HydroMingle 2025 brings together innovators to address India’s water challenges | India News

HydroMingle 2025, hosted at the India Habitat Centre by GuruJal in partnership with FluxGen Sustainable Technologies, AIM–NITI Aayog, AIC–IIT Delhi, Sonipat Innovation Foundation, Water Digest, TERI School of Advanced Studies, and several industry collaborators, brought together innovators, policymakers, and experts to explore India’s water challenges and solutions.The event was attended by Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh, ministry of planning, who engaged with entrepreneurs and stakeholders working at the intersection of water systems, emerging technologies, and nature-based solutions. The minister highlighted government initiatives such as Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Catch the Rain, Jal Jeevan Abhiyan, and Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Abhiyan, and expressed support for innovations that can scale and are suited to Indian conditions.HydroMingle 2025 functioned as a live innovation hub, combining keynote sessions, panel discussions, technology showcases, and workshops. Participants explored how digital water intelligence, AI-driven monitoring, nature-based models, and community-led approaches can address water management challenges.A key feature of the event was the pitch sessions, where innovators presented solutions including nanobubble technologies, mobile wastewater treatment units, ecological recharge interventions, sensor systems, predictive analytics tools, and AI-based platforms for monitoring groundwater and water infrastructure. These sessions provided real-time feedback from policymakers, financiers, incubators, and experts from organizations such as AIM–Niti Aayog, AIC–IIT Delhi, Microsoft India, the World Bank, GRIHA Council, TERI SAS, ACWADAM, JSW, and the Embassy of Finland.Speakers at the event emphasized the interconnection between water, food, and energy security in India and highlighted the need for governance reforms, community participation, and rapid deployment of digital technologies. Experts from NIUA, Water Digest, S M Sehgal Foundation, ACWADAM, and other institutions discussed financing models, data-led governance, district-level decision-making systems, and collaborative mechanisms for scaling emerging water technologies.Archana Varma, Mission Director of the National Water Mission, emphasized the importance of community participation and data-driven approaches in managing water at scale and mentioned the launch of a hackathon to identify India-specific digital innovations for water governance.Shubhi Kesarwani, Founder of GuruJal, said the event aimed to bring stakeholders together to facilitate collaborations and partnerships on water solutions. The event also saw participants committing to continued collaboration, citizen science initiatives, and resource-sharing mechanisms to advance water resilience in India.