India’s Water Startup ‘SLII’ wins 3rd cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received Sustainable Livelihood Initiative India (SLII) Pvt. Ltd., in recognition of winning the 3rd cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award. With a total prize of USD 1 million, the Award encourages research institutions, individuals and innovators globally to develop new technologies for producing, distributing, storing, monitoring, desalinating, and purifying water using renewable energy; to address the challenge of water scarcity. Suqia UAE supervises the award, under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation.

For its work on highly sustainable and affordable ‘Vardan Water Purifiers’, Sustainable Livelihood Initiative India (SLII) Pvt. Ltd won an award in the ‘Innovative R&D Award – International Institutions’ category.

“A platform like MBRAM Global Water Award offers recognition at an international level. Winning such a prestigious international award makes us very emotional and satisfied that we are on the right track to big achievements. It has also given us more responsibility to contribute further to society,” said Vardan Dinesh Rathi, Co-founder & CMO of SLII.