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Environment Tech Landscape of India

2,055 Environment Tech companies in India, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.

2,055companies tracked
$3.7Bdisclosed funding
245hiring right now
662events · 24 months
100,266news articles · 12 months

Who leads Environment Tech in India

Shows the top Environment Tech firms in India by size, funding, hiring activity and media coverage, highlighting 2,055 tracked companies, 245 current hires and 350 firms that disclosed recent funding.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories10last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02Clutec6last posted Feb 2026
  3. 03Gradiant6last posted Aug 2026
  4. 04Artha Energy Resources6last posted Aug 2026
  5. 05Flow Tech6last posted Jun 2026
  6. 06Cogent Innovations6last posted Jul 2026
  7. 07WeVOIS Labs6last posted Aug 2026
  8. 08Okulo Aerospace5last posted May 2026
245 companies hiring · 60 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Serentica Renewables$1.4BConventional Debt · Jan 2024
  2. 02Inox Clean Energy$423.9MSeries D · Jan 2026
  3. 03Ecozen Solutions$111.9MConventional Debt · Nov 2025
  4. 04Ecofy$93MConventional Debt · May 2026
  5. 05Lohum$90.8MSeries B · Oct 2025
  6. 06Polaris$80MConventional Debt · Apr 2026
  7. 07GPS Renewables$69MConventional Debt · Mar 2026
  8. 08Varaha$64.9MSeries B · Feb 2026
350 companies with disclosed rounds · $3.7B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01TruAlt Bioenergy$229MFY2023 filing
  2. 02Attero$139.3MFY2019 filing
  3. 03GPS Renewables$133.9MFY2021 filing
  4. 04Aston$130.8MFY2021 filing
  5. 05Recykal$116.4MFY2024 filing
  6. 06Kimbal$115.1MFY2024 filing
  7. 07JB Ecotex$72.5MFY2024 filing
  8. 08Rite Water Solutions$64MFY2022 filing
244 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Inventive4,466tracked employees
  2. 02Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories3,467tracked employees
  3. 03Genus Power Infrastructure1,170tracked employees
  4. 04parksons, pune1,001tracked employees
  5. 05Delta831tracked employees
  6. 06WeVOIS Labs677tracked employees
  7. 07GPS Renewables640tracked employees
  8. 08Fluentgrid629tracked employees
161 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01EyeROV17.5%239 tracked events
  2. 02TruAlt Bioenergy7.1%97 tracked events
  3. 03kinetic green energy and power solutions limited4.1%56 tracked events
  4. 04Varaha3.4%46 tracked events
  5. 05Concord Enviro2.9%39 tracked events
  6. 06Inox Green Energy2.4%33 tracked events
  7. 07Lohum2.3%32 tracked events
  8. 08Ecozen Solutions2.0%27 tracked events
1,363 tracked events across 129 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Varaha134articles in the window
  2. 02Skymet125articles in the window
  3. 03Serentica Renewables83articles in the window
  4. 04Phool67articles in the window
  5. 05Lohum34articles in the window
  6. 06Praan31articles in the window
  7. 07Ecofy29articles in the window
  8. 08Recykal27articles in the window
76 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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See all 2,055 Environment Tech companies in India

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How the Environment Tech ecosystem in India grew, 2016–2025

Displays yearly counts of new Environment Tech companies from 2016 to 2025, noting a peak of 178 startups in 2019 and 29 founded in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Environment Tech companies in India
2016: 1142017: 1422018: 1712019: 1782020: 1422021: 1372022: 1712023: 1662024: 1272025: 29
20162025
peak 178 in 2019
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 106 in 2024
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 12,695,7392017: 31,412,6192018: 16,859,7252019: 30,131,9032020: 49,243,0052021: 62,432,5202022: 585,637,1022023: 827,427,8762024: 828,033,8432025: 481,243,609
20162025
peak $828M in 2024

