Producing almost 9,40,000 metric tonnes of fish every year, India is the second largest fish producer in the world. To cater to the rising demand of fish in the world, India can tap the billion-dollar aquaculture industry, which has existed locally since the 19th century, by combining innovative solutions and a huge manpower.

In the quest to connect the benefit of space-based observation to the advantage of the common man, Space Applications Centre, the innovation hub of Indian Space Research Organisation has conceived a gamut of noteworthy technologies, primarily related to potential fishing zones, disaster management, weather monitoring and more.

Foraminifera are sea organisms which have been widely used in palaeoceanography. The organisms indicate sea level changes and have played a significant role in identifying the oldest dockyard at Lothal in Gujarat.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault or the Doomsday Vault is a seed storage facility for the world’s agricultural crops that can help in combating the effects of climate change, population growth, extinction of crop species and destruction of gene banks.

Water flowing into the sea constitutes a major portion of India’s water balance. There is a need to efficiently conserve the resource.

The profile based on 2011 Census suggests that access to tap water, presumably a safe source, is a distant dream to many as only 44 per cent of population can avail it.