The 7th issue of the IIST Hindi Magazine 'Antariksh Dhaaraayein' was released during the inaugural function of DHANAK 2025 on March 14, 2025 Friday. The magazine was released by the Chief Guest Shri. K. Jayakumar IAS (Rtd.), Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala, Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IIST, Prof. Raju K. George, Dean (SA, SW& OR), Smt. Cimy Asaf, Assistant Director (OL) & members of Dhanak Team

IIST has been recognized by the All Kerala Blood Donors Society (KEBS) for its dedication to voluntary blood donation during the 2024-25 session. This honor was awarded at KEBS' 22nd Annual Celebration Ceremony on 15th March 2025 in Trivandrum and was received on behalf of IIST by volunteers from Nirmaan Club, the institute’s social outreach club. IIST would like to recognize the collective efforts of IIST students, the generous donors, and the invaluable support of the IIST Medical Facility Team and the Administration in ensuring the success of these camps.

IIST conducted an educational outreach program for Class 8 and 9 students of Meghalaya at the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) in Umiam from March 21 to 24, 2025. The initiative, led by Prof. Dipankar Banerjee (Director, IIST) aimed at promoting science education, is part of IIST’s vision to engage students across the country to explore the world of science and technology.

Dr. Sarita Vig, Dept. of Earth & Space Sciences, was selected for participation in the Women in Space and Allied Sciences Leadership Programme (WiSLP) – Phase 2, held at Coventry University, United kindgom between 19 - 27 March 2025. The delegation included 13 prolific women scientists selected from across India of various disciplines. The fully sponsored program was carried out under the aegis of Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India, Coventry University, UK, and the British Council – India.

IIST Colloquium on "Evolution of Ice and Organics in the Universe: From Interstellar Ice Grains to Cometary Nuclei" by Dr. Murthy S Gudipati, Senior Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Prof. Satish Dhawan IoE Visiting Chair Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengalur.

IIST Colloquium on "Observing the Wonders of Nature - From Camera Obscura to the International Liquid Mirror Telescope 4m (ILMT)" by Prof. Jean Surdej, Prof. Liege University, Belgium and VAJRA Adjunct Faculty at ARIES, Nainital.

Dr. Saisree, S., secured a spot at the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, which is scheduled from June 29 to July 04, 2025. She is one of the 29 Indian participants to be recommended both by the DST and the Lindau Committee for the meeting. Dr. Saisree completed her Ph.D. in 2023 from the IIST under the guidance of Prof. K. Y. Sandhya, IIST, and currently CM Navakerala Postdoctoral researcher at CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram.

Third IIST Colloquium on " Electronic Voting Machine: How Reliable are They" by Prof. Debasis Kundu