Where Environment Tech companies in India are based

Bengaluru skyline — Environment Tech hub in India
Hub 01
Bengaluru
306 Environment Tech companies
24% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
306companies
$232.2Mdisclosed funding
41hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Bangalore · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mumbai skyline — Environment Tech hub in India
Hub 02
Mumbai
188 Environment Tech companies
15% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
188companies
$333.5Mdisclosed funding
29hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Mumbai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Delhi skyline — Environment Tech hub in India
Hub 03
Delhi
178 Environment Tech companies
14% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
178companies
$139.4Mdisclosed funding
20hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Delhi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pune skyline — Environment Tech hub in India
Hub 04
Pune
130 Environment Tech companies
10% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
130companies
$178.1Mdisclosed funding
19hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Pune · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chennai skyline — Environment Tech hub in India
Hub 05
Chennai
126 Environment Tech companies
10% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
126companies
$39.8Mdisclosed funding
12hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Chennai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyderabad skyline — Environment Tech hub in India
Hub 06
Hyderabad
125 Environment Tech companies
10% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
125companies
$98.4Mdisclosed funding
11hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Hyderabad · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gurugram skyline — Environment Tech hub in India
Hub 07
Gurugram
115 Environment Tech companies
9% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
115companies
$1.7Bdisclosed funding
18hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Gurgaon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Noida skyline — Environment Tech hub in India
Hub 08
Noida
91 Environment Tech companies
7% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
91companies
$658.4Mdisclosed funding
13hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Noida · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Environment Tech market map of India: what these companies actually do

Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, showing enterprise tech (1,564 firms) and subscription models (806 firms) as the largest groups.

  • Enterprise Tech1,564 companies · $3.5B raised · 217 hiring
  • Energy Tech934 companies · $2.9B raised · 119 hiring
  • Consumer Digital618 companies · $441.2M raised · 50 hiring
  • Circular Economy594 companies · $691.3M raised · 72 hiring
  • Industrial & Energy Hardwares540 companies · $347.9M raised · 54 hiring
  • Enterprise Software379 companies · $150.3M raised · 51 hiring
  • SaaS342 companies · $341.4M raised · 44 hiring
  • IoT311 companies · $125.2M raised · 37 hiring
  • Deep Tech239 companies · $393.5M raised · 35 hiring
  • Energy SaaS201 companies · $90.5M raised · 16 hiring
  • Smart Buildings191 companies · $63.2M raised · 18 hiring
  • Solar Energy Tech172 companies · $808.6M raised · 25 hiring

Monetization

How Environment Tech companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Subscription806
Physical Commerce791
E-Commerce - Product541
Fee-For-Service392
Commission on Transaction234
E-Commerce - Service103
Advertising61
Licensing20

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Environment Tech in India

Funding 201Announcement 85Contracts 81IPO 77Earnings 57Capital 40Leadership 37Product 27M&A 22Assets 17
  • FundingEnergy engineering company Kimbal Pvt Ltd on Thursday raised $22 million in a Series B funding round, led by sustainability-focused private equity firm, GEF Capital Partners.2026-04-30
  • FundingClean energy startup Ecoil has raised about $2.5 million in a funding round led by early-growth stage venture capital firm Fundalogical Ventures.2026-04-07
  • M&AMumbai: More than half a dozen potential suitors including global investors Brookfield, Macquarie, KKR, and Actis are in early-stage talks to acquire IntelliSmart Infrastructure, said people familiar with the matter2026-04-02
  • IPOEPC player of solar power projects Sadbhav Futuretech has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The proposed IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of up to 2.55 crore equity shares and an offer for sale (OFS) of shares worth Rs 235 crore by selling shareholders, according to the DRHP filed with Sebi.2026-04-02
  • FundingEcofy, an NBFC focused on financing climate change solutions, raised Rs 380.5 crore ($41 million approx,) from BII and DAIF.2026-03-20
  • FundingSpadel has invested in UK beverage company Living Things through its venture capital arm, The Source Ventures, as part of a new funding round aimed at accelerating growth.2026-03-19
  • FundingAcumen and Orios Venture Partners led a $2.5 million equity round for ScrapUncle, a Delhi-based startup that offers “on demand” electronic and scrap waste recycling services2026-02-27
  • FundingIn a seed funding round headed by MountTech Growth Fund-Kavachh, deep-tech engineering startup Hycosys has raised more than $1 million, or roughly Rs 9 crore.2026-02-25
  • M&AAt the same time, Inox Green Energy Services will take over Wind World India’s O&M business, strengthening its presence in the renewable asset management space.2026-02-19
  • FundingUkhi High Tech > Advanced Materials Haryana $1.16M Seed Venture Catalysts2026-02-17

