November 14  2008   An MoU has been signed between Board of Radiation & Isotope Technology  and M/s Gamma Tech, Aralvoimzhoi, Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu for setting up of a multitasking Gamma Radiation Facility in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu. Dr. A.K. Kohli, Chief Executive, BRIT signed the MoU on behalf of President of India and Mr. N. Azhappan, signed it as the proprietor of Gamma Tech, Tamilnadu.

August 23 2008   An agreement has been signed between Ministry of Science & Technology, Sri Lanka and M/s Symec Engineers (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai for construction of a 3 MCi multipurpose Gamma Irradiator facility at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

M/s Symec Engineers (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai had submitted a joint bid after taking a quotation from BRIT for 150 kCi of Co-60 source pencils and radiation related expert services. The total contract is worth US $ 1340,000 out of which BRIT's part is US $ 430,000. BRIT has not made any commitment to supply Co-60 sources after the initial supply and no Bank Guarantee is payable by BRIT  to Sri Lanka.  

August 8 2008   An MoU was signed between Board of Radiation & Isotope Technology (BRIT) and Friends Ventures Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Friends Ventures) for setting up a radiation processing plant. Dr. A.K. Kohli, Chief Executive, BRIT on August 8, 2008 signed for setting up of a multipurpose gamma irradiation processing facility in Sriperumbudur industrial area near Chennai. Shri Alankar Satpathy, MD Friends Ventures Pvt. Ltd. signed the understanding after making the payment of Rs1,00,000 (Rs. One Lakh) towards first installment in this regard.

July 21 2008   Foundation Stone has been laid by Dr. A.K. Kohli, Chief Executive, BRIT on July 21, 2008 for a new Radiation Processing Plant for medical and food products being set up by M/s. Impartial Agrotech (P) Ltd., at Unnao.  The plant is located close to national highway between Lucknow and Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

May 1 2008 BRIT achieves a turnover of  Rs. 44.22 crores which is 11 percent higher than the previous financial year ( click for turnover graph)

March 17 2008 BRIT has signed an agreement with M/s. Desai Fruits & Vegetables Pvt. Ltd., Navsari, Gujarat for utilization of KRUSHAK Irradiator in Public-Private Partnership mode for irradiation of mangoes for export to USA.

March 8 2008 Dr. A.K. Kohli, Chief Executive, BRIT and Dr. N. Sivaprasad, Sr. General Manager, Radioppharmaceuticals, BRIT attended and addressed the National Workshop on 'Applications of  Radiosiotopes in Biology' at Mangalore University. Press Coverage: Times of India, The Deccan Herald, Kannada Newspaper1, Kannada Newspaper2

Feb 10, 2008 BRIT participated in a two day National seminar cum exhibition Applications of Radiosiotopes & Radiation Technology (ARRT-2008) at Guru Nanak Dev Univeristy, Amritsar on February 7,8 2008. Dr. A.K. Kohli, Chief Executive, BRIT was the chief guest. The seminar was jointly organized by NAARRI, BRIT, DAE and BRNS. 

July 10 2007: An agreement for technology transfer of Hydrogel and Burn Injury Dressings was made on the 10th Day of July in the year 2007 between the President of India, acting through and represented by the Chief Executive, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy, BRIT/BARC Vashi Complex, Sector 20, Vashi, Navi Mumbai- 400 705 and M/s VIRIDIS Bio-Pharma Pvt. Ltd.,  having its registered office at 6/10, Jogani Industrial Complex, V. N.  Purav Marg, Chunabhatti, Mumbai 400 022. An amount of Rs. 10,00,000 (Rupees Ten Lakhs towards technology transfer fees from VIRIDIS was given to BRIT. Thus VIRIDIS becomes the third company after ABS Medicare, Baroda and Reddy's Laboratory, Hyderabad to manufacture the hydrogel dressings on large scale in the country.

March 13 2007 : KRUSHAK - Radiation processing facility at Lasalgaon is being upgraded for irradiation of mangoes for export to USA. The mangoes have to be given a minimum dose of 400 Gray for quarantine treatment. For this an MoU has been signed between BRIT and BARC for operation and maintenance of Krushak facility.

January 27, 2007 : A two day national seminar & 3 days exhibition on applications of radioisotopes and radiation technology (ISOTECH 2007) was held successfully at Muvattupuzha, Kerala on 24-26 January 2007 at Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Kerala

Dr A.K. Kohli, Chief Executive BRIT and president NAARRI gave the welcome address to more than 1000 delegates from in and around Kerala, Hon. MPs Shri  P.C. Thomas  and Shri Francis George, two members of Kerala Panchayat and Several other dignitaries from different Institutes of Kerala attended the seminar on 24th January 2007. A great cultural evening filled with various forms of classical dance and enthralling music was organized by the students of Nirmala College for the delegates . Despite 'Kerala Bandh' on 25th January a very large number of delegates attended informative technical sessions and visited the exhibition.  

December 21, 2006 : A two day regional seminar on 'Applications of radioisotopes and Radiation Technology (ARRT 2006)' jointly organised by Mangalore University, Karnataka  and National Association for Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation in Industry (NAARRI) was a great success. The top officers of BRIT and DAE took leading part in the two day program which received wide coverage in the press. (click for details)

December 5, 2006 : An MoU was signed between BRIT and M/s Khammam District Co-Operative Marketing Society Ltd. (KDCMSL) for setting up a radiation processing facility for large scale irradiation of items cleared by the Government of India for radiation processing in Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh.

December 1, 2006 : Microtrol Sterilisation Services Pvt. Ltd.  who had signed an MoU with BRIT for setting up of gamma radiation processing plant near Bangalore.  The plant is ready for radiation processing and is going to be inaugarated  on 3rd December 2006 by Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy  Commission. Shri S.K. Sharma chairman AERB will be the guest of Honour at the inaugaral function. Shri Dinesh Sharma, Secretary Technology Development Board, DST and Dr. A.K. Kohli, Chief Executive, BRIT are among the special invitees.

October 18, 2006 An  MoU signed with M/s Syndicate Bioirradiators India Pvt. Ltd. of Hyderabad for setting up of radiation processing facility for medical and food products at Mehboobnagar in Andhra Pradesh.

October 6, 2006 - BRIT has signed an MoU for with M/s Innova Agri Bio Park Limited (Kundalahalli near Bangalore) for setting up a radiation processing facility for irradiation of Agri food products, Spices etc. in Malur Taluk, Kolar Dist. Near Bangalore. The facility will be based upon Cobalt-60 irradiation technology for large scale irradiation of of items, which are cleared by Government of India.

Dr. A.K. Kohli, Chief Executive signed the MoU on behalf of President of India, whereas B.Balaji Rao signed for and on behalf of M/s Innova Agri Bio Park Limited. Shri R.D. Iyengar, General Manager, Industrial Radiation Processing and Shri Champak Vas were also present among others.

September 15, 2006 - BRIT has signed an MoU for production and marketing a diagnobact cold kit developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS) of Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.

 Diagnobact is an infection imaging kit using 99mTc labelled ciprofloxacin. Dr. R.K. Triapthi, Director INMAS, DRDO and Dr. A.K. Kohli, Chief Executive, BRIT signed the MoU. Major General Umang Kapoor, Director, C.TECH, DRDO also graced  the occasion.

Later, Dr. A.K. Singh & Dr. A. Bhatnagar of INMAS, DRDO discussed the product with Shri S.S. Sachdev, Dr. Amita Bhelose and Smt. Kiran Mehra of BRIT. Shri Abhaya Sharma, Webmaster, BRIT was also present.  ( 4 Pictures in Photo Gallery INMAS).