Question: Recently DG TAKANO a Japanese firm has signed an agreement with which of the following IIT of India to provide clean water technologies in the country?
a) IIT Delhi
b) IIT Hyderabad
c) IIT Madras
d) IIT Roorkee
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:-
- November 2020: DG TAKANO, a Japanese firm, to introduce new clean water technologies in India.
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the partnership between the
- International Centre for Clean Water (ICCW) of IIT Madras and DG TAKANO was signed recently.
- They will collaborate on projects on clean water and to develop innovative products.
- These products will be designed as to solve existing societal and environmental challenges in the area of clean and safe drinking water globally.
- It should be known that India is one of the world’s most water-stressed countries.
- According to UNICEF, due to waterborne diseases, India is facing an economic burden of approximately US $600 million per year.
- Prof. T. Pradeep, Institute Professor, IIT Madras, and Professor-in-charge, ICCW informed about this collaboration.
- He said that conservation of water efficiently needs technological partnerships between nations and we began at right time.
- DG TAKANO will provide its expertise on cutting-edge Japanese sustainable technologies.
- It will also support ICCW to collaborate with Japanese companies to develop innovative products and technologies.
- It will also hire interns from IIT Madras.
- Both ICCW and DG TAKANO will jointly develop new products and services that relate to the projects.
- The projects that they undertake will be in the fields of clean water, water treatment, water security and stewardship covering raw water and waste water.
- To resolve the water crisis, ICCW and DG TAKANO will undertake new projects and will conduct joint R&D.
- The projects will focus on the following factors-
- Implementation of proven technology.
- Field testing of emergent technology.
- Developing new technology.
- Educational training and Internship programs.
- ICCW will provide technical capabilities which will include-
- Analysis of groundwater, clean water, treated water.
- Assessment of water security.
- Selection and development of the most appropriate technology and its implementation.
- Local technical training and maintenance support.
- ICCW will also conduct research, testing and validation of various water technology solutions of DG TAKANO, including the company’s water-saving nozzle called ‘Bubble90’ in India.
- The Bubble90 can save 90 per cent water when attached to a faucet.
- Challenges faced by India:
- India is facing the challenge of groundwater depletion.
- About two-thirds of the total districts in India are under extreme water depletion.
- 54 per cent of the country faces high to extremely high- water stress.
By – Rajesh Tripathi