A team from IIST participated in the 43rd annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), held between 16-19 Feb 2025 at NIT-Rourkela. The team included Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IIST, who was the President of ASI, Prof. Sarita Vig, who is the Secretary of ASI, Prof. Umesh Kadhane – invited Plenary speaker and a number of PhD, Masters and undergraduate students. Prof Dipankar Banerjee delivered the Presidential address. Prof. Sarita Vig carried out the proceedings of the Inaugural and Concluding sessions as well as chaired the session on ASI Awards talks.

In a remarkable event, Dr V. Narayanan, Secretary DOS / Chairman, ISRO / President, GB, IIST, visited the IIST campus on 21st February 2025 and delivered an inspiring talk to the academic community of IIST. He recollected the humble beginning of the IIST and contributions made by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Shri. G. Madhavan Nair, Dr K. Radhakrishnan, Dr B. N. Suresh etc. He urged IIST students to have great aims in life and to be the brand ambassador of the institute. He stressed the need for intellectual and value based education for the society.

IIST MUN 2025 was organised from 21st February to 23 February 2025. The three-day national-level conference provided participants with a unique and immersive experience, mirroring the operations of the United Nations. This event challenged inspired, and shaped the leaders of tomorrow, allowing students to enhance their skills in negotiation, public speaking, and critical thinking while addressing global issues. This year, IIST MUN featured three committees: UNHRC, UNCOPUOS, and NYP. Shri. T.P. Sreenivasan IFS (Retd.), Former Ambassador, inaugurated the 12th edition of MUN.

The International Women's Day was celebrated in IIST on 07th March, 2025 . Dr. S. Seetha, Emeritus Professor, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru was the Chief Guest who delivered a talk on the topic 'Challenges in Space Missions'. Space missions in India are great opportunities to create new avenues. Whether the experiments are scientist-driven or agency driven there are unique requirements and constraints which one has to work within in realising the experiments and during their operation in space. The talk highlighted some of these challenges and how they were dealt with. Dr.