ENSEMBLEENSEMBLE Volume 4 (1) | January – February 2016 Newsletter of the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research

India-France Relations Touching New Heights editor’s note

Dear Readers, India and France are witnessing the emergence of a new era of collaborative efforts between the two countries in various sectors. In November/December 2015, France hosted a successful global scale diplomatic event for adopting an agreement by many countries on climate change where India was also an active participant. After the visit of Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi to France in April 2015, the French President H. E. Dr. Mukesh Kumar Mr. François Hollande visited India in January, 2016 as a Chief Guest on the Director, CEFIPRA occasion of 67th Republic Day of India. During his visit, Indian and French scientific as well as technological communities from academia and industry sectors, joined hands through several Agreements/MoUs signed by the two countries. CEFIPRA had the privilege of hosting the officials / signatories of three of such Agreements/MoU signed on 25 January 2016. CEFIPRA, since its evolution as a unique institutional platform and collaborative mechanism, is contributing through its various interventions in a diverse range of S&T domains. These collaborative efforts are making it possible to generate significant knowledge that has a potential to translate discovery science into solution science. I sincerely wish that all these MoUs will create new pathways to further strengthen the Indo-French collaborative research efforts.

inside Editor-in-Chief Dr. Mukesh Kumar ii | editor’s note GD Birla Award x | Director, CEFIPRA Dr. Sanjeev Galande1 leader Editorial Consultant seminars / workshops State Visit of H.E. Mr. François Hollande, Manoj Dabas iii | President of the Republic of France, to India Smart Systems and Structural Health xi | Content Manager Strengthening Bonds Monitoring (SHM) for Structures Tarun Ghawana under Harsh Environments Layout Design and DTP Nanoscaled Systems for Pramod Jha feature xii | Rahul Nautiyal Energy Harvesting vii | From Scientific Discovery Science to Solutions Oriented Science Design, Production and Circulation Communication & Outreach Division update AFE Consultants Private Limited xiii | Aravali House, 431/D-22, Chhatarpur Hills report Mobility of Scientists / Researchers New Delhi-110074, India Debriefing Session of ix | Published and Printed by : Raman-Charpak Fellows-2014 CEFIPRA Taking Stock 5B, India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003 Photo Courtesy: Website of Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India INDIA ii leader

State Visit of H.E. Mr. François Hollande, President of the Republic of France, to India Strengthening Bonds

rench President H.E. Mr. François Hollande paid India-France Joint Statement1,2 a State Visit to India between 24th – 26th January, During this visit, both leaders issued a Joint Statement F2016. This was President Hollande’s second State focusing on various aspects of Strategic Partnership, Visit to India. His first visit was in February, 2013. Clean and Sustainable Development, Economic President Hollande was the Chief Guest at India’s 67th Co-operation, People-to-People Contacts, Education, Republic Day celebrations. This was the fifth time when Skill Development, Science & Technology, Culture etc. a French Head of State or Government has been invited Highlights of Joint Statement particularly on People-to- as the Chief Guest on India’s Republic Day celebrations, People Contacts, Education, Skill development, Science making France the country that has been extended this & Technology are as follows: honour for the highest number of times so far. • The Leaders expressed satisfaction that the The visit took place almost nine months after Hon’ble Volontariat International en Entreprises (VIE) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s successful visit Scheme, announced in April 2015 to facilitate to France in April, 2015. It was built upon the close internships and professional experience for students interactions that had ensued between the two leaders at and young professionals in both countries, had the G20 meeting in November 2014 in Brisbane. Later, been successfully implemented. They expressed during the UN General Assembly in September, 2015 and satisfaction with the Government of India’s decision at the COP-21 in November, 2015 at Paris, they shared to increase the number of young professional commitment to intensify and strengthen the close and long beneficiaries of the French VIE programme in India standing strategic partnership between India and France1,2.

