Redis Expands Redis Iris to Give AI Agents the Memory, Context, and Messaging They Need to get to Production

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Redis today announced the next chapter of Redis Iris, its real-time context engine for AI agents. Redis Iris now offers six customizable capabilities designed to be used together or independently, that give agents the memory, context, and messaging they need to work reliably in the real world: Redis Intent Router, Redis Agent Playbooks, Redis Agent Memory, Redis Context Gateway, Redis Lens, and Redis Agent Mesh.

AI models and infrastructure are now good enough for the enterprise, yet few teams are seeing repeatable, production-level success with agents. Agents often lack the right context, at the right time, remembered the right way. Those that do deliver value often do so inefficiently, with over-stuffed prompts, redundant LLM calls, and brittle custom integrations that cost more in tokens and time than the value they return.

“Agents need the same foundations as apps and microservices: live app data, runtime state and service communication” said Rowan Trollope, CEO of Redis. “They also need new capabilities like memory, context management and routing. Redis already sits in the hot path as the leading runtime database for apps. Developers shouldn’t need five infrastructure products to make agents work. Iris brings those primitives together in one place so developers can build agents that work in production.”

Six capabilities, one runtime

Iris delivers production-ready context, memory, and messaging from day one, while letting teams customize each capability to their agents. The release includes:

• Intent Router (GA) matches the meaning of a request rather than its wording and sends it to the right destination, whether a remembered FAQ, an agent skill, a human, or an LLM. It also supports agent and model routing, guardrails, and “fuzzy” if-statements, so decisions are not limited to true or false.
• Agent Playbooks (GA) lets teams define which answers are stable and should be reused, and which require current data and a fresh run of a known procedure. Playbooks become more thorough and accurate the more they run, reducing resolution times and token spend.
• Agent Memory (GA) builds memories from user actions as well as documents and other semi-structured data through MemoryETL, organizes them in hierarchies for finer-grained control, and provides inspection, audit, and provenance. It can also forget what it should not keep, such as personally identifiable information.
• Context Gateway (GA) gives agents a single, governed point of entry to connected context sources. Teams can bring their own MCP servers, cache which tools solve a given problem to reduce token use, and build reusable results for consistency across sessions.
• Lens (beta) makes agent behavior traceable. Every outcome can be traced back to the skill, route, or FAQ that served it, the memory it learned from, and the source session, providing auditable evidence alongside visibility into task success, tokens per task, and latency.
• Agent Mesh (beta) lets agents communicate over ephemeral streams and automatically buffers and reconnects when a connection drops. Durable SSE Streams keep responses flowing through interruptions, and A2A Comms give agents a reliable channel for delegation and handoffs.

Together, the capabilities help ensure agents remember the right things, answer the right way, and are transparent in every action, while delivering more outcomes per token. Because Iris runs on the Redis technology teams already know, organizations can reduce the custom integration work that typically connects retrieval, memory, routing, and messaging.

Built for the messy real world

Production agents must handle unpredictable human inputs, multiple channels, and handoffs between agents; any of which can become a point of failure. Iris is built around four principles: context should be navigable rather than siloed, memory should be adaptive and selective, context should be efficient to keep costs in check, and context should compound as agents learn from past interactions.

Since Redis Iris first launched in May 2026, customers have been putting it to work in production.

“Everything you see in Paradigm is stored in Redis. It is the memory and orchestration layer that lets our agents work in real time, at a scale that wasn’t possible before,” said June Lee, CTO, Paradigm.

Availability and resources

Redis Iris is available today. Intent Router, Agent Playbooks, Agent Memory, and Context Gateway are generally available; Lens and Agent Mesh are in beta. To learn more, visit redis.io/iris.

Redis will host a live first look at the release with the engineering team behind it on Nov. 12 (Americas) and Nov. 17 (EMEA). Registration is available at redis.io/resources/videos/redis-iris-full-spectrum.