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Environment Tech company in India was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
fractalEugenie.aiundisclosedAnnounced2026-06-26
NaIntelliSmart$700MRumored2026-04-02
Inox Green EnergyWind World IndiaundisclosedAnnounced2026-02-20
Genus Power InfrastructureNewlectric InnovationundisclosedAnnounced2026-01-21
Inox Green Energyvibrant energy$200MAnnounced2025-12-19
Gem Enviro ManagementsolluzundisclosedAnnounced2025-12-17

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Details specific event types such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins for the tracked companies.

IPO pipeline
13 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
Leadership moves
10 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • GPS RenewablesManan Domadia · Appointment → Senior Vice President – Finance and BankingApr 2026
  • Serentica RenewablesSatish Kumar Rathor · Appointment → Chief Operating Officer – Solar & Battery Energy Storage SystemsApr 2026
  • SrichakraLakshman K. Iyer · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
  • parksons, puneDeepak Ganjoo · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerJan 2026
  • ProbusAtrey Bhardwaj · Appointment → Chief Growth OfficerNov 2025
  • parksons, puneSiddharth Kejriwal · Promotion → Managing DirectorNov 2025
  • parksons, puneRamesh Kejriwal · Promotion → ChairmanNov 2025
  • Serentica RenewablesAnil Kumar Singh · Appointment → Director of OperationsOct 2025
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
  • Smart Air FiltersLadakh (Air purifier)Feb 2026
  • OizomEnvizom (Environmental Intelligence Platform)Nov 2025
  • EnerdaticsNew Data Center Platform (Data Center Platform)Oct 2025
  • AeroneroAquair (Water-as-a-Service platform)Sep 2025
  • AeroneroAeronero 2.0 (Air Water Generation (AWG) system)Sep 2025
Contract wins
51 customer wins · last 24 months
Regulatory & litigation
10 regulatory events · 0 tracked suits · 24 months
  • Recyclekaroeligibility granted — Ministry of MinesApr 2026
  • Recyclekaroeligible under scheme — Ministry of MinesApr 2026
  • Lohumapproved rare earth magnets facilityApr 2026
  • Lohumapproval granted — Electronics and Information Technology MinistryMar 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
14 companies reporting50 company-quarters tracked

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +57.2%, half slower.

Who is building Environment Tech in India

Profiles 2,008 founders and CEOs across 1,306 firms, noting frequent alma maters like IIT Bombay (46) and prior employers such as McKinsey (11).

Founders and chief executives12 of 2,008, from the best-funded companies on this page
Akshay Hiranandani
Chief Executive Officer
Akshay Hiranandani

Serentica Renewables, ex-Sterlite Power, ex-Piramal Capital, CFA Institute, 2013

Devendra Gupta
Co-Founder & CEO
Devendra Gupta

Co-Founder & CEO-Ecozen · Ex-GreenHat Ventures · Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur BTech 2010

Govind Sankaranarayanan
Co-Founder & COO
Govind Sankaranarayanan

Ex-Cube Investment Advisors, Tata Capital, Tata Communications International, The Tetley Group UK. BITS Pilani BE 1990, LBS MS 2003…

Rajat Verma
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Rajat Verma

Ex-Mercury Interactive, Kintana. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 1998, Stanford University MS 1999, Harvard Business School MBA 2006

Yashraj Khaitan
Founder
Yashraj Khaitan

UC Berkeley BS 2011

Sreekrishna Sankar
Co-Founder & COO
Sreekrishna Sankar

Ex-Oliver Wyman Financial Services, IBM Software Labs. College of Engineering Trivandrum BTech 2003