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from 50 to 250 per year for a maximum period of (IISER) and the Ecole Normale Supérieure stay of 2 years and with the Government of France’s de Lyon to contribute to the development of decision to grant an extended stay of 2 years to activities of training and research. students of masters level and above in France. The 3. The Agreement signed between the Indian two Leaders called upon students of both countries Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), to derive full advantage of this facilitation to enhance Mumbai and French CNRS/Telecom Bretagne/ their educational and professional experience. Université de Bretagne occidentale/Université de • Recognizing the commitments made in the Bretagne Sud/ENSTA Bretagne/ENI Bretagne to Indo-French statements issued in February 2013 promote academic and scientific exchanges and and in April 2015 concerning the negotiations of collaboration in areas of interest and benefit to a bilateral partnership agreement on migration and all institutions. mobility, the Leaders affirmed their commitment to 4. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for pursue their discussions on this agreement with a sponsored Ph.D. Fellowships signed between view to conclude them as soon as possible. Thales and Indian Institute of Technology- • In the field of higher education in which hundreds of Bombay (IIT-B), Mumbai agreements between French and Indian institutions • Recognizing that skill development was a key have already been signed, the two Leaders priority, both Leaders welcomed the important role welcomed: played by French companies in India in training and 1. Arrangement for the Establishment of an skilling the Indian workforce and encouraged them Indo-French Joint Committee on Science to engage even more actively in the sector. and Technology Cooperation between the • They also welcomed partnership between the French Government of the French Republic and the CNCP and the National Skill Development Agency Government of the Republic of India. of India focusing on Qualifications Register under 2. The Agreement signed between the Indian the framework of the MoU on cooperation signed Institute of Science Education and Research, between India and France. iv Ensemble | January – February 2016 leader

• The Leaders recognized with satisfaction, the scientific agencies and industries, both in France role played by CEFIPRA over the last 28 years and India. in promoting collaboration between the scientific The Leaders expressed their satisfaction on the progress communities of the two countries across the achieved between the Indian and French partners knowledge innovation chain. They encouraged involved in setting up the future Institute of Marine CEFIPRA to expand its role by implementing and Biotechnology. bilateral programmes in partnership with various

Reception at Embassy of France in New Delhi by French President, H.E. Mr. François Hollande

President of the French Republic H. E. Mr. François Hollande hosted a reception on 26th January, 2016 at the Embassy of France in New Delhi, in honour of the French Community on the occasion of his state visit to India. The reception was organized to enable interactions between various dignitaries from Indian and French community with the President of France. The reception was attended by hundreds of dignitaries from India and France belonging to all walks of life. Director, CEFIPRA was also one of the invited guests. At this occasion, the president reiterated the importance of close relationship between France and India and expressed his commitment to address global challenges in close cooperation with India.  References 1. India-France Joint Statement; Website: http://www.ambafrance-in.org/India-France-Joint-Statement-13533 2. India-France Joint Statement on the occasion of the State Visit of President Francois Hollande of the French Republic to India (January 25. 2016); Website: http://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/26297/IndiaFrance+Joint+Statement+on+the+occasion+of+the+State+Visit+of+Pre sident+Francois+Hollande+of+the+French+Republic+to+India+January+25+2016

Discussion on Three Indo-French S&T Agreements / MoU CEFIPRA Office | 25th January 2016

CEFIPRA had a privilege of hosting a ceremony at its premises on 25th January, 2016 for discussions on three Agreements / MoU signed between the Indian and • Prof. Devang V. Khakhar, Director, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai French academic/research institutions and industries: • Mr Antoine Caput, VP & Country Director, Thales India The discussion was focussed on Agreements/MoU signed in various sectors of higher education, research, • Mr. Suren Chander, HR Senior Manager, Thales India mobility of students and personnel, workshops/ • Mr. Jean Chazelas, Thales DMS conferences/summer schools and way forward. The • Mr. Patrick Nedellec, Director DERCI, CNRS event was attended by : • Dr. Srini Kaveri, Director, CNRS office, New Delhi • Dr Gilles Coppin, Director of Lab-STICC CNRS/ Telecom Bretagne Ensemble | January – February 2016 v leader

• Dr. K.N Ganesh, Director, IISER, Pune • Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director, CEFIPRA, New Delhi • Dr Naresh Sharma, Head, International Relations • Other officials from CEFIPRA (Ms. Sathidevi, Office, IISER, Pune Dr. Mamoni Banerjee, Mr. Tarun Ghawana, • Prof. Jean-François Pinton, President, ENS, Lyon Mr. Kunal Kasariya) • Dr. Philippe Arhets, S&T Counsellor, French Embassy in India

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From Scientific Discovery Science to Solutions Oriented Science Sameer Khandekar Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Thermal management and control of electronic equipment has tremendously improved with the development of passive phase - change heat transfer technology, both in aerospace and terrestrial engineering applications.

