Awards & Recognition
From CII Innovation Awards to United Nations recognition — LooCafe's journey validated by global institutions
Major Awards
Recognition from prestigious national and international organizations
CII Indian R&D Ecosystem Conclave, New Delhi • December 2019
CII Top 25 Most Innovative Companies
In December 2019, LooCafe was recognized among India's Top 25 Most Innovative Companies by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), alongside industry leaders like Tata, BOSCH, JCB, and L&T.
This prestigious recognition validated LooCafe's mission to transform public sanitation through innovation, design excellence, and sustainable technology. The award was presented at the CII Indian R&D Ecosystem Conclave in New Delhi, recognizing LooCafe's breakthrough IoT-based hygiene monitoring, RFID janitor tracking, and UV-coated floors with misting exhaust systems.
Award Details:
- • Category: Services Innovation
- • Recognition: Top 25 Most Innovative Companies in India
- • Ceremony: CII Indian R&D Ecosystem Conclave, New Delhi
- • Year: 2019
- • Significance: First public sanitation company to receive this recognition
Listed in the UNDP Grassroots Innovation Database
United Nations Development Programme
LooCafe is listed in UNDP GRID as a free-to-use public washroom: a staffed toilet and a small café in a shipping container.
WSSCC Innovation Award
Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council, Switzerland
International water and sanitation recognition from Switzerland-based global organization for innovative WASH solutions.
UNDP GRID Best Practice listing
United Nations Development Programme
Featured in the UNDP Grassroots Innovation Database (GRID) for the free-to-use public washroom model.
WASH Stewardship Award
InkWASH
Best Sanitation Engagement Model award for transforming street vendors into toilet entrepreneurs through innovative circular economy model.
Public Sector Project Award
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
International project excellence recognition from Saudi Arabia, validating LooCafe approach for Middle East expansion.
Founder Recognition
Abhishek Nath's leadership recognized across Asia and India
Abhishek Nath
CEO & MD, Ixora Group
Asia One 40 Most Influential Under 40
Asia One Magazine
Recognized among Asia most influential leaders under 40, validated by PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) for transforming public sanitation sector.
Abhishek Nath
CEO & MD, Ixora Group
FICCI 50 Most Influential Under 50
FICCI
Featured among India 50 most influential business leaders under 50 by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Abhishek Nath
CEO & MD, Ixora Group
Cleaning Leader of the Year
Industry Association
Early recognition for leadership in facilities management and sanitation services through Ixora Group.
Government Recognition
LooCafe's innovation recognized at the highest levels of Indian government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the LooCafe stall
At Vibrant Gujarat in January 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the LooCafe stall and looked at the public-toilet model. The photograph is from that visit.
LooCafe model exhibited to the President of India
The LooCafe model was exhibited at the National Awards for Cities and Sanitation, with the President of India in attendance.
Rashtrapati Bhavan
National Recognition Event
First Free Public Toilet Model
Government of Telangana
State recognition for pioneering the first free-to-use public toilet concept in India
Swachh Bharat Mission Pioneer
Government of India
Acknowledged for significant contributions to India's sanitation revolution under Swachh Bharat Mission
Strategic Partnerships
Collaborating with global leaders in sanitation and innovation
CII
Industrial Innovation Awards 2019
Top Innovative Company (Small) in Services, and one of the CII Top 25 Innovative Companies of 2019. The official winners list names Loocafe, an Ixora Corporate Services initiative.
UNDP GRID
Grassroots Innovation Database
LooCafe is listed in the UNDP Grassroots Innovation Database as a free-to-use public washroom.
British Council
Loo Café x Water Loop, 2019
Hyderabad Design Week prototype with Jane Withers Studio and Anupama Kundoo Architects, commissioned with the British Council.
Swachh Bharat Mission
Stories of Change
Covered in the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban Stories of Change series.
GHMC Hyderabad
City sites
LooCafe operates staffed public toilets on Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation sites.
Ixora Group
Parent company
LooCafe is part of Ixora Group.
Partnership Moments
Site visit
ReFlow toilet, field demonstration
Visiting group
Policy makers, researchers & global sanitation delegates
Art Gallery Inauguration
International Delegates
International Partnership
German Delegation Visit
WaterAid Bangladesh
Delegates at a LooCafe unit
ASCI Nepal
Group visit to a LooCafe unit
Listed in the UNDP Grassroots Innovation Database
UNDP's Grassroots Innovation Database lists LooCafe as a free-to-use public washroom: a staffed toilet and a small café, built in a used shipping container. The entry is on UNDP's site.
United Nations Development Programme
Grassroots Innovation Database
British Council
Loo Café x Water Loop
Loo Café x Water Loop
The British Council commissioned Loo Café x Water Loop with Jane Withers Studio, Anupama Kundoo Architects, and Ixora Corporate Services. The prototype was shown at Hyderabad Design Week in 2019. The Water Loop model was later exhibited at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark.
Media Recognition
Featured in leading national and international publications
Scroll.in
2018 • Feature Article
The Better India
2020 • Feature Story
Deccan Chronicle
2019 • News Coverage
Tribune India
2022 • Expansion Story
Express Computer
2020 • Tech Feature
Wikipedia
Ongoing • Encyclopedia Entry
DNA India
2020 • Video Feature
eTurboNews
2019 • Travel/Tourism
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