The first edition, 24 March 2026, IGNCA, New Delhi.
Mr G. Asok Kumar, Former Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, NATIONAL WATER LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE AWARDShri Ajay Popat, Senior Advisor, Ion Exchange (India) Ltd.WATER TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARDMr. Swapnil Sambhaji Desai, Deputy Engineer, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, GLOBAL WATER–WASTEWATER–ENERGY NEXUS LEADERSHIP AWARD (PUBLIC SECTOR)Dr. Aloshree Choudhury, Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analyst, UNDP, WOMAN RESEARCHER AWARD IN WATER SECTORMr. Nilesh Sheshrao Mankar, Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency (GSDA) , Nagpur, WATER SECURITY FIELD LEADERSHIP AWARDV-Guard Industries Ltd. EXCELLENCE IN INTEGRATED RESIDENTIAL REVERSE OSMOSIS TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABLE SERVICE LEADERSHIPVishvaraj Environment Limited, EXCELLENCE IN WASTEWATER REUSE & RESOURCE RECOVERY PROJECTGrundfos Pumps India Pvt. Ltd. EXCELLENCE IN ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE (ZLD) INITIATIVE & EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY-EFFICIENT PUMP ENGINEERINGBhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, EXCELLENCE IN CLIMATE-RESILIENT RENEWABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE – MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & INNOVATION IN SLUDGE TREATMENT & RESOURCE RECOVERY – MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONNavi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, BEST DRINKING WATER SUPPLY UTILITY – MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & BEST WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY – MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONKarnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board, EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURESatara Municipal Council, INTELLIGENT WATER UTILITY PERFORMANCE & SUSTAINABILITY SYSTEMS – MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & GLOBAL EXCELLENCE IN DIGITAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE – MUNICIPAL COUNCILNICO Nanobubble India Co., EXCELLENCE IN NANOBUBBLE TECHNOLOGY FOR WATER, WASTEWATER & ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS – STARTUPVA Tech Wabag Ltd, INNOVATION IN SLUDGE TREATMENT & RESOURCE RECOVERYKerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, KSCSTE- CWRDM Kozhikode , Government of Kerala. BEST RAINWATER HARVESTING PRACTICE – INSTITUTION (EDUCATION)Rostfrei Steels Pvt. Ltd., EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERED & MODULAR WATER STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE & EXCELLENCE IN SMART WATER STORAGE & MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSAquality Intelligent Solutions Pvt. Ltd., EXCELLENCE IN CLIMATE-RESILIENT RENEWABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTUREGeist Research Division of Z-Tech India Ltd. GLOBAL EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT SEPARATION & RECOVERY SYSTEMSSahara Industry, EXCELLENCE IN INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE SMART WATER TREATMENT SOLUTIONSPure N Safe Private Limited, EXCELLENCE IN NON-RO DRINKING WATER PURIFIERS & EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE POINT-OF-USE WATER FILTRATION & SOFTENING SOLUTIONSTransfilm Technology Inc.EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGYAlantech Industrial Solutions, BEST CIRCULAR ECONOMY APPROACH TOWARDS WATER & WASTEWATERMunicipal Corporation Ludhiana, BEST SMART CITY WATER INITIATIVE – MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONCOOLDECK Industries Pvt. Ltd. EXCELLENCE IN NON-MEMBRANE SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY FOR WATER & WASTEWATERInnoQor Technologies, EXCELLENCE IN SMART & SUSTAINABLE DOMESTIC WATER PURIFICATION & EXCELLENCE IN SMART & SUSTAINABLE COMMERCIAL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMSS & C INVOTEK FILTERS, GLOBAL EXCELLENCE IN INDUSTRIAL & PROCESS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGYNirtech Private Limited , EXCELLENCE IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING & EXCELLENCE IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE MEMBRANE SYSTEMSGrace Green Infra Pvt. Ltd. EXCELLENCE IN NATURE-BASED DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGYArCh Enviro Equipment Pvt. Ltd. EXCELLENCE IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING - STARTUPPuranik Brothers Consulting Engineers,EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE – STARTUP