A Heat Pipe is an efficient two-phase passive which greatly exceeds that of any known material. closed-cycle heat transfer device that utilizes latent heat However, the applications of conventional heat pipes of vaporization of a working fluid, sustaining its flow in terrestrial electronic cooling are mainly limited to by pumping under capillary pressure, to transport waste transport heat over relatively shorter distances, with the heat from the hot source (evaporator) to the remotely evaporator and condenser mostly at same horizontal located heat sink (condenser), as shown in Figure 1(a). levels or alternatively, the evaporator located below It is a synergistic device, the thermal conductivity of the condenser height. These drawbacks on the part of

(a) Conventional Heat Pipe (b) Loop Heat Pipe, and (c) Pulsating Heat Pipe Ensemble | January – February 2016 vii feature

the heat pipe are mainly related to the major frictional Scientific Research Programme. The project aimed pressure losses associated with liquid flow through the at understanding thermo-hydrodynamic transport porous wick structure which is present along the entire and response of interfacial flows in micro-miniscale length of the heat pipe, and viscous interaction between geometries under different boundary conditions, the vapor and the liquid phases. as applicable to heat pipes, by using state-of-art experimental techniques of High Speed Videography The appearance of a Loop Heat Pipes (LHP), Capillary (HSV), Infra-red thermography (IRT) and Particle Pumped Loops (CPL) and Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs), Image Velocimetry (PIV). has been in response to the challenges connected to the acute demands posed primarily by the industry, The complimentary studies under this project have a for highly efficient and reliable passive heat transfer profound impact on understanding of the thermo-physics devices with all the advantages of conventional heat of Taylor slugs and bubbles and interfacial flows. pipes, but overcoming most of its shortcomings. LHPs Following up on the outcome of these scientific studies were patented in erstwhile USSR, in the 1980s, while which produced excellent results and understanding of CPLs were invented in the US, during the same time the thermo-physics, a new proposal was submitted by period. Pulsating Heat Pipes were invented in Japan in the academic collaborators along with industrial partners the mid-nineties. A schematic diagram of a LHP and from both India (Golden Star Technical Services Pvt. PHP is shown in the Figure 1(b), 1 (c), respectively. Ltd.) and France (Thales Group), as new partners in the Prof. Sameer KHANDEKAR, Professor Department of design and development of Loop Heat Pipes. Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology The new proposal, aiming to enable indigenous Kanpur, India, together with Prof. Jocelyn BONJOUR, technology development, harnessing available joint Professor and Director - CETHIL Bât. Sadi Carnot scientific and engineering knowledge base and INSA de Lyon, France had recently completed a facilitating product commercialization, has been scientific project entitled “Thermo-hydrodynamics recommended for support under the Industry Academia of phase-change induced oscillating Taylor bubble Research and Development Programme of CEFIPRA.  flows” with CEFIPRA support under its Collaborative viii report

