India’s water crisis demands private entrepreneurship to complement the government’s Jal Jeevan mission, which aims to provide safe tap water to every household by 2024. The Ashirvad Water Challenge, hosted by The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation’s Prize Program and Ashirvad Pipes, offers a ₹2.5 crore prize, mentorship, and support to innovative start-ups that can prove they […]
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There are two familiar images that sum up the state of India’s clean drinking water supply: first, of villagers standing in long queues at a public water tap, and second, of an RO water purifier in every urban kitchen. People either do not have a tap connection at home, or if they do, do not
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It was his farmer cousin’s struggles in Yeloa near Shirdi, that compelled Pune resident Tarang Patel to come up with a water tech solution six years ago.
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Home to 18 per cent of the world’s population with only 4 per cent of its water resources, India has been termed by the World Bank as one of the most water-stressed countries.
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With several parts of India facing water scarcity, seven finalists of the Ashirvad Water Challenge will develop innovative technology to fight the problem. The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) and Ashirvad Pipes have announced the finalists selected from 25 water innovators.
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