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THE INDIA EDITION 2026

India’s
recycling and the circular economy industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping recycling and the circular economy in India. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Recycling and the Circular Economy illustration
Companies tracked 745Recycling and the Circular Economy ecosystem in India Disclosed funding $759.39M134 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 85With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 15410 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore India’s recycling and the circular economy leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Recycling and the Circular Economy company highlights in India, snapshot 1 September 2026
Company
Lohumlohum.com$90.76M—317Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
GPS Renewablesgpsrenewables.com$68.99M—640$104.13MFYFY2025 filing
Varahavaraha.earth$64.9M—76—
Gruner Renewablegrunerrenewable.com$60M—136—
Recykalrecykal.com$40.94M—280$101.54MFYFY2025 filing
Dalmia Polypro Industriesdalmiapolypro.in$40.78M—200$16.8MFYFY2025 filing
Atteroattero.in$31.1M5 roles170$100.57MFYFY2025 filing
Metalbookmetalbook.com$27.26M———
Clutecclutec.com—6 roles——
Gradiantgradiant.in—6 roles65Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
WeVOIS Labswevois.com—6 roles677—
Dharaksha Ecosolutionsdharaksha.com—4 roles75—
Intrinsic Foundriesintrinsicfoundries.com—4 roles——
RecommerceXrecommercex.com—4 roles——
Wastefull Insightswastefullinsights.com—4 roles9—
Astonastonprocessors.com———Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Concord Enviroconcordenviro.in——10$5.92MFYFY2025 filing
Ecoilecoil.in——13—
Ecowareecoware.in———$37.7KFYFY2025 filing
Greengreen.com——476—
JB Ecotexjbecotex.com——279Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Mobecmobec.io——21—
Nirmalayanirmalaya.com——32—
Phoolphool.co——229—
24 featured companies

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Recycling and the Circular Economy industry KPIs in India

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

1 September 2026
Hiring participation11.4%

85 of 745 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation20.5%

153 of 745 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share29.6%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$432.44K

Midpoint of 329 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 29.6% of disclosed capital, while 79.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How India recycling and the circular economy has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

India recycling and the circular economy
$0$60.13M$120.26M$180.38M$240.51M2016: $2.65M20162017: $2.05M20172018: $3.01M20182019: $6.2M20192020: $32.31M20202021: $25.91M20212022: $91.21M20222023: $126.5M20232024: $210.98M20242025: $174.6M2025
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Annual recycling and the circular economy funding and company formation in India
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$2.65M4410
2017$2.05M376
2018$3.01M5015
2019$6.2M6714
2020$32.31M5724
2021$25.91M6127
2022$91.21M8440
2023$126.5M6935
2024$210.98M5751
2025$174.6M1150
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Lohum12.0%
  • GPS Renewables9.1%
  • Varaha8.5%
  • Other companies70.4%

Funding by stage

404 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel276 68.3%
Series A–B60 14.9%
Series C+ / PE1 0.2%
Grants, debt & other67 16.6%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
4 rounds

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Grant (prize money)05/2026
Lico $2.64M

Backed by Mines.

Series A04/2026
Ecoil $2.5M

Backed by Fundalogical Ventures and Caspian and others.

Series A03/2026
Canvaloop $1.44M

Backed by Gujarat Venture Finance and Rockstud Capital.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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Series B05/2023
Lohumlohum.com$23M

Backed by Baring Private Equity Partners and Cactus Venture Partners and others.

Series B03/2024
Lohumlohum.com$14.5M

Backed by Baring Private Equity Partners and Mukul Mahavir Agarwal and others.

Series B10/2024
Lohumlohum.com$12.48M

Backed by Chartered Finance and Leasing and Singularity AMC and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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₹ crore · standalone

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 291 reporting entities from 372 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts₹14,293.5 crore

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not India market sales.

Net profit / loss₹76.3 crore

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin+0.5%

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue₹2.2 crore

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities+54.0%

157 of 291 covered entities.

