The Department of Atomic Energy’s 2025 review captures a strand of India’s growth: laboratories translating into everyday services, industrial platforms supporting exports, and research institutions producing measurable public value.
Cancer care is the most direct example. On 22 August 2025 the Prime Minister inaugurated the 150-bed Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Muzaffarpur, Bihar, adding specialised capacity closer to patients who often face travel and cost barriers. Tata Memorial Hospital recorded 1.3 lakh patient registrations in FY 2024–25, while around five lakh women in Varanasi, Sangrur, Mullanpur and Guwahati were screened for oral, breast and cervical cancer. Internationally, the IAEA recognised Tata Memorial Hospital as a “Rays of Hope” Anchor Center.
| Indicator (FY 2024–25 unless stated) | Figure reported | Why it matters |
| Muzaffarpur cancer facility | 150 beds | Regional access to oncology services |
| TMC patient registrations | 1.3 lakh | Sustained demand and throughput |
| Women screened (four centres) | ~5 lakh | Preventive care moving to scale |
| IAEA recognition | “Rays of Hope” Anchor Center | Global confidence in Indian capability |
Diagnostics and therapy depend on reliable radiopharmaceutical supply. The 30 MeV medical cyclotron facility in Kolkata continued commercial production of FDG and other radiopharmaceuticals, delivering 371 curie-equivalent doses to hospitals for cancer diagnostics. A new therapeutic intervention using ¹⁷⁷Lu-DOTA-FAPI-2286 entered routine practice, alongside five new diagnostic interventions, supported by demonstrated indigenous capability for separation and enrichment of ¹⁷⁶Lu.
A second contribution is sterilisation, which links nuclear technology to both safety and manufacturing competitiveness. The Agricultural Radiation Processing Facility crossed one crore sterilised medical devices using an indigenously developed 10 MeV, 6 kW linear accelerator for electron-beam sterilisation. At Indore, an electron-beam facility operating to ISO standards completed cumulative sterilisation of 1.53 crore medical devices by September 2025, with products exported to more than 35 countries. ISOMED 2, a high-intensity land-based stationary gamma irradiator with Category II type design, was completed in May 2025 to serve terminal sterilisation needs.
| Sterilisation and processing | Output cited | Link to the wider economy |
| ARPF electron-beam services | 1.00 crore devices | Indigenous accelerator platform at scale |
| Indore electron-beam facility | 1.53 crore devices | ISO-grade services enabling exports |
| ISOMED 2 gamma irradiator | Completed May 2025 | High-capacity terminal sterilisation |
| Gamma processing facilities | 40 operating; 17 MoUs; 6 commissioned | Diffusion into states and industry |
Radiation science is also being channelled into food security. An early-maturing mutant banana variety (TBM-9) was developed and notified with the National Research Centre for Banana, and an early-maturing sorghum mutant variety (RTS-43) with 15–20 per cent higher grain yield was gazette notified. With these, BARC’s number of released varieties reached 72, and six previously released oilseed varieties have been extended for cultivation to additional states.
The review also records advances in security and high technology. ECIL developed CBRN protection systems for vital installations and integrated the first production module for Akash-Prime with 360-degree engagement capability. It supplied C4I systems for a shore-based anti-ship missile system to BrahMos Aerospace for export to a friendly foreign country and undertook first-time integration of a vehicle-mounted radar.
Recognition and human capital form the final layer. India hosted the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in August 2025 with participation from 64 countries, and Indian students mentored by TIFR won medals across major international Olympiads. DAE received the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar for a second consecutive year, while IREL and ECIL secured SCOPE Eminence Awards. In the NIRF 2025, HBNI ranked 7th in the research institution category and the Nature Index 2024–25 placed it first in India for Physical Sciences publications and third overall.
This is an ecosystem story: health, industry, agriculture, security and research moving in parallel, with institutions that convert complex science into practical national outcomes. What stands out is the breadth of delivery. From a hospital ward in Bihar to an ISO-certified sterilisation line in Indore, the same public system is underwriting India’s confidence in high-stakes sectors at scale.
(Data source: PIB and other GOI platforms)