Mumbai, 13th April 2022: Pi Green Innovations, one of the emerging cleantech companies has won the title of Fit for Purpose track, during the India Clean Air Challenge (ICAC). This was the inaugural edition of ICAC and the ceremony was held at India Habitat Center, Delhi on 08th April 2022. Mr. Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary, MoHUA graced the ceremony and felicitated the “Fit for Purpose Track” award to Pi Green Innovations. Pi Green Innovations was awarded for their excellent product range and solutions like Carbon Cutter – the filterless technology, Repair – the no filter, pure technology, jaggery processing units etc. The company’s services were appreciated and opens the doors to demonstrate these innovations with the relevant Government bodies.
The performance of all the participants was analyzed based on parameters such as scalability, technology used, innovation etc. The award categories introduced during the event were Pollution Monitoring and Management, Agriculture, Waste Management, Building and Construction, Mobility and Transport, Industrial Decarbonization. Out of 75 companies who presented their technologies, 8 were shortlisted as winners under different categories. Pi Green Innovations was awarded under the late stage winners segment.
On receiving this award, Mr Irfan Pathan, Co-Founder & CEO said, “The entire team is extremely thrilled to have received this recognition from India Clean Air Challenge. This title has motivated us further to scale clean air innovations that can positively shape the future of India. We will continue empowering government authorities and organizations to solve the issue of a significant public health scare in the form of air pollution and march towards our aim to make clean air available to everyone. I would like to congratulate the entire team of Pi Green Innovations who have worked relentlessly towards this, and we will continue to strive towards providing clean air for the citizens of India.”
Pi Green Innovations is dedicated to developing sustainable solutions for a greener future and is passionate about providing clean air for all. The citizens and the society are the ultimate beneficiaries of the services. This undying spirit of giving back to the community has helped them achieve this milestone. India Clean Air Challenge is (ICAC) is a $1mn competition powered by ACT Grants. This is a non-profit coalition created by the Indian Startup ecosystem to fight the pandemic, drive change and address societal problems. The mission of ICAC is to create pathways for wider adoption of clean air technologies and demonstrate the value proposition of clean-air technologies for government and industry.
