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Lancement réussi pour le satellite franco-indien Megha-Tropiques

Le premier satellite «météorologique » franco-indien a été lance mercredi, du centre spatial de Sriharikota dans le sud de l’Inde. Megha-Tropiques servira entre autres à observer et anticiper la mousson et les cyclones en Inde et dans d’autres régions tropicales.

Le PSLV-C18, la fusée indienne transportant le satellite Megha-tropiques, a été lancé sans encombre, mercredi, du centre spatiale de Sriharikota, dans l’Etat indien d’Andhra Pradesh (sud). Le satellite franco indien, pesant près d’une tonne est le résultat d’une collaboration entre le Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) français et l’Organisation Indienne pour la Recherche Spatiale (ISRO). C’est l’aboutissement d’un protocole d’accord signe en 2004 entre les deux pays.

Megha-tropiques aura pour mission de récolter des données scientifiques, et notamment d’étudier avec plus de précision les cycles d’eau et les flux d’énergie dans la zone tropicales, selon un communique de l’ambassade de France a New Delhi.

Le satellite permettra ainsi d’anticiper certaines catastrophes naturelles comme les inondations, les sécheresses et les cyclones dans les tropiques, ainsi que de prédire les changements climatiques, a court et long termes. Trois des quatre instruments que contient le Satellites ont été conçu par le CNES, le dernier ayant été développé conjointement avec l’ISRO.

L’Inde est le deuxième pays au monde à lancer une mission spatiale de ce type. En 1997, la NASA américaine avait réalisé une mission en partenariat avec l’agence aérospatiale japonaise (JAXA) visant à analyser les précipitations dans les tropiques.

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Author: Haru MEHRA

Namasté / Bonjour / Hello, I am Harbinder Singh MEHRA ( Haru ), the President, author & principal blogger & trainer for the LAF's project Inde-Contemporaine under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in Paris. Apart from that, I am also the CEO of Paris & Lyon based Le Frehindi which is an Indo-French organisation licensed by ATOUT-France with associate offices in New Delhi, Mumbai & Dubai in the Middle East. Something about LAF ( L'Association Frehindi ) : The objective of the L'Association Frehindi ( English ) To promote global understanding with special focus on youth of France & Francophone countries with the youth from Indian subcontinent by showcasing a contemporary aspect of both regions in areas of cultural & linguistic integration, appreciating of heritage & getting to know the importance of natural wellbeing via online & offline activities such as workshops, fairs, events, meet-ups, counselling sessions, intercultural workshops in partnerships/collaborations with local institutions, cultural organisations, embassies & companies in both the regions. The association seeks to work in the following areas : I. Events/fairs/conferences/workshops under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in France. 1)To celebrate & promote contemporary India & France with today's youth. 2)To let discover the traditional historic Indo-French strengths, economic opportunities & partnership possibilities. 3)To promote arts & artists from either region. 4) To jointly host events & fairs every year in France, Francophone countries & the Indian subcontinent to promote friendship/partnerships between different regions linking the general population with a special focus on youth. II. Alps-Himalayas Project 1) To increase cultural & economic affinity of youth & businesses between Rhone-Alps & Himalayas regions of India, Bhutan & Nepal. 2) To conduct & promote joint Indo-French expeditions & excursions. 3) To help the tribals & locals in Himalayan regions to preserve the environment by sustainable means. III. Intercultural Activités 1) To conduct linguistic-based inter cultural activités with the help of virtual tours & offline sessions between youth & teachers for both French, Hindi & various other regional languages. 2) To conduct sessions / classes on inter-cultural understanding, ways of doing business, dances & letting discover the rich heritage. 3) To conduct fundraising activities for all such cultural & heritage discovery exchanges. IV. Indo-French youth club : 1) To help the Indian students coming to France to integrate culturally, logistically & linguistically by providing pre & post landing counselling workshops & vice-versa for French students going to the Indian subcontinent. 2) To help the youth discover skill development programs, internships & recruitment opportunities available in all the regions. 3) To work in partnership with local SME'S for supporting & training of the youth of India & France. 4) To enable students & teachers in France to help online & offline the underprivileged children in the Indian subcontinent by imparting training based on languages & soft skill development. 5) To conduct Indo-french youth camps in all Francophone regions with a special focus on Rhone-Alps regions, Himalayas & Auroville in Pondicherry. V. Promoting Natural Wellbeing & boosting immunity naturally : 1) The association will seek to promote the benefits of Yoga & Ayurveda in France among youth & conduct awareness sessions with experts from India & Srilanka. 2) The association will celebrate World Yoga Day & World Ayurveda day by conducting events & workshops for the youth. 3) The association will produce both online & offline content like blogs, books, broachers etc to Promote yoga & Ayurveda. 4) The association will work closely with Bio-shops to promote vegan & vegetarian food among the youth. Come be a part of the LAF growing team & become ambassadors for the Indian subcontinent & its ability to take modernity with traditional values and ethos. Write to us at haru@frehindi.com. All the best. Harbinder Singh MEHRA, President, L'Association Frehindi Lyon VILLETTE GARE IMMEUBLE LE BONNEL 20 rue de la Villette 69003 Lyon Tel : +330601360996