Gaurav Gupta, founder and managing director of Desire Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd., has the vision and mission to make water management in India smart and energy efficient. Gaurav worked with a leading water infrastructure company wherein he set up the foundation company’s ESCO-based water management practice. After gaining vast experience in water treatment, energy efficiency conservation, and automation, he founded Desire Energy in 2011. Today, Desire Energy is one of the leading water management and efficient energy service companies, handlining the water supply of more than 15,000+ rural areas and 14+ cities in PAN India through its innovative use of renewable energy, efficient management, and IoT-enabling technology. In a very short span of time, Gaurav has led Desire Energy to great accolades, including the National Award by Prime Minister Shree Narendra Modi for Outstanding Entrepreneurship (October 2016), the Udhyog Ratna Award by Chief Minister of Rajasthan Smt. Vasundhara Raje Sindhiya (November 2017), Energy Circle Award” for Innovating ESCO Model by CII (May 2018), Dare To Dream Award” by FORTI (August 2018).