Congratulations! Dr. B.B. Jha, Chief Scientist, AMT Department for having been selected as the recipient of NACE International Gateway India Section (NIGIS) Award for excellence in Corrosion Science and Technology for the year 2016 for his significant contributions to the field of Surface Science and Engineering through Corrosion, Oxidation and Life Cycle Evaluation of components made up of metals, alloys, ceramics and composites.

MoU signed with M/s. Essar Steel India Ltd., Paradeep, Odisha, for development of conceptual flow sheet for setting up of commercial beneficiation plant based on iron ore from Ghoraburhani sagasahi mines.

CSIR-IMMT has been conferred first prize and presented "Chal Vaijayantee Shield Award", by Nagar Rajbhasa Karyanwayan Samiti,TOLIC, Bhubaneswar for its outstanding contribution in implementation of official language policy during 2015-16

MoU signed with Centurion University of Technology and Management(CUTM), to work together for developing and transferring technology from 'Lab to Land and Land to Lab' for the betterment of people and sustainable development of society.

Congratulations! Mr. Murali Sekhar Jena, Scientist,Mineral Processing Dept., on award of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad. The title of the Ph.D. thesis is "Studies on Characterization and Pre-Concentration of PGE Values from Low Grade Chromite Ores of Boula Area, Odisha".

Congratulations! Dr. U. Subudhi Scientist, Environment & Sustainability Dept. for receiving CSIR- Young Scientist Award-2016 in Biological Sciences.

MoU signed with M/s HTPL, Bhubaneswar for setting up of Technology Incubation Centre and Skill Development Centre at Bhubaneswar on PPP mode.

CSIR-IMMT entered into an Agreement for Knowledge Alliance with M/s Innocule Materials and Additives Pvt. Ltd for  development of Filter Aids & Dispensing Agent for use in Iron ore beneficiation industries.