Top-five concentration+39.8%

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 291 reporting entities

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INDIA · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does recycling and the circular economy compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the India companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Most-installed apps

51 of these companies (6.8%) publish at least one Android app — 112 apps in all, carrying 2.2M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
The Kabadiwala - Sell ScrapThe Kabadiwala602.7K—Business
Tooused: Sell Old ClothesTooused311.6K—Shopping
ScrapDeal-Online Scrap SellingScrapdeal264.6K—Business
Recykal.Market for SellersRecykal229.7K—Lifestyle
Aakri - Waste Management AppAAKRI180.1K4.4Lifestyle
ScrapTrade: Buy and Sell ScrapCercleX112.2K—Business
EcocrewEcocrew109.7K5Lifestyle
Plastic Scrap Wala Price NewsPlastic-ScrapWala85.8K3.8Business
BiocruxBiocrux43.1K—Business
BintixBintix26K—Lifestyle

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2026Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Solid Waste Management Tech992.2MThe Kabadiwala - Sell Scrap 602.7K
Local Services6629.9KBintix 26K
Fashion Tech2313KTooused: Sell Old Clothes 311.6K
Air Pollution Management Tech47.8KVaraha 3.1K
Enterprise Resource Planning36.2KSafe Bio 5.3K
Smart Cities91.8KGREEN AADHAAR 807
Water And Wastewater Management Tech81.8KBlueverse BookMyWash 954
Advanced Materials31.3KIndowud nfc Promotions 1.2K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q1: 12023Q1: 02023Q12023Q2: 22023Q2: 12023Q22023Q3: 22023Q3: 32023Q32023Q4: 22023Q4: 22023Q42024Q1: 22024Q1: 12024Q12024Q3: 62024Q3: 62024Q32024Q4: 12024Q4: 32024Q42025Q1: 22025Q1: 52025Q12025Q3: 12025Q3: 182025Q32026Q1: 42026Q1: 142026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 37 of 112 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The India recycling and the circular economy market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech541
Consumer digital206
Deep tech172
Water treatment technologies168
Biomaterials61
Enterprise software56
Novel polymers55
Biodegradable polymers54
Carbon capture and offset51
Geoengineering49
Bioplastics38
Sustainable fabrics36

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

541companies
14.6%have hiring activity

79 companies hiring · $704.6M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Physical commerce385
E-commerce - product278
Fee-for-service146
Subscription145
Commission on transaction99
E-commerce - service63
Advertising18
Licensing5
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Funding roundsecoil.in ↗

Clean energy startup Ecoil has raised about $2.5 million in a funding round led by early-growth stage venture capital firm Fundalogical Ventures.

Funding roundscanvaloop.com ↗

Biomaterials startup Canvaloop raised $1.5 million from Gujarat Venture Finance Limited and Rockstud Capital.

Funding roundsscrapuncle.com ↗

Acumen 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 services

Funding roundspadcarelabs.com ↗

Padcare Labs, a health tech company, raised $3 million in a Pre‑Series A round led by Rainmatter, with participation from 3one4 Capital and Brigade Reap.

Funding roundsvaraha.earth ↗

"The funding will allow the company to expand its operations, helping smallholder farmers monetize sustainable practices while offsetting global carbon emissions."

Funding roundsregrip.in ↗

Cleantech startup ReGrip, India’s largest integrated tyre waste management company, has secured Rs 20.25 crore in fresh funding to accelerate its recycling and circular economy initiatives.

Funding roundszerocircle.in ↗

Materials science company Zerocircle has raised Rs 5 crore in pre-Series A funding round co-led by 3one4 Capital and Rainmatter Capital along with participation from other investors.

Funding roundspolycycl.com ↗

The undisclosed amount of funding will support the next phase of development for the PolyCycl chemical recycling technology for hard-to-recycle plastics.

Mergers & acquisitionsgemrecycling.com ↗

Gem Enviro Management, through a stock exchange filing, announced that the company’s board has greenlighted the purchase of a 50.10 percent stake in Solluz Energy Private Limited for approximately Rs 5 crore, to be paid wholly in cash.

Funding roundslohum.com ↗

Battery tech startup LOHUM is all set to raise Rs 131.4 crore (approximately $15 million) in a pre-Series C round led by Growth I9 Opportunity LLP with the participation of existing investors, including Baring Private Equity, Singularity Growth, Asiana Fund, and others.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 232 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Funding rounds
85
Company announcements
39
Earnings
19
Contracts
17
Capital infusions
16
New products
15
IPO activity
12
Leadership moves
7
Regulatory
6
Mergers & acquisitions
6
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Leadership moves