About Redis

Redis is the world’s fastest data platform. From its open source origins in 2011 to becoming the #1 cited brand for caching solutions, Redis has helped more than 10,000 customers build, scale, and deploy the apps our world runs on. With cloud and on-prem databases for caching, GenAI, and more, Redis helps digital businesses set a new standard for app speed.

Located in San Francisco, Austin, London, Tel Aviv and Singapore, Redis is internationally recognized as the leader in building fast apps fast. Learn more at redis.io.

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Puri-Bhubaneswar Highway Set for Six-Laning; Soil Testing Begins, 45-Minute Journey in Focus

Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (UDN): The proposed expansion of the Puri-Bhubaneswar National Highway into a six-lane corridor has taken its first step, with soil testing underway at key locations along the route. The ambitious infrastructure project aims to ease chronic traffic congestion and reduce travel time between the two cities to approximately 45 minutes.

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Geo Design & Research (P) Ltd. has begun preliminary soil investigations at Pattanikiya, Satsankha and Chandanpur to assess ground conditions ahead of the proposed highway development.

The project is expected to bring major relief to thousands of commuters, pilgrims and tourists travelling between Bhubaneswar and Puri, particularly during peak tourist seasons, weekends and major religious festivals. Traffic congestion on the route often leads to prolonged delays, especially during Rath Yatra and Suna Besha, when lakhs of devotees visit the holy town.

Key congestion points, including Pipili Toll Gate, Satsankha market and Malatipatpur, have frequently witnessed traffic bottlenecks, sometimes leaving motorists stranded for hours.

According to the Puri District Collector, the proposed road expansion may extend beyond six lanes to eight lanes at selected stretches, depending on traffic requirements and local conditions. The project is also expected to incorporate a range of public amenities to improve the travel experience.

Plans include roadside facilities, public toilets and other essential conveniences for pilgrims and tourists. Two elevators have also been proposed at certain locations as part of the infrastructure development.

Local Culture to Get a Boost

Beyond improving road connectivity, the project is expected to provide opportunities to promote Odisha’s traditional arts and crafts. Proposed wayside facilities will include spaces to showcase and market local products, particularly Pipili’s renowned Chandua (appliqué work).

Such facilities could give tourists greater exposure to the region’s cultural heritage while creating additional opportunities for local artisans and businesses.

Focus on Safety and Regional Development

The highway expansion is also expected to improve road safety by providing wider carriageways and better traffic management infrastructure, helping address accident-prone stretches along the existing route.

The proposed development assumes particular importance following the massive crowds witnessed during recent Rath Yatra celebrations, which once again highlighted the limitations of the existing road infrastructure.

Beyond strengthening the Bhubaneswar-Puri connection, the project is expected to support the broader vision of the proposed Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Metropolitan Region. Improved connectivity could also contribute to tourism, trade and economic activities linked to Puri’s emerging blue economy.

With preliminary soil investigations now underway, the project has entered an important preparatory phase. If implemented as envisaged, the upgraded highway could significantly transform travel between Odisha’s capital city and its most prominent pilgrimage and tourism destination, making the journey faster, safer and more convenient.

Olive Ridley Turtles Face Fishing Threat as Mass Nesting Season Nears at Gahirmatha

Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (UDN): With lakhs of Olive Ridley sea turtles expected to arrive along Odisha’s Gahirmatha coast for their annual mass nesting, concerns are mounting over the continued threat posed by illegal fishing in the protected marine zone.

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Gahirmatha, located in Kendrapara district, is Odisha’s only marine sanctuary and one of the world’s most important nesting grounds for Olive Ridley turtles. The endangered marine species travels thousands of kilometres to reach the coast, where female turtles gather on sandy beaches to lay eggs before returning to the sea.

However, environmentalists have warned that fishing trawlers operating inside restricted waters continue to endanger the turtles. Thousands are reportedly killed after becoming entangled in fishing nets, raising questions over the enforcement of seasonal fishing restrictions.

Illegal trawling raises conservation concerns

Mechanised fishing is prohibited from November 1 to May 31 within 20 km of the coastline between Dhamra and the Devi river mouth to protect Olive Ridley turtles during their breeding and nesting period.

