Parveen

[Rishi Tyagi @rishityag]

IIRF Ranking 2026:
#1. ICAR-IARI retains top spot among India's government agriculture and horticulture universities

#2. Punjab Agricultural University

#3. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

https://t.co/RwSExvojjE

[Santosh Gudi @SantoshGudi5]

We are pleased for approval of our book volume “Abiotic stress tolerance in cereals: from conventional breeding to omics and machine learning era” in @SpringerNature

We are inviting experts and researchers for contribution.

Please contact editors:

[Parveen @ChhunejaP]

Congratulations @SurbhiG6

[Surbhi Grewal @SurbhiG6]

Delighted to share that I’ve been awarded the Strampelli Award 2026 at the International Wheat Congress for significant contribution to wheat research as a mid-career scientist. #IWC2026Bologna

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@UoNBiosciences
@UoNresearch

[Surbhi Grewal @SurbhiG6]

Delighted to share that I’ve been awarded the Strampelli Award 2026 at the International Wheat Congress for significant contribution to wheat research as a mid-career scientist. #IWC2026Bologna

@UoNPressOffice
@UoNBiosciences
@UoNresearch

[Indian Council of Agricultural Research. @icarindia]

#ICAR warmly welcomes Dr. Yashpal Singh Malik as DDG (Agricultural Education). His scientific expertise and leadership will strengthen agricultural education, research and innovation.
@ChouhanShivraj @PIB_India @AgriGoI

[Kutub @Kutub_joy]

We showed #AI_designed_protein can perform robust gene knockout and precise DNA letter rewriting through Base/Prime editing
Our #Plant_OpenCRISPR1 (POC1) tools are poised to improve accessibility of #GenomeEditing technology.
Congratulations @iamPriyaa_03 @romio_saha23 & others!

[Ajay K Pandey (PhD) @wheat_biology]

Happy to be part of this @BricDbt @DBTIndia funded project outcome that utilized CRISPR-Cas9 based editing in wheat for enhanced tillering to achieve high grain yield that was led by @NitikaSoab @SAgBiotech_PAU @ChhunejaP @iitroorkee 🤝with @NABI_India

https://t.co/DNUAtUxQ0g

[Department of Biotechnology @DBTIndia]

@DBTIndia Government of India, announced the dates for the next GAT-B and BET examinations.

Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology (GAT-B), is an all India Entrance Examination to test the eligibility of bonafide Indian nationals for admissions to DBT supported Post Graduate programmes in Biotechnology and allied areas, at participating institutions/universities.

Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) 2026 is conductd for the award of ‘DBT-Junior Research Fellowship’ (DBT-JRF) to pursue research in frontier areas of Biotechnology across the country. Based on the performance in BET 2026, candidates will be shortlisted under Category-I and Category-II of DBT JRF Programme

The BET-qualified candidates are eligible to apply to PhD program

Visit https://t.co/aNRx76jQYW and
https://t.co/861qK1EHSY for more details

Last date of application: 9th April 2026

The MSc admission portal will be open after the declaration of GAT-B results.

@DrJitendraSingh
@rajesh_gokhale
@IndiaDST
@BricDbt

[Jasneet Singh @Jasneet__singh_]

Credit to Dr. Griffith’s group for resequencing the Watkins panel and reviving the utility of this resource. Also can’t miss out the hefty work @bansal_urmil & @harbansbariana have put in to already identify ~8 designated Yr genes from the Watkins collection in the past decade.

[Department of Biotechnology @DBTIndia]

#WomenInSTEM

@DBTIndia Championing Women-Led Science for a Viksit Bharat.

Dr. Monika Garg, Scientist F, BRIC–National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute (@NABI_India), Mohali, is advancing research in plant breeding to develop nutritionally enriched designer crops.

She led the development of India’s anthocyanin-rich black wheat “Shyam-Kanak,” a biofortified functional crop with high antioxidant properties. Her work bridges lab-to-land innovation, promoting nutritional security and farmer income growth.

Her scientific contributions include ~90 publications, registered germplasm with NBPGR and PVPFRA, and successful technology transfer to multiple industry partners.

#Biofortification #AgriInnovation #ViksitBharat

@DrJitendraSingh
@rajesh_gokhale
@BricDbt
@NABI_India @bric_ils @NIPGRsocial @NImmunology
@HydNiab @BRIC_CDFD @DBT_NCCS_Pune @ICGEB
@DBT_inStem @DBT_NBRC @RGCB_Trivandrum
@THSTIFaridabad @ICGEBNewDelhi @unescorcb
@BIRAC_2012 @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA
@MinistryWCD @IndiaDST @moesgoi @ICMRDELHI
@PrinSciAdvOff

[Indian Council of Agricultural Research. @icarindia]

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
#ICAR @ChouhanShivraj @PIB_India @AgriGoI

[Parveen @ChhunejaP]

Deeply honoured and humbled to join as ICAR–Norman Borlaug Chair @Pauludhiana focusing on genomics-enabled wheat improvement using novel variation from wild relatives. Committed to doing my best to live up to the responsibility and legacy associated with this role. 🌾

[Parveen @ChhunejaP]

@PAU_LDH Congratulations Jiffinvir.

[Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana @PAU_LDH]

Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal, Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has been honoured with the Sardar Bishan Singh Samundri Memorial Lectureship Award for 2025.

[Surbhi Grewal @SurbhiG6]

🎉Great to see the widely anticipated publication of the pan-transcriptome of bread wheat by @Ajwhall @EarlhamInst and many collaborators in @NatureComms. Looking forward to making good use of this data. 🙏

https://t.co/PYaJwzY9v1

[Naveen Bisht @NCBishtNIPGR]

Excited to see our recent article featured on the cover of Plant Biotechnology Journal Oct 2025 issue! 🌱
https://t.co/UeVJoK8J6B

[Velu Govindan @WheatVelu]

The 'Green Revolution' transformed global agriculture. Now it's adapting to climate change. @CIMMYT https://t.co/gjHyPXP5WF

[Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana @PAU_LDH]

In a significant achievement, three https://t.co/7KfQJKOuQh Biotechnology graduates (2021-25) from School of Agricultural Biotechnology, (PAU) - Gurpreet Singh, Jhanvi Sandal and Harleen Kaur, have secured admission in prestigious institutes of India and abroad.

[Parveen @ChhunejaP]

Congratulations. Well deserved @SurbhiG6

[Surbhi Grewal @SurbhiG6]

Still in the weeds, just with a new title.

I’m delighted to share that I’ve been promoted to Associate Professor. Grateful for the brilliant colleagues, collaborators, mentors, and students who’ve shaped this journey, and for the wild relatives that keep it interesting.

[Parveen @ChhunejaP]

New Book 📚 Publication - "Glossary of Agricultural Biotechnology" by Gurbachan S Miglani, Parveen Chhuneja, and Satbir S Gosal. This comprehensive glossary containing over 16,700 terms will be a valuable knowledge resource
#AgriculturalBiotechnology #CABInternational @PAU_LDH