3 tracked people moves

Manan Domadia

Appointment Senior Vice President – Finance and Banking

Srichakra ↗
Lakshman K. Iyer

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Parag Parikh

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Aeronero ↗
Aquair

Water-as-a-Service platform

Aeronero ↗
Aeronero 2.0

Air Water Generation (AWG) system

Regulatory events

8 recorded events

Recyclekaro ↗

eligibility grantedMinistry of Mines

Recyclekaro ↗

eligible under schemeMinistry of Mines

Lohum ↗

approved rare earth magnets facility

Lohum ↗

approval grantedElectronics and Information Technology Ministry

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

5companies
18period observations
49.6%median reported growth

Median across 16 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Gem Enviro Management→solluzAnnounced2025-12-17Not stated in snapshot
moglix→Khatema Fibres ↗Announced2025-11-17Not stated in snapshot
hindustan unilever→Lucro ↗Announced2025-03-21Not stated in snapshot
mukka proteins→Fabbco ↗Announced2024-09-03Not stated in snapshot
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions→Mahindra Waste To Energy Solutions ↗Completed2024-02-16Not stated in snapshot
mahindra & mahindra→Mahindra Waste To Energy Solutions ↗Completed2023-06-01Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

38 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 57-posting snapshot covers 40 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Logistics Coordinator Recycling (Remote)3
Multi Technician2
Chief Financial Officer Recycling2
Remote Supply Chain Logistics Coordinator Driving Efficiency In Recycling2
Asst. Manager/Senior Associate Business Development1
Senior Manager Plastic Recycling1
0 internship postings

5 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

33 postings specify a level.

manager
24
unspecified
24
lead
5
senior
2
entry
1
intern
1

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 57 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Recycling
31
Operations
9
Sorting
9
Safety
9
Safety Guidelines
8
Security
8
Business Development
7
Operational Management
7
People Management
7
Team Management
7
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

708 founders and chief executives across 481 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

114 profiles with education records.

IIT Madras
12
IIT Bombay
11
Indian School of Business
9
IIT Delhi
8
BITS Pilani
8
IIT Roorkee
7
IIT Kanpur
7
Anna University
6

Prior employers

16 profiles with prior-work records.

McKinsey
4
Cisco
3
Boston Consulting Group
2
Amazon
2
Google
1
Apple
1
Flipkart
1
Goldman Sachs
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Recycling and the Circular Economy research is working on

2,100 papers in the recorded india scope.

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2,100papers
45,189worldwide comparison pool
2,100India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
887
Problem-identifying
573
Descriptive
249
Breakthrough
248
Cautionary
76
Comparative
52
Critical
15

Contribution mix

Reviews
721
Empirical
625
Methods-led
503
Position pieces
232
Theoretical
19

Tone counts: 1,982 positive · 16 neutral · 102 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
588 papers · 28.0% of this field
  • Circular economy327 papers
  • Sustainability252 papers
  • Sustainable development119 papers
  • Supply chain64 papers
  • Resource58 papers
  • Production46 papers
  • Reuse44 papers
  • Resource efficiency32 papers

Landmark: Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development Goals, and Need to Focus on Circular Economy and Policy Interven

Cautions
76 papers · 3.6% of this field
  • Sustainability43 papers
  • Circular economy33 papers
  • Sustainable development15 papers
  • Resource15 papers
  • Resource efficiency12 papers
  • Greenhouse gas9 papers
  • Climate change7 papers
  • Life-cycle assessment7 papers

Landmark: Sustainable recovery of rare Earth elements from industrial waste: A path to circular economy and environmental health

Opportunities
1,135 papers · 54.0% of this field
  • Circular economy518 papers
  • Sustainability448 papers
  • Resource181 papers
  • Sustainable development146 papers
  • Supply chain118 papers
  • Resource efficiency105 papers
  • Agriculture84 papers
  • Production76 papers

Landmark: Understanding the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in improving environmental sustainability

Leading institutions

Graphic Era University
2,019
Jamia Millia Islamia
1,347
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai
1,161
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
987
Nalanda University
976
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
874

Leading researchers

Sunil Luthra
1,666
Sachin Kumar Mangla
1,471
Anil Kumar
1,456
Abid Haleem
1,334
Rohit Agrawal
1,063
Rakesh Kumar
981
Anurag Verma
976
Arkajyoti Shome
976

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Adoption of green finance and green innovation for achieving circularity: An exploratory review and future directions330 citations
  • When stakeholder pressure drives the circular economy211 citations
  • Mapping the links between Industry 4.0, circular economy and sustainability: a systematic literature review142 citations
  • Circular economy e-business model portfolio development for e-business applications: Impacts on ESG and sustainability performance113 citations
  • Green reverse logistics network design for medical waste management: A circular economy transition through case approach103 citations

Common problems researchers identify

513 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Foundations of Circular EconomyCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Foundations of Circular Economy

150 papers

29.2% of this theme group

Researchers discuss the conceptual links between circular economy principles and broader sustainability goals.

