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Access to safe water is one of the essential elements for sustainable development and poverty reduction. However, the past few decades has seen an increase in demand amongst various water using sectors putting enormous stress on the natural resource.



FICCI constituted a ‘Water Mission’ in 2011, to promote and provide thought leadership in the area of water efficiency. It aims to facilitate the sharing and dissemination of best practices across industry sectors in order to encourage corporate and industry players to imbibe a culture of water conservation within their organizations. The mission has also instituted the annual Water Awards since 2011 to recognize exemplary contribution to water use efficiency by various stakeholders and further extended it to a full-fledged Conference titled ‘India Industry Water Conclave and Awards’ since 2015. The Mission focuses on industrial water use efficiency, PPP in urban wastewater and corporate water stewardship.

The Mission is working to create awareness on the existing situation pertaining to water scarcity, quality and generate a discourse on sustainable use of water amongst various users. With growing and extensive depletion and pollution of our water resources, our current work is being restructured to bring this issue back in focus to provide a sense of urgency to the debate of water management.

The objectives of the Mission's work are:

  • To advocate policy direction towards sustainable water management

  • To document and disseminate best practices on water conservation, management, reuse and recycling across various sectors and create a forum to facilitate exchange of information and experiences in the country

  • To promote through leadership and policy advocacy on sustainable water management including market for wastewater

 

Team Leader

Hemant Seth

Senior Director
2025
Feb
Press Release

Water Security Critical for India's $30tn Economy Ambition: Amitabh Kant

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FICCI Study:Compendium for Best Practices- 12 Edition of FICCI Water Awards 2024

Compendium for Best Practices- 12 Edition of FICCI Water Awards 2024

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Event
FICCI Events:

10th Edition of India Industry Water Conclave & 12th Edition of FICCI Water Awards

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2024
Jun
Event

Call for Applications: 12th Edition of FICCI Water Awards 2024

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2023
Dec
Event

9th Edition of India Industry Water Conclave and 11th Edition of FICCI Water Awards 2023

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Press Release

Immense investment and CSR related opportunities for industry to improve India’s water security: Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Jal Shakti Ministry

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FICCI Study:Compendium- 11th Edition of FICCI Water Awards 2023

Compendium- 11th Edition of FICCI Water Awards 2023

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Jan
Press Release

Water Management and Governance Need Focus: G Asok Kumar, Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga

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FICCI Events:

13th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse

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2022
Nov
Press Release

Reuse of untreated water vital to meet urbanization, untreated water has damaging effect on natural water resources: Dr Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog

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FICCI Study:Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation

Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation

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FICCI Events:

8th Edition of India Industry Water Conclave and 10th Edition of FICCI Water Awards 2022

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Jul
Press Release

India is at the cusp of transformative change with a huge opportunity to transform rural India into model villages: Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation

Apr
Press Release

Functional tap connection to every household by 2024: Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti

Mar
Press Release

Multi stakeholder approach of water management to make India water secure: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Jal Shakti

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FICCI Study:Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation

Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation

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Event
FICCI Events:

7th India Industry Water Conclave and 9th Edition of FICCI Water Awards

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2021
Nov
Press Release

PPPs crucial for investment and technology efficiency for waste management in India: Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Petroleum Minister

Press Release

Govt targeting 6000 water testing laboratories by 2022: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jal Shakti Minister

May
Event

Master Class on Biodiversity Regulations & Management Series II

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Mar
Event
FICCI Events:

FICCI Webinar on Corporate Water Stewardship: Making it a Priority for Business

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Feb
Press Release

India's wastewater treatment plants market likely to reach $ 4.3 billion by 2025: Amitabh Kant

Press Release

Urgent need to address issues of demand side management of water: Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti

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FICCI Study:Compendium of Best Practices: Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation

Compendium of Best Practices: Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation

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FICCI Study:Compendium-Inspiring Change Stewards of Sustainable Water Management

Compendium-Inspiring Change Stewards of Sustainable Water Management

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Event
FICCI Events:

6th India Industry Water Conclave and 8th Edition of FICCI Water Awards

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2020
Oct
Event
FICCI Events:

ODOP Virtual Exhibition 2020

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Sep
Event
FICCI Events:

Interactive Session with Shri Upendra Prasad Singh Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti

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Jul
Press Release

Saving Water is key to Overcome India's Water Crisis: Addl Secretary & Mission Director, National Water Mission

Press Release

Saving Water is key to Overcome India's Water Crisis: Addl Secretary & Mission Director, National Water Mission

Event
FICCI Events:

Webinar on Sahi Fasal - Increasing Water Use Efficiency in Agriculture

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Event
FICCI Events:

Webinar on ‘3Rs of Water Conservation – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

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Press Release

Govt's 'Catch The Rain' project to help in reducing urban flooding - Addl Secretary & Mission Director, National Water Mission

