Bengaluru-based startup aces water challenge with AI-powered solution

Bengaluru-based startup SmartTerra has been adjudged the winner of the Ashirvad Water Challenge (AWC), the organisers of the challenge said on Wednesday.

AWC, constituted by The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation and Ashirvad by Aliaxis, recognises scalable and impactful technology-driven solutions to India’s water crisis. The challenge is aimed at innovation to widen the access to clean drinking water. Chennai-based Solinas Integrity is the runner-up.

The competition, which began in February 2022, was held in partnership with the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.