Riddhish Soni is the CEO & Designated Partner of Aumsat Technologies, leading innovations in water supply and water treatment. They offer a patented, retrofittable handpump check valve that generates disinfecting nanobubbles using the hydraulic hammer effect of manual handpumps. This innovation disinfects groundwater without chemicals, electricity, or filters—making it ideal for remote, underserved areas. His grassroots initiatives have impacted 15,000 households, treating 4,000 KL of water monthly, while creating 3,800 water sources across 44,000 hectares.

An accomplished innovator with 21 copyrights, 4 patents, 3 trademarks, and 78 scholarly publications, Riddhish blends expertise across water and space domains. At ISRO, during his 12-year tenure, he played a pivotal role in the Chandrayaan-2 mission, advancing possibilities for lunar resource utilization and exploration. He has also advised JICA and the World Bank on water supply projects in Uttarakhand and represented India at WMO operations in China.