Team

Mr. Biplab Paul - Director

Biplabketan Paul serves as the visionary innovator behind BHUNGROO®, functioning as the co-founder of Naireeta Services Private Limited (NSPL). Possessing a distinguished global reputation as a development professional, he boasts a comprehensive three-decade background spanning diverse fields such as water management, irrigation, agricultural innovation, technology inclusiveness for smallholders, and governmental policies. Paul is the creative mind behind BHUNGROO®, a distinctive technology designed to mitigate the impact of droughts and floods.

His contributions have earned him more than twenty-eight international accolades, including prestigious awards such as the UNFCCC’s Climate Action Award, the US State Department’s Gold Star Award, USAID’s Securing Water For Food Award, Buckminster Fuller’s Global Grand Prize Award, the World Bank’s IDM Award, Global Venture Challenge Asia’s Agri-innovation Award, DST (GoI)’s Indian Innovation Growth Program, and Global Citizen award from Meridian International, USA, among others.

Furthermore, Paul serves as a board member for over seven companies spanning India, Europe, and Africa. He holds positions as a jury member and mentor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur’s Incubation Center, recognized as a Center for Excellence by the Government of India. Additionally, he serves as a jury member for the Indian government’s Department of Science and Technology’s BIO-innovation program. Notably, he has been co-opted as one of the directors of the Board of Gujarat Ecology Commission, a state government initiative.

Mrs. Trupti Jain - Founder Director

Trupti Jain, the founder of Naireeta Services Private Limited (NSPL), is an esteemed gender expert with an extensive career spanning over three decades. Her expertise encompasses diverse experiences, ranging from grassroots implementation to the formulation of government policies related to Gender centric development policies in India, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Having engaged actively in the sector through non-profit organizations, government-sponsored institutions, international donors, for-profit ventures, and her current leadership role in a social enterprise, Trupti has played a pivotal role in enhancing women’s participation in governance. Notably, her affiliations include ministries such as Environment & Forest, Urban Development, Urban Housing, Rural Development, Education, and Women & Child Development.

Trupti’s contributions extend to addressing critical challenges in water management, with a specific emphasis on climate change mitigation, disaster reduction, and livelihood enhancement. Both her non-profit initiative, Sustainable Green Initiatives Forums, and her social enterprise, Naireeta Services, have received global recognition, including prestigious awards from institutions such as the World Bank, Millennium Alliance, Government of India, World Water Forum, and the United Nations.

She serves as an advisory member on the selection committee of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Fellowship program in the USA and is a member of the US government’s Western India Fellow selection committee. Trupti also provides mentorship to US Embassy fellows.

Recipient of numerous global accolades, including the Cartier Women’s Initiative Award, Fulbright, Buckminster Fuller, LEAD (Leadership in Environment and Development), Women Entrepreneurship Program Award, Niti Aayog of the Government of India, UNFCCC, and Gender Just Climate Solution Awardee, Trupti holds a Master’s in Sustainable Development, following her graduation in Environmental Engineering.

Her substantial body of work encompasses over 16 published research papers at state, national, and international levels, along with more than 30 educational literatures. Trupti is recognized as a UN speaker representing the Women and Gender Constituency and the UN Water Conference, reflecting her unwavering commitment to advancing gender equality and sustainable development.