And it is this urgent need for water security that prompted UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres during the UN 2023 Water Conference to beseech member states to “bring the water action agenda to life”. An expert committee followed by a jury sifted through each of the applications to identify the most impactful start-ups already working in the space of water innovation with potential to scale and replicate across regions. Indra ETP installed at a textile garment washing facility in Noida for water treatment and reuse. (From Left) Mohammad Aatish Khan and Snehal Verma, Co-Founders of NatureDotsThe duo set up Indra Water in Mumbai in 2018, supported by Department of Science and Technology, IIT Bombay and KJ Somaiya Institute. Their patented electrically driven, decentralised wastewater solution has a modular design, 90 per cent smaller than the conventional set up and treats both domestic as well as industrial wastewater.

Source: The Hindu April 30, 2023 19:03 UTC