Debriefing Session of Raman-Charpak Fellows- 2014 Taking Stock

The Raman-Charpak Fellowship Programme was Cooperation Division (Bilateral), Department of Science launched during the State Visit of the Presidentth of France, and Technology (DST), Government of India and French H. E. Mr. François Hollande to India on 14-15 February, Embassy in India for their continuous support for the 2013. The fellowship programme is being implemented programme. by CEFIPRA and jointly funded by the Department of Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Scientist E, Department of Science Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Technology (DST), Government of India and and Service for Science & Technology of the French Dr. Jenifer Clark, Attaché for Science and Technology, Embassy in India (SST), Ministry of Foreign Affairs & French Embassy in India – Bangalore highlighted the International Development, Government of France. importance of the Raman-Charpak Fellowship which Over the past three years of its implementation, 57 has brought Indo-French Science and Technology fellows have been supported under the programme, connections much closer. Funding agencies also including 43 Indian and 14 French fellows. appreciated CEFIPRA for successfully implementing In order to get feedback from the Raman-Charpak the programme for past three years. Prof. O. P. Sharma, fellows and to improve upon the programme, a former Professor, IIT Delhi and Dr. Ambuj Tripathi, debriefing session for the Indian Raman-Charpak IUAC, New Delhi attended the meeting as experts. Fellows of 2014 was organized on Tuesday, 12th Dr. T. S. Rao, Prof. O. P. Sharma and Dr. Ambuj Tripathi January, 2016 at the CEFIPRA’s office at New Delhi. The congratulated funding agencies and CEFIPRA for session was chaired by Dr. T. S. Rao, Former Scientist H the successful completion of the Raman-Charpak and Senior Advisor at the Department of Biotechnology, Fellowship for past three years and praised the initiative Government of India. for organizing a debriefing session with the students to Welcoming the participants in the inaugural session, understand the value and outcome of the programme. Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director, CEFIPRA expressed The 13 Indian fellows of the 2014 participated in gratitude towards the officials of International the debriefing session and provided feedback and

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experience of research work done by them under the fellowship in various host institutions & universities in The debriefing interactive session began with the France. presentations/talks by the fellows. The fellows individually presented research work done by them under the fellowship and shared experience of working in the host institutions. The fellows expressed that the mechanism of has provided them the opportunity and exposure to French laboratories and research Raman-Charpakenvironment and Fellowship vice-versa which has proved to be quite beneficial for further research work. The fellowship has resulted in access to the state-of- art research facilities and instruments. Many fellows learnt new techniques or analytical methods during the fellowship period in France. The fellows were able to achieve publishable results in journals of repute from the The experts while interacting with the fellows, mentioned research work in France at a faster pace compared to parent that the overall scientific knowledge base and most institutions/universities in India. The fellowship has been importantly, research horizons of the fellows have beneficial to expand research network and to establish broadened. The fellowship programme has served its linkages for future research activities. In addition, the mandate by providing the value addition to the doctoral fellows reported that there were also exchange of views skills of the fellows. It certainly has potential to become on excellent cultural & rich heritage of the two nations a flagship programme for PhD students in India & France and their overall experience through the fellowship was and should be continued to expand the knowledge base excellent and highly rewarding. & skill development of doctoral students to help them in integrating well into the Indo-French S&T ecosystem. 

GD Birla Award - Dr. Sanjeev Galande1 Prof. from Pune’s Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) received the prestigious GD Birla Award for Scientific Research-2014 for his work in the field of , the study of gene expression. Prof. Galande was the Indian principal collaborator for the CEFIPRA supported joint Indo-French collaborative research project entitled “Role of Chromatin architecture in cellular senescence” during 2010-2014. CEFIPRA congratulates Prof. Galande for this honour.

1. Website: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/pune-prof-gets-gd-birlaaward-for-work-on-gene-expression/story-bLLQy6wLK4UD1MKv1jYENO.html x Ensemble | January – February 2016 Seminars / Workshops

Smart Systems and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) 20-22 January for Structures under Harsh Environments 2016, Puducherry

