Today's Mathrubhumi reports that the heads of 8 research centres in Thiruvananthapuram jointly signed an agreement for the formation of a 'Research Cluster'.
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute (SCTIMST), Rajeev Gandhi (RGC, Indian Institute for Science Education and Research (IISER), National Centre for Earth Sciences Studies (NCESS), Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI),National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C- DAC) are the partnering research institutions in the cluster.

Released a wonderful illustrated book for children on the Constitution by @Sutapa Basu yesterday evening. Glad to find little ones in the mostly adult audience — promoting Constitutional literacy among the young should be a national priority!