Dr. Nupur Bahadur

Founder & Director

Dr. Nupur Bahadur is a visionary leader in water security and environmental sustainability, with a 26-year career dedicated to nation-building and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation). As the Founder & Director of her consultancy, she brings together deep scientific expertise, policy influence, and entrepreneurial drive to deliver transformative impact at the intersection of clean water, technology, and governance. Her career spans the full innovation continuum — from doctoral research and academic to advanced R&D, technology commercialization, institutional strengthening, and high-impact project delivery. She has consistently secured competitive funding, built high-performing teams, and translated research into real-world solutions on national and international scale. Impact that speaks for itself. Dr. Bahadur's work has driven measurable, lasting change. Recommendations from the World Bank project for BWSSB shaped nine new Sewage Treatment Plant projects worth INR 1,000 Crore. Her study on frothing in the Yamuna River, commissioned by the Delhi Government, directly contributed to a Froth-Free Yamuna by 2025. Her adequacy assessments of CETPs and ZLD Plants have been instrumental in resolving complex NGT matters. Research on GHG emission inventorization from India's domestic wastewater sector — funded by USEPA and Tetra Tech and endorsed by UNECE — was presented at the Global Methane Forum at Palais des Nations, UN Geneva. A Scientist of distinction. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee (2005), with 27 publications, over 1,670 citations, and an average Impact Factor exceeding 9 (Google Scholar). She is the inventor of TADOX® — an internationally awarded, nationally acclaimed advanced oxidation technology — and holds patents and trademarks to her credit. A leader on the global stage. Dr. Bahadur is a Fellow of the International Water Association (IWA) and serves as the elected Chair of IWA India. She is member of National Committees of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India DST, FICCI & ICC Water Committees, Juries of International Water Awards and PC of Singapore IWW (2019-2022). Also she is a recipient of multiple awards across global forums — a testament to her standing as both a practitioner and a thought leader shaping the future of water and environmental governance.