Department Activities
- One Day Seminar on Sustainbility of Plants In The Era of Climate Change
- Seminar on Glorius Ancient Indian Science on 25/10/2016
- Seminar on Potential of Algae as Neutraceuticals and Biofuels on 11/2/2017
- Seminar on Sustainability of Plants in the Era of Climate Change on 26/10/2016
- Seminar on Flowering Plants: Adopt, Cherish and Stay Healthy
- Educational Trip of M.Sc (Botany) Semester IV students to Kanjli Wetland, Rail Coach factory and Science City, Kapurthala
- Shramdaan Day was organized in the Botanical Garden on 17th October 2017
- Field Visit to Organic Farms, Khalsa College Amritsar on 27th October 2017
- Seminar on Science Behind Healthy Life by Dr. Avinash Nagpal on 11th November 2017
- Inter College Flower Show and Poster Competition, Spring-2018 and Seminar on Climate Change Saga through Earth History on Feb 22, 2018 by Dr. Arun D Ahluwalia
- Educational field trip of M.Sc. Botany Sem IV students to Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh
- Sikh Environment Day Celebrated on March 14, 2018
- International Women Day was celebrated on March 8, 2018
- National Conference Plant Sciences Network in Health and Environment on Oct. 30 to 31 2018.
- Press Coverage of National Conference Plant Sciences Network in Health and Environment on Oct. 30 to 31 2018.
- TREE PLANTATION AND ECO AWARENESS DRIVE BY P.G DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
- Inter College Flower Show, "Spring-2019" and Interactions with Environmentalists held at Khalsa College Amritsar
- Abstract Book PSNHE-2018
- Notice Regarding Admission to M.Sc. Botany Session 2019-20
- FIELD TRIP OF M.Sc. BOTANY TO DALHOUSIE, HIMACHAL PRADESH, MARCH 2019
- Green Diwali Awareness Walk on October 24th , 2019
- P.G. Department of Botany, Khalsa College Amritsar organised a Seminar on the topic: Challenges and Opportunities in Medicinal Plants Sector in India on 30 August 2019.
- Inter College Flower Show "Spring - 2020" on March 3, 2020
- Khalsa College Amritsar Organised One Day Seminar on the Topic: Entrepreneurship in Agri Business for Youth
- Khalsa College Amritsar in Collaboration with IIT Bombay Organized Two Days Workshop on topic: Natural Medicine and its Scope in Biomedical Sector
- The Historical Khalsa College Amritsar witnessed an exuberant Annual Inter-College Flower Show Spring 2020 and seminar on Green way of Living
- Botany Department orgnaised UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Environment and Water Conservation (02-03-2020)
- Department of Botany organized International Webinar on
- The Botanical Society, P.G. Deptt. of Botany, Khalsa College, Amritsar organized "Inter College Flower Show "Spring 2021" from 2nd- 5th March, 2021
- The Botanical Society P.G. Department of Botany, Khalsa College Amritsar organized Online Inter College competition "Journey of Botanicals from Garden-Kitchen-Clinic" on 21st December 2020
- The Botanical Society and P.G. Department of Botany, Khalsa College Amritsar Organized a Guest Lecture on HARNESSING STEROIDS AND OXYLIPINS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN WELFARE on September 18, 2021
- THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY, P.G. DEPTT. OF BOTANY, KHALSA COLLEGE, AMRITSAR is ORGANISING "INTER COLLEGE FLOWER SHOW "SPRING 2022" FROM 5TH to 9TH MARCH, 2022(Dated 12.02.22)
- The Botanical and Environment Science Society and P.G. Department of Botany, Khalsa College Amritsar organized a Guest Lecture
- The Botanical and Environment Science Society and P.G. Deptt. of Botany, Khalsa College Amritsar organized Amritsar Flower Show
- The Botanical and Environment Science Society and P.G. Deptt. of Botany, Khalsa College Amritsar organized National Seminar on Sustainability of Agriculture in India Food Bowl An Environmental Perspective on March 9, 2022
- Rescheduled National Conference on Air Quality and Human Health: Consequences and Remedies (AQHH-2022) on 04-05 November,2022 organised by P.G. Deptt. of Botany(Dated 18.10.22)
- P.G. Department of Botany Organizes Pollution Free Green Diwali Awareness Walk(21-10-2022)
- The Post Graduate Department of Botany, Khalsa College Amritsar organized Two Days National Conference Air Quality and Human Health: Consequences and Remedies on Nov. 4-5, 2022
National Conference Plant Sciences Network in Health and Environment on Oct. 30 to 31 2018.