The Indo-French joint seminar on “Smart Systems and The seminar was kicked-off with an Indo-French round Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for Structures Under table organized by the French Embassy on the topic Harsh Environments” was organized from 20th - 22nd of educational resources for NDE and SHM. A range January, 2016 at Alliance Française de Puducherry, India, of activities ongoing in the broad area of SHM were The seminar focused on advanced research topics covered discussed. This included studies of wave phenomena under the theme of SHM. in complex materials and media such as composites, concrete and heterogeneous metals, studies describing The participation of the French Consul General at wave interaction with defective features in complex Pondicherry, Mr. Philipe Janvier-Kamayama, CEFIPRA material joints such as composite bonds and their use for Director, Dr. Mukesh Kumar and Attache, French Embassy assessment of bond quality, advanced sensing techniques in India, (Bangalore) Ms. Sandrine Maximilien participated and modalities such as magnetostriction, fiber Bagg in the inaugural session of the seminar. This highlighted gratings (FBG), mobile computed X-ray tomography, the key role of this interaction in fostering research through higher order ultrasonic guided wave clusters and feature industry and academic links between French and Indian guided waves etc. The participants also gained a flavour of participating institutions and individuals. the geographical mapping of various research activities at Indian and French industrial organisations such as institutions spread across India and France and their role in Airbus DS, Dassault Aviation, Reliance Ind., GE Jack the SHM ecosystem. Work on SHM strategies for civil and Welch Research Centre, Bangalore and Indian & French industrial infrastructure in the process industries attracted Academia / Research labs and other agencies such as much interest. Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA); Indira Gandhi It was recommended that the teams should meet again for Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR); National Aerospace a more intensive workshop on synergetic collaboration Laboratories (NAL); Council of Scientific & Industrial on NDE education, training and certification. Creation of Research (CSIR) and Indian Institutes of Technology a joint Indo-French Centre for NDE education, training, (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bordeaux certification and advanced collaborative research should University, Institut d’ Electronique, de Microélectronique also be explored as such a Centre can play a crucial role in et de Nanotechnologie (IEMN) Lille, French Institute of interfacing and facilitating industry, research and academic Science and Technology for Transport, Development and  Networks (IFSTTAR) on both sides had participated. interactions at various levels. There were 30 speakers from Indian and French Industries and Academia.

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February 1-3 Nanoscaled Systems for Energy Harvesting 2016, ,

A seminar on “Nanoscaled Systems for Energy the advances in materials and technology. The last day Harvesting” was organized between 1-3 February, 2016 included a tour of VIT Chennai research laboratories. There at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai campus. The were two presentations on the facilities of VIT, Vellore aim of the seminar was to gather scientists from the field and IIT Bombay to facilitate collaborations between the of the energy harvesting involved in the synthesis and institutes. The discussions on the last day were dedicated studies of nanostructured systems to share and discuss the to an exchange of ideas between researchers to allow the recent advances achieved in fabrication, doping, optical emergence of new collaborations and the development of properties, plasmonics, light management and devices for new research projects. energy applications such as photovoltaics, MEMS energy Some new ideas were evolved out of this seminar to harvesters etc. A total of 34 delegates (9 French scientists further study the influence of environment and pollution and 25 Indian scientists) as well as some students of the in the efficiency of devices, effective utilization of VIT university participated in this seminar. bio-waste for energy generation etc. At the end of the The presentations during the three day seminar were focused seminar, three potential project proposals, in the areas of on the recent development on photonics, photovoltaics, photovoltaic applications, plasmonics, water purification, plasmonics, Li ion batteries and super-capacitors to were identified which will be submitted to the CEFIPRA address the global concern of energy harvesting using for review. 

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Mobility of scientists / researchers supported under CEFIPRA projects during January and February, 2016

S. Project Title Name | Institutional Affiliation Institution Visited No.

Studies of spin ladder and heavy Daniel Braithwaite Prof. S. Arumugam fermion systems in extreme 1 INAC/SPSMS/IMAPE Bharthidasan University conditions of hydrostatic or uniaxial CEA Grenoble Tiruchirappalli pressure and low temperature

Ben Houot Prof. Gaiti Hasan 2 Olfactory modulation of insect flight Uniersité de Bourgogne TIFR Bangalore Dijon

Harold Erbin Prof. Ashoke Sen 3 Holography and its applications Uniersité Pierre et Marie Curie Harish Chandra University Paris Allahabad

Characterisation of factors that Alexandre De Brevern Prof. determine the balance between 4 Uniersity Paris Diderot Indian Institute of Science genomic integrity and diversity in Paris Bangalore Helicobacter pylori

Philippe Jean Mésini Prof. Suhrit Ghosh Self sorted donor and acceptor self 5 Institut Charles Sdron 23 Indian Association for Cultivation assembly Strasbourg of Science Kolkata

Patrice Tehofo Dinda Optical soliton propagation in Laboratoire Interdisicplinaire Prof. K. Porsezian 6 various dielectric nonlinear media Carnot de Bourgogne, Universite Pondicherry University Bourgogne Franche Comte, Dijon

Design and synthesis of new C1‐ Pradeep Kumar Tripathi Dr. Frederic Leroux symmetric biaryl‐ based ligands and Organic Chemistry Division 7 Université de Strasbourg catalysts and their evaluation in National Chemical Laboratory Strasbourg asymmetric catalytic reactions Pune

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Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research(IFCPAR/ Who CEFIPRA) is a binational organisation of cooperation in science and We Are technology between India and France established in 1987.

