In response to the invitation from the Additional secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the faculty coordinator, Dr.Chakravarthy P., and a student representative, Shri Satyajit Kaman of the Adi Karmayogi Student Chapter, IIST, attended the National Conclave on Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan on 17th October 2025, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The program was graced by Shri Jual Oram, the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs and Shri Durgadas Uikey, the Honourable Minister of State for Tribal Affairs.

Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Vice Chancellor, IIST, provided a deep dive into Aditya-L1 mission, India's dedicated solar observatory positioned at the Lagrange-1 point. Prof. Banerjee explained how the mission is crucial for continuously monitoring the Sun, having already detected many solar flares and studying the early phases of large solar explosions with its powerful instruments like the coronagraph.

Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) Thiruvananthapuram and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Centre (AMTDC), Research Park, IIT Madras on 26 th September 2025 to enhance academic and research collaborations in the areas of mutual interest.

explore avenues for collaborative research to advance national goals. Among the key themes identified, research on Sustainable Infrastructure on the Moon and Beyond emerged as a priority, along with other promising areas. IIST Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, emphasized the importance of initiating joint research through student collaborations at multiple levels. Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph, Pro Vice Chancellor of IIST, outlined the potential areas of collaboration between the two institutes.

Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph, Pro Vice Chancellor, IIST, has been recognised in Stanford University's World Ranking of the Top 2% Scientists. He has nine books, more than 250 research papers in leading international journals and multiple patents to his credit. His work commands significant global impact, reflected in an h-index of 66 and more than 18,000 citations. He has been listed in the Stanford list of the world's top 2% scientists for five consecutive years (2020-2025).

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is establishing Adi Karmayogi Student Chapters across India’s premier institutions, including IITs, IIMs, AIIMS, NITs, Central Universities, and other leading institutes. These Chapters aim to inspire, mentor, and empower youth, linking them with platforms of learning, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, and social transformation.

Ms. Amalu Shaji, a Research Scholar at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), has been awarded the Charles Wallace India Trust Short Term Research Grant. She is currently pursuing her research under the guidance of Dr. Gigy J. Alex in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book edited by Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph, Pro Vice-Chancellor, IIST.

• Title: PEEK Blends And Composites: Synthesis, Process, And Apllications
• Editors: Kuruvilla Joseph, Suryasarathu Bose, Saritha Appukuttan, Battula Druga Siva Deeraj
• Publisher: Elsevier

ISBN: Paperback 978-0-443-24061-4 | E-Book 978-0-443-24060-7

Delighted to share that Springer has announced the publication of the conference proceedings Advances in Aerospace and Energy, Volume I, edited by Dr. S. R. Shine (Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIST) and Dr. S. Sunil Kumar (Former DD, LPSC, Thiruvananthapuram). This volume presents state- of-the-art research and perspectives from the International Conference on Advances in Aerospace and Energy (IAES 2024).

News in the Malayala Manorama newspaper on 15th September 2025, about the photographs of Lunar Eclipse captured at IIST by students Mr. Muhammad Rafi (PhD) and Mr. Paramveer Singh (2nd year B-Tech)