Pradeep Semwal (Registration No. 10BB21J25009) Ph.D. student of AcSIR will defend thesis entitled “Deciphering the mechanism of Gloriosa superba-endophytes association for plant growth promotion and enhancement in secondary metabolites content” on October 16, 2025 at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow. Ph.D work was completed under the supervision of Dr. Puneet S Chauhan, Professor, AcSIR/CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow