - October 2013
- Rendez-vous with poet Aurélia Lassaque
- Ecole Centrale Paris & Mahindra Group establish an engineering college in India
- Admission Tour 2013 - Autumn Edition
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - September 2013
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - August 2013
- Facilitating visas for Indian students
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - June 2013
- Ritesh Batra’s Lunchbox sells like hotcakes in international market
- French distinction conferred on Anurag Kashyap at Cannes
- “Carnet de Voyage” textbook facilitates learning French for tourism
- Bhakta Prahlada by Surabhi in Passages Festival in Metz
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - May 2013
- India, Guest Country at the 66th Cannes Film Festival
- Cannes film Festival: India guest country, Vidya Balan on jury
- Bonjour India 2013 : France Heritage
- Embassy of France-CBSE MoU and French Olympiad 2012
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - April 2013
- Bonjour India 2013 : The floating buffet
- Bonjour India 2013 : Lo Griyo
- Bonjour India 2013 : Bangalore Fictions
- Bonjour India 2013 : Imany
- State of the Art 2013
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - March 2013
- Bonjour India 2013 : French Film Festival
- Bonjour India 2013 : Astronomical Heritage
- Bonjour India 2013 : Scratch Bandits Crew
- Bonjour India 2013 : Puce Muse
- Bonjour India 2013 : An evening of short films
- France Guest Country at New Delhi World Book Fair 2013
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - Feb. 2013
- Admission Tour 2013 – Winter Edition
- Indiamore- Concert of Christophe Chassol
- France bestows “Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters” on Prshant Lahoti
- France bestows “Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters” on Prashant Lahoti
- Inauguration of Bonjour India with Urban Ballet
- Launch of veteran designer Suneet Varma’s first book
- Press Conference Bonjour India 2013
- Meet Kenizé Mourad in Bangalore
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - Jan. 2013
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - Dec. 2012
- India to be guest country at next edition of Cannes Film Festival
- Alliance Française de Bangalore - Nov. 2012
- France honours Mrs. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, 1 November 2012
- Violin concert by Frédéric Pélassy on 31st October
- 14th Mumbai Film Festival and 5th Rendez-vous with French Cinema
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- Prof. Jules Hoffman’s India Tour : 4-8 October 2012
- EU Awareness Campaign 2012
- AICHA 2012
- The 6th World Water Forum, from 12 to 17 March 2012
- ANR DST Memorandum of Understanding
- CEFIPRA 25th Anniversary : Silver Jubilee Celebration and the expansion of its activities
- Indian-Europe House for science and innovation, 1-2 March 2012
- CNRS opens its representative office in India and announces new scientific cooperation projects
- Launch of the Agenda of the Apprentice Scientist
- Launch of Megha-Tropiques
- The French Ambassador attended the launch of the GSLV-III
- Bangalore - a view from the sky
- 1st Bangalore Round Table on Urban Air Quality Monitoring using Space-Air-Ground Infrastructure
- Signing of ISRO-CNES and CNES-TeamIndus agreements
- Four-year extension of the Megha-Tropiques satellite
- European Climate Action Day conference
- Launch of Indo-French collaboration in High Energy Physics
- Visit of the Director General of the French institute INPI
- Indo-French Innovation Workshop, 24th & 25th February 2016
- MoU signed between Thales and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- Indo-French joint lab co-founders honoured
- The Second INAE-NATF Workshop on “Technology and Health-Care”
- Indo-French workshop on emerging trends in Electron Modeling
- Public lecture : Climate negotiations and the Paris Conference
- Prof. Gilles Boeuf speaks on "Biodiversity & Climate"
- The Indo-French Seminar on “Women in Science”
- Human Spaceflight – the Indian way
- MoU signed between NCBS, CNRS & University of Aix Marseille
- Hello Tomorrow Challenge
- Conference by Prof. Philippe Sansonetti : “Microbes and men: an (almost) perfect symbiosis”
- France and Manipal University
- Indo-French biomedical research MoU signed
- Bengaluru Space Expo 2014
- Space cooperation between India and France
- Agreements signed: Safran and IIT Delhi and IISc Bangalore
- Charpak Exchange Scholarship for January 2015
- Inauguration of the Institute of Electricity and Energy Management (IEEM)
- CNES around the world - An expert, nimble network
- Innovation: a French Trademark, March 2014
- French scholarships for Indian students
- A proud Milestone for Schneider Electric
- Innovation 2030 Worldwide Innovation Challenge
- France, the world’s second-largest investor in the space sector
- Visit of a Professor from Collège de France to Bangalore
- France Launches its “Innovation 2030 Worldwide Challenge”
- France confirmed as host of 2015 Climate Conference
- Ambassador Richier congratulates India on the launch of its Mars Orbiter
- India-France Technology Summit
- 12 French groups ranked among the top 100 global innovators
- India-EU SI House Brainstorming Roundtable
- IFWN Steering Committee Meet
- 7th International Earth Science Olympiad
- India-France Technology Summit
- Technology Summit 2013
- ANR DST Call 2013
- Meeting with French representatives of the global fight against AIDS
- INSERM forms EU-India consortium against Malaria
- IHEST in India
- PhD exchange - Raman Charpak Fellowship
- Launch of Indo-French satellite SARAL
- Launch of Indo-French Water Network
- Scientific seminar on the Indo-French satellite Megha-Tropiques
- L’Oréal Instem Symposium
- 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics for Serge HAROCHE
- The French Institute of Pondicherry present at the 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity