Technologies

Chemical Sciences, Engineering Sciences

Title:	Development of Water Quality Monitoring Watchdog Pod
Area:	Chemical Sciences, Engineering Sciences
Focus Area:	Water Quality Monitoring
Social Benefits:	According to world resource institute recent report, Indias water security is poor in the world and is most threatened, and thus to ensure water security, we must develop technologies to enable Sustainable Clean Water. Also, at present, available imported technologies are very expensive and at present no - made in - India technology is available to cater Indian market.
Developing Agency:	CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh
Technology Readiness Index:	Lab Validation
Email:	director@csio.res.in
Website Link :	http://www.csio.res.in
Source (more info) :	https://t.ly/l_sb

Brief Description

Description :

As per recent surveys, around 37.7 million Indians are affected by waterborne diseases annually, 1.5 million children are estimated to die of diarrhoea alone and 200 million working days are lost due to waterborne diseases. The resulting economic burden is estimated at Rs 36,600 crore every year. Additionally, it is estimated that the equipment market related to water technologies is worth approximately Rs 200 - 300 million, and expected to have double - digit growth rates every year.