P.G. Department of Botany organized a 2 day National Conference on Plant Sciences: Network in
Health and Environment on Oct. 30-31, 2018. The conference was sponsored by DST & PCST. Broad Areas
in plant sciences such as: Genetic Toxicology; Emerging trends in Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics;
Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical products from plants; Cancer Biology; Omics & Genomic evolution;
Analytical Techniques/ Nanotechnology; Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Patenting & IPRs; Ex-
situ and In-situ Conservation; Air/Soil/Water Pollution Monitoring and Management; Environmental
Biotechnology and Resilience & Bioremediation were covered during the conference. There were 10 Invited
Presentations, 10 Oral Presentations and 141 Poster Presentations over a span of two days. A separate
session Entitled Young Botanist Award was also held which included 5 Presentations by budding young
scholars.
The Conference was inaugurated by S. Rajinder Mohan Chinna, Honrary Secretary, Khalsa College
Charitable Society and welcome address was delivered by our worthy Principal Dr. Mehal Singh. Dr. M.S.
Batra (Dean Sciences, Khalsa College Amritsar), Heads of various faculties of the college and guest from
various colleges and universities were present during the occasion. Keynote Address was delivered by
Dr. Anil Sood, Ex-Chief Scientist & Acting Director, IHBT, Palampur. Dr. Sood emphasized on the
importance of bamboos and discussed several unique features such as enigmatic flowering behaviour,
flowering cycles, high biomass production and methods of propagation in bamboos.
There were 3 Invited Presentations in Technical Session I. Dr. Raj Kumar Salar (CDLU, Hissar)
spoke about Modulation of Nutritional Value of Grains using Solid State Fermentation, Dr. Geetika Sirhindi
(Punjabi University Patiala) gave a presentation on 28-homobrassinolide Induced Oxidative Stress
Tolerance in Brassica juncea under Dual Stress of Salt and Temperature and Dr. Saroj Arora (GNDU,
Amritsar) addressed the audience about Diversity of Plants: Retrospect, Prospects and Conservation.
Lunch break was followed by Technical Session II in which Prof. Renu Bhardwaj (GNDU, Amritsar)
discussed about Plant Adaptations to Environmental Stress for Sustainability in the Era of Climate Change
and Dr. Munruchi Kaur (Punjabi University Patiala) shared her research experience on Diversity of Agaric
Flora of North West India. Technical Session I was chaired by Prof. Adarsh Pal Vig and Technical Session
II was chaired by Prof. Sunita Arora (JNV University, Jodhpur). Dr. Manish Kapoor, Dr. Avneetpal Singh
and Dr. Arneet Grewal also dispersed the knowledge regarding their respective fields of research.
A session parallel to Technical Session-I was held for young scholars competing for the Young
Botanist Award. The judges Prof. Avinash Nagpal (GNDU, Amritsar) and Prof. Sunita Arora meticulously
scrutinized the research work of the competitors. The winners of the young botanist award were Ms. Astha
Bhatia and Ms. Kritika Pandit from Department of Botanical and Environment Sciences, GNDU, Amritsar.
Technical Sessions III and IV were conducted on 31 st October, 2018. Dr. Amarjit Singh Soodan
emphasized on Role of Grasses in Monitoring Global Warming and its Mitigation. In the Technical Session
IV Dr. M.S. Bhatti addressed the audience about River Water Quality: A Case Study of Major
Environmental Disaster in Beas River on 17 May 2018. Mr. Baldev Singh from Department of
Biotechnology, GNDU, Amritsar and Dr. Jasjeet Kaur from Department of Pharmaceutics, Khalsa College
of Pharmacy, Amrtisar presented their research work on Biotechnological Strategies to Combat with a Leaf
Spot Disease of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal and Development and Characterization of Chlorogenic Acid
Loaded Nanocarrier of Atorvastatin for Improved Efficacy respectively. Technical Session III was chaired
by Prof. Satwinderjeet Kaur and technical Session IV was joined chaired by Dr. Rajinder Kaur Gill.
There were 141 abstracts for poster presentations. Posters were displayed, adjudged and five best
poster awards were given.
Prof. Kirandeep Kaur Hundal coordinator "PSNHE-2018" delivered the vote of thanks in the
concluding day of the conference. Dr. Rajbir Singh organizing secretary "PSNHE-2018" appreciated all the
participants for enriching the audience through their valuable research work and faculty members for
making this conference successful. The others present included Dr. Harjinder Singh, Dr. Madhu, Dr. Prabhjit
Health and Environment on Oct. 30-31, 2018. The conference was sponsored by DST & PCST. Broad Areas
in plant sciences such as: Genetic Toxicology; Emerging trends in Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics;
Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical products from plants; Cancer Biology; Omics & Genomic evolution;
Analytical Techniques/ Nanotechnology; Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Patenting & IPRs; Ex-
situ and In-situ Conservation; Air/Soil/Water Pollution Monitoring and Management; Environmental
Biotechnology and Resilience & Bioremediation were covered during the conference. There were 10 Invited
Presentations, 10 Oral Presentations and 141 Poster Presentations over a span of two days. A separate
session Entitled Young Botanist Award was also held which included 5 Presentations by budding young
scholars.