Foster collaboration between R&D/ academic organisations and Industries What from India and France in cutting edge of science and technology through a We Do variety of programmes across the knowledge innovation chain.

• Collaborative Scientific Research Programme involving scientific institutions from both countries for enhancing the academia-to-academia linkages • Industry Academia Research & Development Programme involving industry and academiafrom both countries for improving the Our competitiveness of the industries involved Programme • Seminars &workshops as platform for knowledge initiation and forward chaining Profile • Targeted programmes as platform for funding agencies of both countries. • Dedicated Student Mobility Support Programme • InnovationProgrammes through PPP • Other Programmes

• Scientists & Researchers having permanent position in an Indian or Who can French university/ R&D institution. • Post-Doctoral and Doctoral students for mobility support. Apply • Industries and researchers from industries (including SMEs &Start-Ups)

• Proposals for Collaborative Scientific Research Programme (with deadline as 1st April & 1st October),Industry Academia Research & DevelopmentProgramme (with deadlines as 1st February and 1st July)& How to Seminars/Workshop can be submitted online (www.cefipraonline.in). Apply • On the basis of specific call launched, proposals are invited for Dedicated Student Mobility Support Programme, Targeted Programmes and Innovation Programmes through PPP.

Contact us: Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA) 5B, Ground Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 For more information please visit : http://www.cefipra.org Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) French Embassy in India Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) Second Call for Proposals on “Red Biotechnology up to Pre-commercialization Stage” Last Date for Submission of Proposals: 15th July 2016 Themes of the Call »» Molecular diagnostic for prediction of Alzheimer’s and other dementia »» New assisting technologies for mobility of physically challenged (including prosthesis and robotics applications) »» Biomaterials and cell engineering for health applications

HOW TO APPLY Interested applicants can submit a complete proposal in the prescribed format (http://www.cefipra.org/pdf/ Advt_Publication%20BIRAC-SST.pdf) to the mail id [email protected] by 15th July 2016 at midnight (India time). For Further information please contact Director, CEFIPRA, email: [email protected], Dr. Mamoni Banerjee, email: [email protected] or Dr Jyoti Shukla, Manager (Technical), BIRAC email: [email protected]

Call for proposal in all areas of technology of interest to the Industry under Industry Academia Research & Development Programme of CEFIPRA Last Date for Submission of Full Proposals: 1st July, 2016

Who can apply The proposal must involve at least one industrial partner from France and one from India and a research institute from France & one from India. Proposals involving one industrial partner from one country and one research institute from other country are also welcome however clear justification should be provided for the same.

HOW TO APPLY Applicant can submit the full proposal through online www.cefipraonline.in For further information please contact: Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director ([email protected]), Dr. Mamoni Banerjee, Scientific Officer ([email protected]) Ensemble | January – February 2016 xv Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/ CEFIPRA) is a model for international collaborative research in advanced areas of Science & Technology. The Centre was established in 1987 being supported by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, Government of France. CEFIPRA is actively involved in supporting Indo-French Science, Technology & Innovation system through various activities. Scientific Collaborative Research Programme focuses on academia-to-academia collaborations between Indian and French academic collaborators in various domains. Industry Academia Research & Development Programme emphasizes to develop the linkage between Industry and Academia from France and India. Dedicated mobility support programmes of CEFIPRA provide exposure to young researchers of the working, social and cultural environment of the partnering country. Targeted Programmes of CEFIPRA provide platform for Indian and French National Funding Agencies to implement programmes for specific areas. Innovation programmes through PPP mode, are the programmes where industries join hands with CEFIPRA as a funding partner for supporting R & D in defined priority areas.

For further information please contact: Pour touta information complémentaire, veuillez contacter: Director Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research 5B, Ground Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003 INDIA Tel: 011 2468 2251, 2468 2252, 2463 3567, 4352 6261 Fax: +91 -11-24648632 E-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.cefipra.org