Madhur Jain
Co-Founder & CEO
Madhur Jain

Ex-Grow Indigo, Precision Agriculture for Development, Godrej Agrovet. G. B. Pant University Of Agriculture & Technology BTech 2011…

Utkarsh Gupta
Founder & CEO
Utkarsh Gupta

Founder Gruner New Inergie Deutschland, SlabShare, ex-REMAX INDIA. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Gautam Kaushik
Co-Founder
Gautam Kaushik

Ex-Guardian Life, On Demand Agility · Maharshi Dayanand University BCA 2012

Sanjeev Kumar
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Sanjeev Kumar

Ex-Byte Inception. Punjabi University BTech 2011

Kushagra Srivastava
Co-Founder & CEO
Kushagra Srivastava

Co-Founder & CEO-Chakr Innovation · IIT Delhi BTech 2017

Anirudha Jalan
Co-Founder
Anirudha Jalan

Ex-Ambee, Calcutta Angels Network, Hasimara Industries · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign BSc 2008, Indian School of Business MBA 2017

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 338 of 2,008 founders
IIT Bombay46
IIT Madras37
IIT Delhi30
BITS Pilani28
IIT Kanpur27
IIT Roorkee18
Indian School of Business17
IIM Ahmedabad13
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 58 of 2,008 founders
McKinsey11
Microsoft9
Cisco8
Intel6
Boston Consulting Group6
Amazon4
Goldman Sachs4
Google3
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 1,823 founders with a profile on this page
13
carry a repeat-founder flag
  • flagged as repeat founders13
  • no repeat-founder flag1,810
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Look up the people behind Environment Tech companies in India

Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.

Who funds Environment Tech in India

Summarizes 1,018 funding rounds since 2016 from 3,484 investors, with a typical round size of $338 k.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
Social Alpha3026Mar 2025
Rainmatter2515May 2026
LetsVenture226Feb 2025
Indian Angel Network198Sep 2025
Startup Karnataka19Nov 2025
Angel List174Dec 2024
IIMA Ventures1610Oct 2025
SINE149Jul 2025
Soonicorn Ventures148Jul 2025
Spectrum Impact135Nov 2025
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel709
Series A–B138
Series C+ / PE18
Grants, debt & other153

The typical round is $338k — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Environment Tech funding rounds in India

Highlights the largest disclosed round—Inox Clean Energy’s $343.8 M Series D—and lists ten other major recent funding events.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
Inox Clean EnergySeries Dmega-round$343.8MJan 2026CalPERS, SUN Group Global, Authum +1 more
Inox Clean EnergySeries C$69.6MJan 2025
Gruner RenewableSeries C$60MJul 2024
EcofySeries B$54.7MMar 2026British International Investment, Finnfund, EverSource Capital +1 more
Ecozen SolutionsSeries C$30MApr 2024Nuveen, Omnivore, Exim Bank +1 more
SolfinSeries C$28.9MMay 2026
HygencoSeries B$25.4MOct 2022Neev Fund
Ecozen SolutionsSeries C$25MJan 2023Nuveen, Exim Bank, Caspian +3 more
Chakr InnovationsSeries C$23MSep 2025Iron Pillar, SBI Ventures, ONGC +9 more
LohumSeries B$23MMay 2023Baring Private Equity Partners, Cactus Venture Partners, Ventureast +10 more
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M172
$1–10M117
$10–50M25
$50–250M2
>$250M0

316 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Environment Tech in India

Counts 100,266 news articles in the last year, most often covering air‑quality initiatives, solar PV systems, product launches and climate‑mitigation efforts.

