WIN WATSAN Webinar Series 2020, was jointly organized by nationally renowned institutions in the domain of Water and Sanitation viz. CEPT University - Centre for Water and Sanitation (CWAS), IIT Bombay - Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), IIT Kharagpur - School of Environmental Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar - Centre for Sustainable Development, Arid Communities and Technologies and WIN Foundation. It was a six part series, from 3^rd Sep to 8^th Oct, 2020.

In this series, leading innovator-practitioners, from premier institutions, leading social organizations and startups, presented their actual innovation. This also provided an opportunity for the Water and Sanitation community to interact with various leaders and experts in the domain, across the country, in the process also opening up collaboration opportunities.

Highlights of Webinar: Click here for report: WIN Webinar Series 2020 Highlights

Videos for all sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhdu7QmMqvx-tWpeK9P7D1gAvkK_GYfqr

Session List:

• 3rd Sep (Session-1): Moving towards sustainable sanitation and efficient water use practices, Speaker: Dr. M. M. Ghangrekar, Professor and Head, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

• 10th Sep (Session-2): Water Security: Empowering communities to apply geo-hydrology science, technology and innovation, Speaker: Dr. Yogesh Jadeja, Founder and Director, Arid Communities and Technologies, Bhuj-Kachchh

• 17th Sep (Session-3): Efficient and equitable service delivery for urban water supply and sanitation, Speakers: Dr. Dinesh Mehta and Dr. Meera Mehta, Professor Emeritus and Executive Director (joint), Centre for Water and Sanitation, CEPT University

• 24th Sep (Session-4): Integrating the designs of water, wastewater, storm water and solid waste for small towns and large villages, Speaker: Dr. Bakul Rao, Professor Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), IIT Bombay

• 1st Oct (Session-5): Water treatment and desalination: Addressing bottlenecks in energy and materials, Speaker: Dr.Jaichander Swaminathan, Kanchan and Harilal Doshi Chair,Assistant Professor for Water, Centre for Sustainable Development, IIT Gandhinagar

• 8th Oct (Session 6): Empowering Communities through Innovations for sustainable Social Impact: A dialog with Startups and Innovators, Speakers: Mr.Paresh Vora, Director India Operations, WIN Foundation and Dr.Subramaniam C Associate Professor, Chemistry Dept., IIT Bombay

• Startups:

• 1. Alcheme: Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal, IIT Madras & Mr. Divanshu Kumar

• 2. Oston Technology, Jaipur: Mr. Kumar Kalika

• 3. Proximal SoilSens Tech. Pvt. Ltd., Pune: Dr. Rajul Patkar

For more information on WIN Foundation and its activities, click here: https://winfoundations.org/