After FAO's successful 2016 International Year of Pulses Campaign, in 2018 the UN General Assembly decided that 10 February will mark World Pulses Day to reaffirm the contribution of pulses for sustainable agriculture and achieving the 2030 agenda for a sustainable food system and a # Zero Hunger World. This will mark as a new opportunity to heighten the public awareness of the nutritional benefits of eating pulses. Under the prevailing climate change and the serious concerns about sustainability of agricultural and food security worldwide, identification of genes for climate resilient chickpea by a global team of scientist led by Rajeev K. Varshney at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Hyderabad and scientists from the University of Western Australia is of great importance. The re