News volume
Environment Tech coverage across India · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 20,4322021Q3: 20,0372021Q4: 21,0532022Q1: 16,8472022Q2: 19,7332022Q3: 20,4732022Q4: 24,5812023Q1: 22,3502023Q2: 22,0082023Q3: 28,3542023Q4: 26,4862024Q1: 23,2122024Q2: 21,7042024Q3: 26,5322024Q4: 32,1602025Q1: 31,0882025Q2: 20,8702025Q3: 27,1552025Q4: 25,1062026Q1: 25,099
2021Q22026Q1
peak 32,160 in 2024Q4 · 100,266 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 66% → 73%, negative 33% → 26% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Environment Tech news in India. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • Air quality improvement initiatives21,227▲+18%
  • Solar photovoltaic (pv) energy systems15,933▲+26%
  • New product launches and innovations12,476▲+14%
  • Climate change mitigation strategies10,867▲+13%
  • Strategic partnerships and collaborations10,596▲+28%
  • Climate activism and youth movements9,393▲+10%
  • Renewable energy sources and technologies8,368▲+10%
  • Covid-19 vaccine development and efficacy trials8,117▲+15%
  • Biodiversity conservation efforts7,977▲+24%
  • Technology adoption and digital transformation7,902▲+22%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

76 Environment Tech companies here were named in the news over this period.

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Watch Environment Tech coverage in India as it happens

Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.

Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

battery-coupled renewables+49%ecosystem services+74%organic recycling+51%renewables integration+74%lithium-ion storage+90%municipal recycling+71%food waste composting+64%plastic bans+49%local recycling+81%environmental outreach+65%
air quality standards-35%pollution index-62%hazardous air quality-62%ipo prospectus-57%aqi readings-62%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in India Environment Tech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
145,218 articles touch this dimension · 64.6% critical tone
20212025
signals: solar electricity generation, solar pv, climate mobilization
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
30,641 articles touch this dimension · 68.2% critical tone
20212025
signals: solar electricity generation, pre-ipo valuation, solar pv
Growth ▲ rising
51,737 articles touch this dimension · 56.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: solar electricity generation, solar pv, smart ev technologies

Environment Tech jobs in India: who is hiring and what they ask for

Reports 498 job postings from 169 employers in 12 months, with top skills including business development and Python, and a median salary of $7 k per year.

498postings · last 12 months
579postings tracked overall
169employers advertising
$7kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=34)

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Environment Tech employers in India put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • business development46
  • ms office40
  • python38
  • communication37
  • sales34
  • communication skills29
  • negotiation29
  • project management27
  • excel26
  • lead generation26
What level are these roles?
Entry29
Intern29
Senior74
Lead30
Manager113
Most advertised titles
  • Marketing Manager6
  • P & Id Designer / Drafters4
  • Full Stack Developer4
  • Solar- Design Engineer3
  • Bio Medical Sales Engineer3
  • Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer2

What Environment Tech research in India is working on

Aggregates 1,195 India‑affiliated academic papers, of which 742 identify opportunities, 164 discuss common problems and 46 issue cautions.

How this field talks about itself
India-affiliated Environment Tech papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising33.6% · 37.1%≈ par
Breakthrough28.5% · 26.3%≈ par
Descriptive18.2% · 17.4%≈ par
Problem-identifying13.4% · 9.6%1.4×
Cautionary3.8% · 4.6%0.8×
Comparative2.1% · 4.0%0.5×
How the work is done
Methods-led51.5%
Empirical23.1%
Reviews21.5%
Position pieces3.9%
How the research reads

87% positive · 3% neutral · 10% negative, across 1,195 papers.

The institutions doing the work · India
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi463
  • Doaba College412
  • Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University412
  • University of Petroleum and Energy Studies257
  • Karunya University232
  • Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu217

ranked by how often their work is cited

Leading researchers · India-affiliated work

Shivani Dhall · B. R. Mehta · Amit K. Tyagi · Kapil Sood · Simona Mariana Popescu · Sheikh Mansoor · Owais Ali Wani · Shamal Shasang Kumar

