Dr Vibha Ahuja, Chief General Manager, BCIL delivered a lecture on “Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: Overview and Compliance” on 25.8.2025 during Training on“Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues” organized by ICAR-NBPGR.

Dr Monika Singh, Senior Scientist, ICAR-NBPGR delivered a lecture on “DNA-based Detection of GMOs” on 25.8.2025 during Training on“Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues” organized by ICAR-NBPGR.

Dr Monika Singh, Senior Scientist, Ms, K Kaur STA, Dr Anuradha Singh Project Scientist II & Mr D Awasthi, PA II ICAR-NBPGR, conducted a practical session on "Detection of GMOs" on 26.8.2025 .

Dr Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Director ICAR-NBPGR and Course Director delivered a lecture on “PGR Management and Utilization: Role of ICAR-NBPGR” on 26.8.2025 during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues” organized by ICAR-NBPGR

Dr Viswanathan Chinnusamy, Joint Director (Research) delivered a lecture on “Gene Editing: A Case Study of Rice” on 26.8.2025 during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues” organized by ICAR-NBPGR.

Dr Vibha Ahuja, Chief General Manager, BCIL delivered a lecture on “Risk assessment and Containment Requirements for Research involving GMOs/LMOs” on 26.8.2025 during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues”

Dr V Celia Chalam, Head, Division of Plant Quarantine, ICAR-NBPGR & Course Director delivered a lecture  on “Biosafety Clearing House: Information Exchange on LMOs” on 26.8.2025 during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues

Dr Bharat Char, Chief Scientific Officer, Mahyco Seeds delivered a lecture  on “Assessment of Biotech Crops: Biosafety and Regulations” on 27.8.2025 during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues” organized by ICAR-NBPGR.

Dr Siddharth Tiwari, Scientist-F, BRIC NABI, Mohali delivered a lecture  on “Gene Editing: A Case Study of Banana” on 27.8.2025 during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues” organized by ICAR-NBPGR.

Dr Hemavati Ranebennur, ICAR-IARI delivered a lecture on “Phytoplasmas: Emerging Plant Pathogens and Quarantine Concerns” on 27.8.2025 during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues” organized by ICAR-NBPGR.

Dr Nitin Joshi, Corteva Agriscience, Seed Regulatory Lead - South Asia  delivered a lecture on “Plant Quarantine Issues - Industry Perspective” on 28.8.2025 during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues” funded by DBT.

Mr Surya Rao Rangoli, Head, Seeds & Traits Regulatory, Syngenta India Pvt Ltd., delivered a lecture on “Regulatory Landscape: Indian Seed Industry” on 28.8.2025 during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues”

Dr Akshay Talukdar, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IARI delivered a lecture on “Management Practices of Containment Facility/ Green House: Principles and Considerations” and conducted virtual visit of Phytotron Facility” on 28.8.2025 .

Dr R Thangavelu, Director, ICAR-NRIIPM delivered lecture on “Diagnosis and detection of plant pathogens with special reference to Fusarium wilt in banana” on 28.8.2025  during Training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary Treatments and Issues”

Makhana seed conservation redefined: safe drying & −18 °C storage now validated. A milestone for aquatic crop germplasm preservation. Indian Council of Agricultural Research. ICAR-NBPGR link.springer.com/article/10.100…

On 10 September 2025, the Hon’ble Dr. ML Jat, Secretary DARE and Deputy Director ICAR, accompanied by Dr. DK Yadava, Deputy Director General (Crop Science) ICAR, graciously visited the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. -ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station Ranchi.

Breeding better crops, faster! 🌾 Our study unlocks barnyard millet's vast genetic diversity. A new core set now fast-tracks breeding for high-yield, climate-resilient varieties. doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2… Image: Singh et al. (2025), Front. Plant Sci., CC BY

🤝New partnerships. Fresh insights. Sustainable agriculture🤝 ICAR-NBPGR joins hands with FAS Bengaluru & Monash University under CGIAR-SPIA to study agricultural innovation dynamics across India — strengthening evidence-based agri policy & impact research. Madhura Swaminathan