Winners & achievers 2026
The first Global Sustainability & Innovation Awards were presented on 24 March 2026 at IGNCA, New Delhi. 37 organisations won 47 awards, selected by an independent jury.
26Industry segment
10Government segment
8Startup segment
3NGO segment
Startup segment
ArCh Enviro Equipment Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Wastewater Treatment Equipment Engineering - Startup
Baldota Envirocare Pvt. Ltd.Best Wastewater Treatment Technology - Industrial Segment -startup
Aryav Ecofriendly Resources Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Sustainable Atmospheric Water Generation Systems - Startup
Sustainico Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Industrial Groundwater Compliance & Advisory Services - Startup
Sustainico Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Smart Water Metering & Digital Consumption Management Systems - Startup
NICO Nanobubble India Co.Excellence in Nanobubble Technology for Water, Wastewater & Environmental Applications - Startup
Puranik Brothers Consulting EngineersExcellence in Sustainable Urban Drinking Water Infrastructure - Startup
Prasinos Tech Innovations Pvt. Ltd.Emerging Global Water Innovation Leadership - Startup
NGO segment
AltTech FoundationAdvancing Integrated Water, Wastewater & Energy Solutions for Climate-resilient Communities - NGO
Rural Integrated and Social Education Society (RISES)Best Water Awareness Campaign - NGO
S M Sehgal FoundationBest Water Awareness Campaign - NGO
Government segment
Bhubaneswar Municipal CorporationExcellence in Climate-resilient Renewable Water Infrastructure - Municipal Corporation
Bhubaneswar Municipal CorporationInnovation in Sludge Treatment & Resource Recovery - Municipal Corporation
Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage BoardExcellence in Sustainable Urban Drinking Water Infrastructure
KSCSTE- CWRDM KozhikodeBest Rainwater Harvesting Practice - Institution (education)
Municipal Corporation LudhianaBest Smart City Water Initiative - Municipal Corporation
Navi Mumbai Municipal CorporationBest Drinking Water Supply Utility - Municipal Corporation
Navi Mumbai Municipal CorporationBest Wastewater Management Utility - Municipal Corporation
Navi Mumbai Municipal CorporationAdvancing a Municipal Water-wastewater-energy Nexus Model for Climate-resilient Urban Transformation - Municipal Corporation
Satara Municipal CouncilIntelligent Water Utility Performance & Sustainability Systems - Municipal Council
Satara Municipal CouncilGlobal Excellence in Digital Water Infrastructure - Municipal Council
Industry segment
Pure N Safe Private LimitedExcellence in Non-ro Drinking Water Purifiers
Pure N Safe Private LimitedExcellence in Sustainable Point-of-use Water Filtration & Softening Solutions
InnoQor TechnologiesExcellence in Smart & Sustainable Domestic Water Purification
InnoQor TechnologiesExcellence in Smart & Sustainable Commercial Drinking Water Systems
Rostfrei Steels Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Engineered & Modular Water Storage Infrastructure
Rostfrei Steels Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Smart Water Storage & Management Systems
Nirtech Private LimitedExcellence in Wastewater Treatment Equipment Engineering
Nirtech Private LimitedExcellence in High-performance Membrane Systems
COOLDECK Industries Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Non-membrane Separation Technology for Water & Wastewater
S & C INVOTEK FILTERSGlobal Excellence in Industrial & Process Filtration Technology
Transfilm Technology Inc.Excellence in Sustainable Membrane Technology
Sahara IndustryExcellence in Integrated Sustainable Smart Water Treatment Solutions
Alantech Industrial SolutionsBest Circular Economy Approach towards Water & Wastewater
Grundfos Pumps India Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Energy-efficient Pump Engineering
Grundfos Pumps India Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Initiative
Geist Research Division of Z-Tech India Ltd.Global Excellence in Advanced Industrial Effluent Separation & Recovery Systems
VA Tech Wabag LtdInnovation in Sludge Treatment & Resource Recovery
Vishvaraj Environment LimitedExcellence in Wastewater Reuse & Resource Recovery Project
Aquality Intelligent Solutions Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Climate-resilient Renewable Water Infrastructure
V-Guard Industries Ltd.Excellence in Integrated Residential Reverse Osmosis Technology & Sustainable Service Leadership
Grace Green Infra Pvt. Ltd.Excellence in Nature-based Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Technology
Mr. Nilesh Sheshrao Mankar, GSDA, NagpurWater Security Field Leadership Award
Dr. Aloshree Choudhury, Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analyst, UNDPWoman Researcher Award in Water Sector
Mr. Swapnil Sambhaji Desai, Deputy Engineer, Navi Mumbai Municipal CorporationGlobal Water-wastewater-energy Nexus Leadership Award (public Sector)
Shri Ajay Popat, Senior Advisor, Ion Exchange (India) Ltd.Water Technology Leadership Award
Mr G. Asok Kumar, Former Director General, National Mission for Clean GangaNational Water Leadership & Governance Award
The 2026 jury
Durga Shanker Mishra, IAS
Former Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Former Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Dr Veena Khanduri
Executive Secretary cum Country Coordinator, GWP India
Executive Secretary cum Country Coordinator, GWP India
B. B. Singh
Founder & CEO, BBSingh Consulting Services
Founder & CEO, BBSingh Consulting Services
Mahip Singh
CEO, Innovation Hub UP, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
CEO, Innovation Hub UP, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
Dr Shiv Singh Rawat
Former Superintending Engineer, Haryana Irrigation & Water Resources Department
Former Superintending Engineer, Haryana Irrigation & Water Resources Department
Pradnya Thakur
Sustainability Advisor
Sustainability Advisor
R. P. Singh
General Manager (Jal, E&M), Noida Authority
General Manager (Jal, E&M), Noida Authority