Akamai Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. has chosen the grantees for Cohort 2 of Accelerator Program for Early-Stage Innovations in Water. The Accelerator Program enables grantees to ideate their technology-based solutions for water conservation. This year, two grantees -- SmartTerra and Jaljeevika -- have been onboarded as part of Cohort 2.  Together with our technical and mentoring partners -- the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT M) and the International Centre for Clean Water (ICCW) -- we evaluated more than 50 applications.  \n A comprehensive application and interview process was followed to screen applications based on the proposed solution, technology readiness, sustainability roadmap, etc. Consequently, six technology startups were identified to participate in the Bootcamp, a pre-final evaluation process.…