Ex-ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar gets France's highest civilian award

NEW DELHI: Former ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar was Thursday conferred with France's highest civilian award - Chevalier de l'Ordre national de la L�gion d'Honneur - for his contribution to India-France space cooperation.According to an official statement, on behalf of the President of France, Ambassador of France to India, Alexandre Ziegler conferred Kumar with the highest civilian honour of France.Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman of CNES, the French space agency, was present at the special investiture ceremony held at the Residence of France here, it said.(AGENCIES)