- Worlds Largest Mahatma Gandhi Statue ( 70 feet ) Constructed in Patna.
- " Saral " Satellite Developed by India and France.
- A space rock a few meters across exploded in Earth's atmosphere above the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia.
- France award " Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur " (Legion of Honour) - Amertya Sen .