The Conference was inaugurated by S. Rajinder Mohan Chinna, Honrary Secretary, Khalsa College
Charitable Society and welcome address was delivered by our worthy Principal Dr. Mehal Singh. Dr. M.S.
Batra (Dean Sciences, Khalsa College Amritsar), Heads of various faculties of the college and guest from
various colleges and universities were present during the occasion. Keynote Address was delivered by
Dr. Anil Sood, Ex-Chief Scientist & Acting Director, IHBT, Palampur. Dr. Sood emphasized on the
importance of bamboos and discussed several unique features such as enigmatic flowering behaviour,
flowering cycles, high biomass production and methods of propagation in bamboos.
There were 3 Invited Presentations in Technical Session I. Dr. Raj Kumar Salar (CDLU, Hissar)
spoke about Modulation of Nutritional Value of Grains using Solid State Fermentation, Dr. Geetika Sirhindi
(Punjabi University Patiala) gave a presentation on 28-homobrassinolide Induced Oxidative Stress
Tolerance in Brassica juncea under Dual Stress of Salt and Temperature and Dr. Saroj Arora (GNDU,
Amritsar) addressed the audience about Diversity of Plants: Retrospect, Prospects and Conservation.
Lunch break was followed by Technical Session II in which Prof. Renu Bhardwaj (GNDU, Amritsar)
discussed about Plant Adaptations to Environmental Stress for Sustainability in the Era of Climate Change
and Dr. Munruchi Kaur (Punjabi University Patiala) shared her research experience on Diversity of Agaric
Flora of North West India. Technical Session I was chaired by Prof. Adarsh Pal Vig and Technical Session
II was chaired by Prof. Sunita Arora (JNV University, Jodhpur). Dr. Manish Kapoor, Dr. Avneetpal Singh
and Dr. Arneet Grewal also dispersed the knowledge regarding their respective fields of research.
A session parallel to Technical Session-I was held for young scholars competing for the Young
Botanist Award. The judges Prof. Avinash Nagpal (GNDU, Amritsar) and Prof. Sunita Arora meticulously
scrutinized the research work of the competitors. The winners of the young botanist award were Ms. Astha
Bhatia and Ms. Kritika Pandit from Department of Botanical and Environment Sciences, GNDU, Amritsar.
Technical Sessions III and IV were conducted on 31 st October, 2018. Dr. Amarjit Singh Soodan
emphasized on Role of Grasses in Monitoring Global Warming and its Mitigation. In the Technical Session
IV Dr. M.S. Bhatti addressed the audience about River Water Quality: A Case Study of Major
Environmental Disaster in Beas River on 17 May 2018. Mr. Baldev Singh from Department of
Biotechnology, GNDU, Amritsar and Dr. Jasjeet Kaur from Department of Pharmaceutics, Khalsa College
of Pharmacy, Amrtisar presented their research work on Biotechnological Strategies to Combat with a Leaf
Spot Disease of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal and Development and Characterization of Chlorogenic Acid
Loaded Nanocarrier of Atorvastatin for Improved Efficacy respectively. Technical Session III was chaired
by Prof. Satwinderjeet Kaur and technical Session IV was joined chaired by Dr. Rajinder Kaur Gill.
There were 141 abstracts for poster presentations. Posters were displayed, adjudged and five best
poster awards were given.
Prof. Kirandeep Kaur Hundal coordinator "PSNHE-2018" delivered the vote of thanks in the
concluding day of the conference. Dr. Rajbir Singh organizing secretary "PSNHE-2018" appreciated all the
participants for enriching the audience through their valuable research work and faculty members for
making this conference successful. The others present included Dr. Harjinder Singh, Dr. Madhu, Dr. Prabhjit
Kaur, Dr. Paramjeet Kaur, Dr. Harpreet Kaur, Dr. Maninder Kaur, Dr. Saraswati, Prof. Ramandeep Kaur,
Prof. Aishwarya Gurang, Prof. Sandeep Kaur and Prof. Navneet Kaur.
Prof. Aishwarya Gurang, Prof. Sandeep Kaur and Prof. Navneet Kaur.