The most-cited breakthroughs
  • An IoT Based Smart Water Quality Monitoring System using Cloud · 120 cites
  • Advances in real time smart monitoring of environmental parameters using IoT and sensors · 111 cites
  • Land Slide detection and monitoring system using wireless sensor networks (WSN) · 47 cites
  • Novel approach to large-scale monitoring of submerged aquatic vegetation: A nationwide example from Sweden · 44 cites
  • Air pollution monitoring using wireless sensor network · 38 cites
Common problems researchers identify141 papers · 4 recurring themes
Heavy Metal Contamination Risks — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 01
Heavy Metal Contamination Risks
52 papers · 36.9% of this block
2022: 797 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 763 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 714 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 772 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 797 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 763 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 714 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 772 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers highlight widespread heavy metal pollution in water and sediments and its potential health impacts.
Contamination · Pollution · Heavy metals · Bioaccumulation
“Heavy metal monitoring and health risk assessment of a tropical mountainous river in Kerala, India”
52 of these papers raise it as a problem
IoT Sensor Deployments for Monitoring — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 02
IoT Sensor Deployments for Monitoring
41 papers · 29.1% of this block
2022: 1,008 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 995 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,065 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,112 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,008 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 995 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,065 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,112 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies point to challenges in deploying wireless sensor networks and IoT platforms for environmental data collection.
Wireless sensor network · Software deployment · Internet of Things · Environmental monitoring
“Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Systems for Enhanced Living Environments: A Review toward Sustainable Smart Cities”
41 of these papers raise it as a problem
Remote Sensing for Land Monitoring — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 03
Remote Sensing for Land Monitoring
27 papers · 19.1% of this block
2022: 1,625 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,712 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,848 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,292 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,625 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,712 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,848 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,292 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -20% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers discuss limitations of remote sensing and machine‑learning methods for tracking vegetation and land‑cover changes.
Environmental monitoring · Vegetation · Remote sensing · Land cover
“Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring Volume VI: Soil Monitoring System for Europe”
27 of these papers raise it as a problem
Microplastic Pollution Concerns — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 04
Microplastic Pollution Concerns
21 papers · 14.9% of this block
2022: 152 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 153 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 162 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 198 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 152 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 153 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 162 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 198 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +30% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research flags microplastic presence in water and soil, emphasizing ecosystem disruption and human health threats.
Microplastics · Plastic pollution · Aquatic ecosystem · Human health
“Understanding Microplastic Pollution in Groundwater: Pathways, Health Implications and Solutions”
21 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions36 papers · 4 recurring themes
Water and Wetland Quality Risks — Cautions
Cautions · theme 01
Water and Wetland Quality Risks
14 papers · 38.9% of this block
2022: 1,195 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,127 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,009 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,109 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,195 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,127 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,009 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,109 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -7% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors caution about complex pollutant sources affecting groundwater, rivers, and urban wetlands.
Water quality · Pollution · Sediment · Wetland
“Hydro-environmental risk assessment of heavy metal pollution in the groundwater and river water of the Amaravati Basin, Southern India”
14 of these papers raise it as a problem
Governance and Tech Integration Limits — Cautions
Cautions · theme 02
Governance and Tech Integration Limits
10 papers · 27.8% of this block
2022: 574 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 649 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 700 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 852 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 574 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 649 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 700 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 852 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +48% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works warn that sustainability outcomes depend on governance, learning, and careful integration of emerging technologies.
Sustainability · Transformative learning · Environmental governance · Climate change
“Internet-of-Things-blockchain integration in environmental pollution monitoring data management: trends and techniques”
10 of these papers raise it as a problem
Precision Monitoring Technology Gaps — Cautions
Cautions · theme 03
Precision Monitoring Technology Gaps
7 papers · 19.4% of this block
2022: 62 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 57 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 57 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 84 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 62 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 57 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 57 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 84 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +36% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies note accuracy and scalability issues in proximal sensing and biosensor approaches for environmental toxins.
Environmental monitoring
“Enhancing Precision Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring Using Proximal Remote Sensing”
7 of these papers raise it as a problem
Impact Assessment Planning Shortfalls — Cautions
Cautions · theme 04
Impact Assessment Planning Shortfalls
5 papers · 13.9% of this block
