CII-Triveni Water Institute

What CII-Triveni Water Institute does

CII-Triveni Water Institute is a non-profit Center of Excellence operating under the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), one of ten such centers within the CII institutional framework. It is structured as a tripartite platform bringing together government, industry, and civil society to address India's water challenges in a holistic manner. Headquartered in New Delhi with a core staff of five, the institute delivers advisory services and tools focused on corporate water stewardship, watershed evaluation, and community water management. Its primary constituents are Indian industrial and corporate clients, central and state government ministries, and civil society organizations engaged in water conservation.

The institute's product portfolio is anchored by WATSCAN, a proprietary IT-driven, GIS and Remote Sensing based information system for comprehensive watershed evaluation, complemented by advisory services including Water Audit for Industries & Buildings, Roadmap Towards Zero Liquid Discharge, and Water Pinch Analysis. It also maintains research tools such as the Neutral or Positive Water Status Assessment and the co-developed India Water Tool, alongside capacity-building trainings and the annual National Water Awards program. Underlying technology is built on geographic information systems and remote sensing rather than artificial intelligence or machine learning models.

The business model combines fee-based professional services (water audits, roadmaps, pinch analyses) with a tiered annual corporate partner sponsorship program (Platinum, Gold, Silver) featuring marquee names such as Ion Exchange, Bisleri, Grundfos, Murugappa Water, Thermax Global, Forbes Marshall, Infosys, and Swan Environ. Policy advocacy partnerships with NITI Aayog and the World Bank supplement commercial revenue with government and multilateral engagement. The institute operates exclusively within India, with selective international thought-leadership participation at forums such as Singapore International Water Week and Stockholm World Water Week.

Name

CII-Triveni Water Institute

Legal name

CII-Triveni Water Institute

Website

https://cii-twi.in

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CII-Triveni Water Institute is a non-profit Center of Excellence under the Confederation of Indian Industry that delivers water management advisory services, the proprietary WATSCAN GIS-based watershed assessment tool, and policy advocacy for Indian industry, government, and civil society.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Management Advisory Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Management, LIMS & Compliance Software (ELN, eDMS, reporting automation) (EUANAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water, Stormwater, Drinking Water) (EUAHACAC), Quality Assurance/Quality Control & Accreditation (QA plans, proficiency testing, ISO/IEC 17025) (EUANAJAK), Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

Keywords

• Water management advisory
• Watershed assessment tools
• Industrial water audit
• Zero liquid discharge
• Water sustainability consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory Services and Consulting: Revenue generated through advisory services including Water Audit for Industry & Buildings, Roadmap Towards Zero Liquid Discharge, and Water Pinch Analysis engagements with corporate clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CII-Triveni Water Institute is a Center of Excellence under the Confederation of Indian Industry that delivers water management advisory services to Indian industry and government. Its core technology is the WATSCAN (Water Planning & Assessment Tool), an integrated IT-driven, GIS and Remote Sensing-based information system for watershed evaluation. Complementary offerings include Water Audits for industries and buildings, Roadmap Towards Zero Liquid Discharge, Water Pinch Analysis, the India Water Tool, and the Neutral or Positive Water Status assessment.

Product overview

CII-Triveni Water Institute operates as one of CII's 10 Centers of Excellence, functioning as a unique institution where government, industry, and civil society collaborate to address water-related issues holistically. The organization offers WATSCAN as its core technology platform—an IT-driven, GIS and Remote Sensing based information system for watershed evaluation. Complementing this are advisory services including Water Audit for industries and buildings, Roadmap Towards Zero Liquid Discharge, and Water Pinch Analysis. The Institute also provides research tools such as the Neutral or Positive Water Status assessment and the India Water Tool, along with capacity building trainings and the annual National Water Awards program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WATSCAN: Water Planning & Assessment Tool - an integrated IT-driven, GIS and Remote Sensing based information system for comprehensive watershed evaluation
• CII Mission on Water
• National Water Awards

Products and services

• WATSCAN - Water Planning & Assessment Tool

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered platinum partner, gold partner, silver partner and core.

• Ion Exchangeplatinum partnerOthersPlatinum annual partner of CII Water Institute, providing water treatment and management solutions as part of the institute's annual partner program
• Bislerigold partnerOthersGold annual partner providing bottled water and water management expertise as part of the institute's partner ecosystem
• Grundfosgold partnerTechnology or IntegrationGold annual partner contributing pump and water technology solutions as part of the institute's water management initiatives
• Murugappa Watergold partnerTechnology or IntegrationGold annual partner specializing in water treatment solutions as part of the institute's partner program
• Thermax Globalgold partnerTechnology or IntegrationGold annual partner contributing energy and water solutions to the institute's ecosystem
• Forbes Marshallsilver partnerTechnology or IntegrationSilver annual partner providing instrumentation and efficiency solutions for water management
• Infosyssilver partnerTechnology or IntegrationSilver annual partner contributing technology expertise to the institute's digital water initiatives
• Swan Environsilver partnerTechnology or IntegrationSilver annual partner specializing in environmental solutions for water management
• NITI AayogcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Water Neutrality Framework standardization, with joint report release on definition and approach for water neutrality
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Wastewater Reuse Credits workshop, focusing on innovative financing mechanisms for water sustainability
• India Water Tool ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development and maintenance of India Water Tool platform for water planning and assessment across industries

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Water Management Institute (IWMI): A CGIAR research centre headquartered in Sri Lanka that delivers applied water-management research, tools, and policy advisory to governments and industry across South Asia. Directly comparable as a water-focused research-to-policy institute serving the same geographic and stakeholder base.
• The Water Research Foundation (WRF): US-based, member-supported research foundation funding practical water-resource science for utilities and industry. Comparable as a water-research-to-practice intermediary funded by an industry/membership model rather than commercial revenue.
• TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute): India-based policy research institution operating in sustainability, water, and climate with government, industry, and civil-society engagement. Closest in-country analogue in terms of tripartite model and advisory offering to Indian industry.
• Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS): International multi-stakeholder organisation that sets the AWS Standard for corporate water stewardship and runs certification programs. Highly comparable given CII-TWI's parallel work on Water Neutrality standardisation with NITI Aayog.

Broad incumbents

• CDP Worldwide: Operates the global disclosure system used by investors, companies, and cities on water security (alongside climate and forests). Overlaps with the institute's corporate water disclosure and stewardship mandate, with significantly larger scale and capital base.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): Global environmental research organisation whose Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas and corporate water-stewardship programs overlap directly with WATSCAN and the institute's advisory services. WRI is a broader, better-funded incumbent with global rather than India-specific focus.
• International Water Association (IWA): Global membership-based network of water professionals producing frameworks, publishing research, and convening sector conferences. Overlaps with CII-TWI's convening role across industry, government, and civil society for water.

Regional players

• WaterAid India: India country office of global water-focused NGO working on water access, sanitation, and community water security. Comparable on civil-society and community water-stewardship workstream, but does not offer corporate advisory or proprietary tooling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CIICloud
• Facebookfacebook.com/FollowCII
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cii-twi

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