Despite the restrictions, hundreds of trawlers allegedly enter the prohibited zone to take advantage of the availability of fish in the waters during these months.

Turtles caught in fishing nets often drown before they can reach the surface to breathe. Environmentalists say continued violations could undermine years of conservation efforts and have called for stronger surveillance and strict action against offenders.

Environmentalist Satyabadi Jena urged the Forest Department to intensify protection measures and ensure that illegal fishing is stopped.

He said those operating trawlers in restricted waters should face strict punishment, stressing that authorities must ensure the turtles can reach nesting beaches, lay their eggs and return safely to the sea.

Previous nesting concerns deepen alarm

The conservation concerns have also been heightened by claims that Olive Ridley turtles failed to undertake mass nesting at Gahirmatha last year.

Lawyer Devdutt Sethy said the turtles had returned without carrying out the expected mass nesting, warning that continued threats to their safety could further affect their population.

He urged the Odisha Forest Department to treat turtle protection as a priority, particularly during the crucial nesting period.

Olive Ridley turtles are an important part of the marine ecosystem, and their protection is considered essential for maintaining ecological balance along the Odisha coast.

Questions over patrol infrastructure

The Supreme Court, in 2004, assigned responsibilities for protecting Olive Ridley turtles to the Forest Department, Coast Guard, Marine Police and Fisheries Department.

As part of the protection arrangements, the Forest Department was provided with three high-speed boats to patrol the Gahirmatha coastline. However, reports that all three vessels had become non-operational have raised concerns about the department’s ability to monitor the protected waters effectively.

The department has also faced criticism over its alleged failure to prevent trawlers from entering restricted areas in previous years.

Forest Department says preparations are in place

Rajnagar Divisional Forest Officer Varadaraj Gaonkar said the department had made arrangements for the protection period beginning November 1 and continuing until May 31.

He said steps had been taken to ensure that the speedboats remained operational and that the department had put its protection infrastructure in place.

According to Gaonkar, 14 protection camps and two offshore protection camps have been prepared to strengthen surveillance along the coast and in adjoining waters.

The coming weeks will be crucial as the turtles begin arriving at Gahirmatha. Environmentalists say effective coordination among the Forest Department, Coast Guard, Marine Police and Fisheries Department will be essential to prevent illegal fishing and ensure a safe nesting season.

Amid rising air pollution, Greenwater Scientific introduces a ₹63k alternative to air purifiers

GURUGRAM, India, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Greenwater Scientific is bringing photosynthesis into Indian homes with the greenwaterHOME Air Synthesizer. The device uses living microalgae to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, alongside Pre, HEPA and activated carbon filters for dust, smoke and pollutants. It is available across India at ₹63,720.

The device holds a living microalgae culture that draws carbon dioxide out of indoor air and returns oxygen to the room, alongside HEPA and carbon filters for dust and fumes. It comes out of more than three years of research and development. In the company’s sealed-room tests, CO₂ fell by an average of 32% every hour, and an NABL-accredited laboratory measured a 95.1% drop in PM2.5.

Indian cities have taught everyone to worry about the air outside: dust from building sites, smoke from burning stubble, exhaust from traffic. Far less attention goes to the air we create at home. Each breath adds a little carbon dioxide to the room, and with the doors and windows closed, it builds up within a few hours. Filters do nothing about it, and that is the gap the Air Synthesizer was designed to fill.

Why Not Just Get a Plant?

Roughly 3/4th of the oxygen on Earth is produced by phytoplankton and microalgae drifting in the ocean. Forests and other land plants make most of what’s left. A flat in Gurugram or Mumbai uses oxygen all day and produces almost none.

Houseplants help less than most people expect. Ordinary indoor lighting is too weak, and the wrong spectrum, for proper photosynthesis. Plants by a window gather dust on their leaves, which cuts the light they can use. Even a well kept plant, with good light, clean leaves and regular watering, makes about 0.4 litres of oxygen a day, based on leaf-science data published by Ugaoo.

The Air Synthesizer makes 46 litres of oxygen a day, as measured by an NABL-accredited laboratory. Matching that would take around 80 houseplants.

