Current Affairs - International - Discussion

France is collaborating with India on the TRISHNA Earth observation mission through the French space agency CNES and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). TRISHNA, or Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural Resource Assessment, is designed to provide detailed observations of Earth’s surface temperature, emissivity and environmental conditions. The mission will study terrestrial water stress, coastal and inland waters, urban heat islands, glaciers, snow-melt runoff and other climate-related factors. France is contributing the Thermal Infrared (TIR) payload, while ISRO is developing the VNIR-SWIR payload. The mission represents significant space cooperation between India and France in Earth observation and climate research.