2022: 36 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 38 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 40 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 46 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 36 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 38 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 40 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 46 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +28% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research highlights baseline and planning gaps in environmental impact assessments for infrastructure projects.
Plan · Environmental impact assessment · Section · Baseline
“Quantification of Impacts and Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Coke Oven Plant at Siltara, Raipur”
5 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities670 papers · 7 recurring themes
Satellite‑Based Biodiversity Monitoring — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 01
Satellite‑Based Biodiversity Monitoring
143 papers · 21.3% of this block
2022: 324 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 327 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 306 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 357 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 324 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 327 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 306 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 357 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Opportunities focus on using satellite imagery and AI to track ecosystems and support conservation efforts.
Environmental monitoring · Biodiversity · Vegetation · Satellite imagery
“Investigating environmental sustainability applications using advanced monitoring systems”
IoT Platforms for Water Quality — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 02
IoT Platforms for Water Quality
139 papers · 20.7% of this block
2022: 1,361 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,351 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,447 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,512 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,361 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,351 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,447 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,512 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers propose IoT and cloud solutions to enable continuous, real‑time monitoring of water resources.
Internet of Things · Water quality · Cloud computing · Environmental monitoring
“Enhancing Environmental Safety: Design and Development of IoT based Air Quality Monitoring System”
AI‑Driven Air Quality Forecasting — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 03
AI‑Driven Air Quality Forecasting
92 papers · 13.7% of this block
2022: 562 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 543 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 465 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 594 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 562 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 543 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 465 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 594 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research explores machine‑learning models to predict air pollutants and improve urban air‑quality management.
Air quality index · Air pollution · Pollutant · Pollution
“Artificial Intelligence Based Air Quality Monitoring System with Modernized Environmental Safety of Sustainable Development”
Biosensor Technologies for Contaminants — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 04
Biosensor Technologies for Contaminants
89 papers · 13.3% of this block
2022: 74 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 69 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 62 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 72 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 74 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 69 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 62 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 72 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies present advanced biosensors for detecting pesticides and other environmental pollutants with high specificity.
Biosensor · Environmental monitoring · Pesticide residue · Pesticide
“Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring”
Groundwater Arsenic Prediction — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 05
Groundwater Arsenic Prediction
83 papers · 12.4% of this block
2022: 755 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 725 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 657 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 717 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 755 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 725 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 657 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 717 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works develop multi‑sensor and ML approaches to forecast arsenic levels and guide safe water provision.
Water quality · Arsenic · Groundwater · Hydrology
“A Multi-sensor Process for In-Situ Monitoring of Water Pollution in Rivers or Lakes for High-Resolution Quantitative and Qualitative Water Q”
Real‑Time Wireless Sensor Networks — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 06
Real‑Time Wireless Sensor Networks
67 papers · 10.0% of this block
2022: 453 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 417 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 295 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 288 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 453 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 417 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 295 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 288 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -36% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research highlights scalable wireless sensor systems for continuous environmental data capture across diverse habitats.
Wireless sensor network · Real-time computing · Wireless · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks
“Wireless sensor networks for monitoring the environmental activities”
IoT‑Enabled Precision Agriculture — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 07
IoT‑Enabled Precision Agriculture
57 papers · 8.5% of this block
2022: 3,550 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,624 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 3,579 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 3,952 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 3,550 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,624 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 3,579 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 3,952 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers showcase IoT and sensor integration to optimize resource use and sustainability in agricultural practices.
Precision agriculture · Agriculture · Internet of Things · Sustainable agriculture
“Real-time environmental monitoring in smart agriculture through IoT and wireless sensor networks”

Which of these themes are growing fastest

Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Microplastic Pollution Concerns▲+30%
IoT Sensor Deployments for Monitoring▲+10%
Heavy Metal Contamination Risks▼-3%
Remote Sensing for Land Monitoring▼-20%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Governance and Tech Integration Limits▲+48%
Precision Monitoring Technology Gaps▲+36%
Impact Assessment Planning Shortfalls▲+28%
Water and Wetland Quality Risks▼-7%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
IoT‑Enabled Precision Agriculture▲+11%
IoT Platforms for Water Quality▲+11%
Satellite‑Based Biodiversity Monitoring▲+10%
AI‑Driven Air Quality Forecasting▲+6%
Biosensor Technologies for Contaminants▼-4%
Groundwater Arsenic Prediction▼-5%
Real‑Time Wireless Sensor Networks▼-36%
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