Why algae

A plant puts much of its energy into roots, stems and leaves, and only part of its body does photosynthesis. A microalga is a single cell packed with chlorophyll. It photosynthesises over its whole surface and keeps dividing. For their size, algae are far better than plants at turning carbon dioxide into oxygen, and they need very little space to do it.

Algae grow best in a photobioreactor, a vessel that manages light, carbon dioxide, temperature and nutrients while keeping contamination out. Greenwater Scientific grows every culture it ships in its own photobioreactor lab at its Gurugram headquarters. The Air Synthesizer is a compact version of the same equipment, built for a living room.

Inside the unit, a fan pulls room air through water that holds the algae. The CO₂ in that air dissolves, the algae take it up, and oxygen rises back out into the room.

What a closed room does to you

People now track their sleep, heart rate variability, blood oxygen, recovery and strain in close detail, and most of the work to improve those numbers goes into the body itself. The room matters as well. Shut the door and the air starts to change, with CO₂ creeping up for as long as anyone stays inside.

Opening a window is the obvious fix, though in most large Indian cities the heat, the noise or the pollution outside usually rules it out. Photosynthesis is the other way to bring CO₂ down. Greenwater Scientific tested the Air Synthesizer in a sealed, insulated 8 × 8 × 8 ft room filled with more than 3,000 ppm of CO₂, measuring levels every 15 minutes, every day from 14 November to 12 December 2025. With the device running, CO₂ fell by an average of 32% an hour (±3%) and dropped below 1,000 ppm in about three hours. Without it, levels stayed above 3,000 ppm.

Furniture first

Most air purifiers are tolerated rather than liked, and plenty end up in a corner once the smog season passes. “They look like sitting reminders that the world is coming to an end,” said Dhruv Mehta, co-founder of Greenwater Scientific. “We wanted something that fits into your interior design and does a job at the same time.”

The Air Synthesizer doubles as a side table, with a flat top for a coffee mug, a photo frame or a few books. Through its clear panel you can watch the culture shift from pale to deep green as it grows over the weeks. The darker it gets, the more CO₂ the algae are taking in.

Filters for the air from outside

Alongside the algae, the unit carries an H13-grade HEPA filter made of microfibre glass and an activated carbon fibre filter with a honeycomb mesh. The HEPA layer traps fine dust and smoke particles, much of which comes in from outdoors. The carbon layer absorbs VOCs such as benzene, which are given off by paint, cleaning products and furniture.

An NABL-accredited laboratory measured reductions of 95.1% in PM2.5, 95.7% in PM10 and 77.9% in benzene under test conditions.

From a documentary to a living room

Dhruv Mehta got the idea while watching a Netflix documentary that explained how much more efficient algae and phytoplankton are at photosynthesis than trees. One question stayed with him: “Then why have we always been taught to grow more plants to fight air pollution, if nature already has a more effective resource?”

Proving the concept could work in a home took time. From then on, the team’s guiding principle was to recreate the conditions of the ocean as closely as they could.

Microalgae and their cousins, cyanobacteria, helped give Earth a breathable atmosphere. They were making oxygen long before trees, long before dinosaurs, and long before any creature with lungs came along to breathe it. Nobody has thanked them for it yet.

The Air Synthesizer takes that 3-billion-year-old process out of the ocean and puts it next to your sofa.

About Greenwater Scientific

Greenwater Scientific is an Indian biotechnology company developing micro-algae technology for indoor air care. Co-founded by Dhruv Mehta and Sumir Mehta, the company combines research originating at the University of California San Diego with engineering and manufacturing in Manesar, Haryana.

Its flagship product, the greenwaterHOME Air Synthesizer, uses living micro-algae to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen through photosynthesis, alongside three-stage filtration to remove airborne pollutants.

Greenwater Scientific has participated in the Blackstone LaunchPad Accelerator, received U.S. Congressional recognition, and won the Grand Prize at UC San Diego’s Triton Innovation Challenge.

For more information, visit greenwaterscientific.com.

