On the occasion of the festival of France in India “Bonjour India!” organized by the Embassy of France in India, The Centre for Sustainable Technology, IISc, Bangalore, the Centre de Sciences Humaines, New-Delhi and the French Institute of Pondicherry, both Research Units of the CNRS, France, are organizing a two day workshop followed by a one day conference : "Indo-French Workshop and Conference on Science, Technology and Humanities - A Tryst with Sustainable Devlopment".

Lucien Chabason will present the role of expertise in biodiversity.

Sophie Galharret, co-chairman of the session on "Understanding climate variability and climate change and its impact on the environment", will discuss energy prospective scenarios.