AWARDS CATEGORIES
SECTION A: INDIVIDUAL & START-UPS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
- Lifetime Achievement in Water Sustainability
- Young Researcher Award (Below 35)
- Woman Leader Award in Water Sector
- Grassroot Innovator Award
- Start-up of the Year – Water Tech
SECTION B: INDUSTRIAL & CORPORATE AWARDS
- Excellence in Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Initiative
- Best Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) in Industry
- Best Circular Economy Approach towards Water & Wastewater
- Excellence in Industrial Groundwater Compliance & Advisory Services
SECTION C : TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION AWARDS
- Emerging Technology in Desalination
- AI & IoT Solutions for Smart Water Management
- Best Water Treatment Technology (Domestic & Industrial)
- Best Leak Detection / Smart Meter Technology Innovation
- Excellence in Non-Membrane Separation Technology for Water & Wastewater
- Excellence in Industrial Groundwater Compliance & Advisory Services
- Excellence in Smart Water Metering & Digital Consumption Management Systems
- Excellence in Climate-Resilient Renewable Water Infrastructure
- Global Excellence in Industrial & Process Filtration Technology
- Excellence in Integrated Sustainable Smart Water Treatment Solutions
- Intelligent Water Performance & Sustainability Systems
- Global Excellence in Advanced Industrial Effluent Separation & Recovery Systems
SECTION D: URBAN & PUBLIC UTILITIES AWARDS
- Best Smart City Water Initiative
- Best Drinking Water Supply Utility – Municipal Corporation/ Municipality/ Authority
- Best Wastewater Management Utility – Municipal Corporation/ Municipality/ Authority
- Best Sanitation Program – Municipal Corporation/ Municipality/ Authority
- Global Water–Wastewater–Energy Nexus Leadership Award (Public Sector)
- Advancing a Municipal Water–Wastewater–Energy Nexus Model for Climate-Resilient Urban Transformation
SECTION E: RAIN WATER HARVESTING & RURAL WATER SECTOR AWARDS
- Best Rainwater Harvesting Practice – Industry/Corporate
- Best Rainwater Harvesting Practice – Institution (Govt./Education)
- Best Drinking Water Supply Utility – Nagar Panchayat
- Best Wastewater Management Utility – Nagar Panchayat
- Best Sanitation Program – Nagar Panchayat
SECTION F: AWARENESS, COMMUNICATION & OUTREACH AWARDS
- Best Water Awareness Campaign (Govt. /NGO /Institution /Organization)
- Best Public-Private Partnership in Water Awarenes
SECTION G: WASTE MANAGEMENT (SOLID & LIQUID)
- Excellence in Solid Waste Management for Water Safety
- Innovation in Sludge Treatment & Resource Recovery
- Plastic Waste Solution Ensuring Safe Water Systems
SECTION H: SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
- Global Partner Recognition (Profit / Non-profit)
- Corporate Water Stewardship Excellence
- Water Positive Company of the Year
- Water Positive Higher Education Institute of the Year
SECTION I: PRODUCT, INSTRUMENTATION & ELECTRO-MECHANICAL AWARDS
- Excellence in Smart & Sustainable Domestic Water Purification
- Excellence in High-Efficiency Domestic RO Systems
- Excellence in Sustainable Packaged Drinking Water Production Systems
- Excellence in Sustainable Domestic RO Innovation
- Excellence in Non-RO Drinking Water Purifiers
- Excellence in Integrated Residential Reverse Osmosis Technology & Sustainable Service Leadership
- Excellence in Smart & Sustainable Commercial Drinking Water Systems
- Excellence in Sustainable Domestic Water Softening Solutions
- Excellence in Sustainable Commercial & Industrial Water Softening
- Excellence in Sustainable Point-of-Use Water Filtration and Softening Solution
- Excellence in High-Efficiency Commercial Filtration Systems
- Excellence in Sustainable Membrane Technology
- Excellence in High-Performance Membrane Systems
- Excellence in Sustainable Water Treatment Chemicals
- Excellence in Green & Environment-Friendly Water Treatment Chemicals
- Excellence in Energy-Efficient Pump Engineering
- Excellence in Sustainable Pump Design & Lifecycle Performance
- Excellence in Sustainable Polymer-Based Water Storage Systems
- Excellence in Stainless Steel Water Storage Engineering
- Excellence in Engineered & Modular Water Storage Infrastructure
- Excellence in Smart Water Storage & Management Systems
- Excellence in Energy-Efficient Water & Wastewater Instrumentation
- Excellence in High-Efficiency Electro-Mechanical Systems
- Excellence in Sustainable Rural Drinking Water Systems
- Excellence in Sustainable Urban Drinking Water Infrastructure
- Excellence in Sustainable Atmospheric Water Generation Systems