Notes to editors: The full NABL test report and high-resolution product images are available on request.

Media contact: Dhruv Mehta, dm@greenwaterscientific.com, greenwaterscientific.com

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Centre Approves Rs 4,371-Crore VISTAR Scheme to Modernise India’s Statistical System

New Delhi, Nov 4: In a major push to modernise India’s official data infrastructure, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rs 4,371.10-crore Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics & Research (VISTAR) Scheme for the five-year period from 2026-27 to 2030-31.

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The scheme, approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to transform the country’s statistical ecosystem by making official data collection more technology-driven, timely, transparent and accessible.

Aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, the initiative seeks to establish a modern statistical framework supported by real-time data, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and improved data integration.

The scheme will cover the statistical and data management activities of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), with a focus on strengthening evidence-based policymaking at both national and state levels.

Three key pillars of the VISTAR scheme

The initiative will operate through three major components:

Comprehensive Statistical Operations and Strengthening of Ecosystem.

Support for Statistical Strengthening (SSS).

Economic Census (EC).

Together, these components are intended to improve the quality of official statistics, strengthen institutional capacity and address critical data gaps across different sectors of the economy.

59 surveys planned to improve data coverage

Under the Comprehensive Statistical Operations component, MoSPI plans to conduct 59 surveys during the 16th Finance Commission cycle, compared with 43 major surveys undertaken previously.

The expanded survey programme is expected to generate more detailed information across sectors, helping policymakers identify emerging economic and social trends and design more targeted interventions.

The ministry will also accelerate the digital transformation of statistical operations, covering the entire process from data collection to processing, validation, analysis and dissemination.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be integrated into regular statistical workflows to improve accuracy, efficiency and the speed of data processing.

The government also plans to introduce new statistical indicators, including the Headline Index of Services Production and the Index of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises.

AI-ready data and alternative sources to strengthen policymaking

A key feature of VISTAR is the development of a harmonised and interoperable national data ecosystem.

MoSPI will focus on standardised data cataloguing, machine-readable formats, secure data-sharing protocols and privacy-focused systems to reduce information silos across government departments.

The initiative will also explore alternative data sources, including mobile phone records, scanner data and e-commerce information, to complement conventional surveys.

These sources are expected to help fill information gaps, reduce the burden on survey respondents and improve the availability of economic data.

The scheme will further support capacity building by creating opportunities for students, young researchers and academic institutions through internship programmes and research initiatives.

States and UTs to receive support for statistical capacity

The Support for Statistical Strengthening component, known as SSS 2.0, will provide financial and technical assistance to State and Union Territory governments through a redesigned, deliverable-linked framework.

The objective is to improve the ability of states to generate reliable and detailed statistics at district and other local levels.

MoSPI will extend technical support for developing district-level and million-plus city estimates through major national surveys, including the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) and Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE).

The initiative will also strengthen the compilation of State and District Domestic Product estimates and the State-level Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

This is expected to help state governments identify local development gaps and make policy decisions based on more accurate regional data.

Eighth Economic Census to map India’s unorganised sector

Another major component of the scheme is the proposed Eighth Economic Census, which will be conducted by MoSPI in collaboration with State and Union Territory governments.

The census will collect detailed information on non-farm establishments and the workers engaged by them, with data coverage extending down to the Gram Panchayat and municipal ward levels.

The exercise will provide a comprehensive picture of the country’s unorganised economic sector and support the development of a National Statistical Business Register.

The proposed register will serve as a foundation for targeted enterprise surveys, economic planning and policy interventions.

The data is also expected to improve assessments of the contribution made by unorganised businesses to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Focus on a stronger data-driven economy

With an allocation of Rs 4,371.10 crore over five years, the VISTAR scheme represents a significant investment in strengthening India’s statistical infrastructure.

By combining expanded surveys, digital technologies, state-level capacity building and a comprehensive Economic Census, the government aims to make official statistics more reliable, detailed and responsive to changing policy requirements.

The initiative is expected to strengthen the foundation for data-driven governance and support more informed economic and developmental planning as India moves towards its Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.