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Salinity is among the most debilitating abiotic factors that affect the plant growth severely through the generation of reactive oxygen species, hormonal imbalance, and reduced nutrient mobilisation. High salinity affects microbial diversity and functioning, besides modulating physicochemical properties of soil, thereby, depleting soil health. The agricultural area under salinity is increasing very rapidly and is anticipated to increase to nearly 40 million acres by 2050. There are a number of salinity mitigation options (physical, chemical, hydrological, and biological), and among these biological strategies, particularly, deploying microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and algae which can aid plants to fortify themselves against salinity stress is the most efficient. In sustainable agriculture, microbial solutions in particular are in high demand because they offer a natural, affordable, and ecologically safe approach for …