Water Purifiers

Govt to ask RO cos to make repair, service charges public at Monday meeting

Aim is to create awareness among consumers and protect them from being overcharged; another issue is the practice by manufacturers to compel users to download apps in order to make complaints

Home durables: Govt moves to protect consumers' right to repair-maintenance

The government has sent letter to 23 home appliance companies, including LG, Samsung, Havells, Philips, Sony, and Bluestar

Eureka Forbes managing director and CEO Marzin Shroff to step down

Shroff, who was leading the company for the last five years, will move to a new role as senior advisor to both Advent International and Eureka Forbes Ltd, said a company statement

SC stays NGT ban on water purifiers where TDS below 500 mg per litre

The top court was hearing an appeal filed by the Water Quality India Association challenging the December 1, 2021 order of the NGT

CES 2021: Samsung introduces its first-ever AI-powered water purifier

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday introduced its first-ever water purifier as the tech giant enters the fast-growing home water purifier market amid the pandemic-induced stay-at-home trend.

UK university offers water purification solutions for Indian farmers

Water experts at the UK's University of Birmingham say they have designed a low-energy and high-efficiency means of purifying water for India's rural farming communities

DrinkPrime, 'pay-as-you-use water purifier' start-up, raises Rs 21 crore

DrinkPrime allows users to subscribe-to-use the company's water purifiers, rather than bearing upfront costs

Livpure to launch two new products in water purifier segment in FY21

Livpure has also launched smart and energy-efficient air coolers and air conditioners

Issue notification in 2 months to ban RO purifiers, NGT tells govt

A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, said the delay in compliance with its order is causing harm to public health and environment and it be complied with expeditiously

Water purifier market growing at 24%; sales to hit 2.5 mn units in 2 yrs

However, penetration is still low at 1%, though awareness is rising in cities such as Agra, Jodhpur, Varanasi and Udaipur