https://www.indiawaterportal.org/agriculture/livelihoods/palk-bay-womens-seaweed-farms-could-support-indias-blue-economy https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-17/fycm3iex/Palk-Bay.jpg The Palk Bay waters, on which fishing communities depend for their livelihoods. Image Source: Sidharth.D. via Wikimedia Commons. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-17/w8ry9xnc/Red-seaweed1.png Kappaphycus alvarezii the red seaweed that women in Palk Strai cultivate. Image Source: Md. Simul Bhuyan via Wikimedia Commons. indiawaterportal en 2026-10-17T07:40:24.176Z Palk Bay women’s seaweed farms could support India’s blue economy coasts, livelihoods, seaweed farming, nutrient recycling, Palk Bay, coastal ecosystems, fisheries, seaweed cultivation, blue economy, traditional fishing, coastal regulation, governance https://www.indiawaterportal.org/groundwater/from-grain-to-groundwater-what-will-shape-the-future-of-farming-in-punjab https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-16/facv4h7t/PunjabA.jpg Tube well irrigation in Punjab. (Image source: India Water Portal Flickr photos) indiawaterportal en 2026-10-16T08:02:33.088Z From grain to groundwater: What will shape the future of farming in Punjab? groundwater, Punjab, groundwater irrigation, Green Revolution, agriculture, subsidised electricity, groundwater regulation, farming, crop diversification, groundwater exploitation, crop policies, tube wells, irrigation, canal irrigation, rice and wheat crop system, irrigation efficiency, technology, government schemes, water metering https://www.indiawaterportal.org/environment/when-indias-rivers-link-species-follow-and-biodiversity-may-take-a-new-turn https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-16/u86ztowo/River-linking.jpg The river Kaveri is flowing at Dubare Forest near Madikeri, Karnataka. Image Source: Ashwin Geet Dsa via Wikimedia Commons https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-16/28r3a06g/Map.jpg Map showing major river basins and subbasins in India on the left and the number of freshwater invasive alien species represented by colour-coded categories with the overlaid map of the NRLP proposed river inking map on the right. Image Source: Aravind Neelavar Ananthram et al. (2026) River interlinking and biodiversity risks in Indian freshwater ecosystems. Nature Scientific Reports, 16:17552, p 3 https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-16/eo3nmh35/Map1.jpg The map on the left shows freshwater species richness per basin and the right shows threatened freshwater species per basin shown using a colour gradient indicating increasing species counts, overlaid with proposed NRLP links and major river systems. Image Source: Aravind Neelavar Ananthram et al. (2026) River interlinking and biodiversity risks in Indian freshwater ecosystems. Nature Scientific Reports, 16:17552, p 4 indiawaterportal en 2026-10-16T07:09:52.391Z When India's rivers link, species follow, and biodiversity may take a new turn rivers, river interlinking, biodiversity, invasive species, freshwater biodiversity, ecosystems, biological invasions of freshwater, pollution, Western Ghats, Ganga Basin, Kaveri Basin