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FICCI Events:

Webinar on Groundwater Recharge and Aquifer Management

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Press Release

Rainwater harvesting is key to solving India's water woes: Addl Secretary & Mission Director, National Water Mission

Press Release

Rainwater harvesting is key to solving India's water woes: Addl Secretary & Mission Director, National Water Mission

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FICCI Events:

Webinar on Catch the Rain - Infrastructure Preparedness and Awareness Generation

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Jun
Event
FICCI Events:

Virtual Water Technology Showcase on Industrial and Municipal Wastewater Treatment Technologies Under the aegis of FICCI Water Mission

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Jan
Press Release

Govt to focus on demand side of water management: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

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FICCI Study:Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation: Compendium of Best Practices

Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation: Compendium of Best Practices

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Event
FICCI Events:

5th Edition of India Industry Water Conclave and 7th Edition of FICCI Water Awards

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2019
Dec
Event

Water and Development Congress & Exhibition

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Jul
Event

Call for Nomination: 7th Edition of FICCI Water Awards 2019

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2018
Nov
Press Release

Focus on incentivising water use efficiency: Water Resources Secretary

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FICCI Study:Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation - Compendium of Best Practices

Recognizing Excellence in Water Management & Conservation - Compendium of Best Practices

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Event
FICCI Events:

4th India Industry Water Conclave and 6th FICCI Water Awards

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Jul
Event

Call for Applications: 6th Edition of FICCI Water Awards 2018

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Mar
Press Release

Schemes under way to supply piped water to farm lands: Nitin Gadkari

2017
Nov
Study
FICCI Study:Compendium of Best Practices: Recognizing excellence in water management and conservation

Compendium of Best Practices: Recognizing excellence in water management and conservation

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Event
FICCI Events:

India Industry Water Conclave & Awards

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May
Event

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS- Fifth Edition of FICCI Water Awards-Application Deadline: May 20, 2017

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2016
Dec
Press Release

Demand side management and participatory approach should be a priority for sustainable water management: Secy, Water Resources

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FICCI Study:Compendium of Best Practices: Recognising excellence in water management and conservation

Compendium of Best Practices: Recognising excellence in water management and conservation

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FICCI Events:

FICCI Water Awards 2016

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Oct
Event

Call for Nominations Fourth Edition of FICCI Water Awards

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Apr
Press Release

White Paper advocates to focus on improvement in the quality of sewerage services in the country through Public-PrivatePartnerships

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FICCI Study:Urban Wastewater Public-Private Partnerships: White Paper

Urban Wastewater Public-Private Partnerships: White Paper

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Event

Seminar on 'Model for Efficient Water Management at Local Level in Urban / Peri-Urban Areas'

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2015
Sep
Event
FICCI Events:

India Industry Water Conclave

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2014
Aug
Event
FICCI Events:

Seminar on Water Risk And Water Stewardship

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Jan
Event

Call for Application - 3rd edition of FICCI Water Awards

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2013
Oct
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FICCI Study:FICCI-HSBC Knowledge Initiative: Water Management in Chemical Industries

FICCI-HSBC Knowledge Initiative: Water Management in Chemical Industries

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Aug
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FICCI Study:FICCI Water Awards compendium

FICCI Water Awards compendium

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FICCI Events:

FICCI Water Awards

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Feb
Study
FICCI Study:FICCI-HSBC Knowledge Initiative Report on 'Sustainable Agriculture Water Management'

FICCI-HSBC Knowledge Initiative Report on 'Sustainable Agriculture Water Management'

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FICCI Study: Safeguarding Urban Freshwater Bodies

Safeguarding Urban Freshwater Bodies

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Event
FICCI Events:

FICCI-HSBC Knowledge Initiative: Sustainable Agriculture Water Management

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Jan
Event
FICCI Events:

Water Disclosure for Indian Industry

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2012
Aug
Study
FICCI Study:Water Use and Efficiency in Thermal Power Plants

Water Use and Efficiency in Thermal Power Plants

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Event
FICCI Events:

Launch of FICCI-HSBC Knowledge Initiative

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FICCI Events:

FICCI Water Awards

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Jun
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FICCI Study:India's Deepening Water Crisis?

India's Deepening Water Crisis?

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Mar
Survey

Water Action Hub Survey

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Jan
Press Release

FICCI Survey on Water Use in Industry

2011
Sep
Survey

Water Use in India Industry Survey

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Mar
Event
FICCI Events:

Launch of the FICCI Water Mission by Shri Salman Khurshid

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2010
Jun
Event

Four-Day Residential Workshop on 'Rainwater Harvesting and Water Audit'

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2009
Jul
Event

Four-Day Residential Workshop on 'Rainwater Harvesting & Water Audit'

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