Guneet Monga is to be conferred with honour of the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier Award).
It is the second-highest civilian French honour and has earlier been awarded to big Hollywood names like Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Bruce Willis.
The United Arab Emirates named the next two astronauts in its space programme including the country’s first female astronaut.
Noura al-Matroushi is the UAE’s first female astronaut.
Advanced Antiquities Management System was introduced by the Goa government recently.
It was the first such system in the country for storage of antiquities.