Circular economy (141) · Sustainability (53) · Economic system (11) · Ecology (11)

Circular Economy and Sustainability

Reduce, reuse, recycle: circular economic principles, sustainability and entrepreneurship in developing ecosystems

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YearShare index
20221377.2
20231336.2
20241193.1
2025688.7
Resource Efficiency ChallengesCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Resource Efficiency Challenges

94 papers

18.3% of this theme group

Studies highlight gaps in energy and material savings across Indian production and waste streams.

Sustainability (60) · Resource (28) · Sustainable development (28) · Resource efficiency (15)

ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY AND RESOURCE-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES IN OPEN INNOVATION AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Electronic Waste, Power Electronics, and Environmental Sustainability

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2022322.8
2023375.2
2024386.7
2025534.5
Barriers in Circular Supply ChainsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Barriers in Circular Supply Chains

72 papers

14.0% of this theme group

Analyses reveal technical, organizational, and stakeholder obstacles to circularity in food and textile sectors.

Circular economy (59) · Supply chain (26) · Industrial organization (12) · Delphi method (5)

Analyzing Barriers of Circular Food Supply Chains and Proposing Industry 4.0 Solutions

Investigating barriers to circular supply chain in the textile industry from Stakeholders’ perspective

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2022949.4
2023945.3
2024915.8
2025922.8
Plastic Pollution and Raw MaterialsCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Plastic Pollution and Raw Materials

67 papers

13.1% of this theme group

Papers examine how plastic waste hampers sustainability and explore routes to turn waste into usable resources.

Sustainability (35) · Plastic pollution (9) · Raw material (7) · Circular economy (35)

Microplastics in Aquatic and Food Ecosystems: Remediation Coupled with Circular Economy Solutions to Create Resource from Waste

Review on food waste valorisation for bioplastic production towards a circular economy: sustainable approaches and biodegradability assessme

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2022567.5
2023534.0
2024433.9
2025495.4
Municipal and Demolition Waste IssuesCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Municipal and Demolition Waste Issues

61 papers

11.9% of this theme group

Research points to difficulties in managing solid and demolition waste within a circular framework.

Municipal solid waste (18) · Demolition waste (9) · Demolition (9) · Circular economy (39)

A critical review on sustainable hazardous waste management strategies: a step towards a circular economy

Integrated Solid Waste Management for the Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Nepal

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YearShare index
2022167.0
2023170.0
2024145.0
2025151.6
Environmental Degradation ConcernsCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Environmental Degradation Concerns

45 papers

8.8% of this theme group

Works critique current waste practices and their impact on ecosystems and development targets.

Circular economy (32) · Sustainable development (18) · Sustainability (18) · Environmental degradation (4)

Plastic Waste Management in India: Challenges, Opportunities, and Roadmap for Circular Economy

India’s Transition to a Circular Economy Towards Fulfilling Agenda 2030: A Critical Review

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2022335.4
2023384.5
2024395.0
2025533.8
Sustainable Food and AgricultureCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Sustainable Food and Agriculture

24 papers

4.7% of this theme group

Studies address food loss, waste, and the need for resilient, low‑impact agricultural systems.

Sustainable agriculture (10) · Food security (10) · Food systems (8) · Agriculture (11)

Rethinking food loss and waste to promote sustainable resource use and climate change mitigation in agri-food systems: A review

Food Waste Reduction and Sustainable Food Systems: Strategies, Challenges, and Future Directions

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YearShare index
2022369.8
2023392.1
2024397.1
2025477.9

Cautions

65 papers · 3 recurring themes
3 cards

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Policy and Resource Efficiency RisksCautions · 01

Policy and Resource Efficiency Risks

31 papers

47.7% of this theme group

Authors caution that inadequate governance may limit circular water and resource recovery efforts.

Circular economy (25) · Sustainability (13) · Government (3) · Resource efficiency (5)

Sustainable water management through integrated technologies and circular resource recovery

Sustainable Production Practices and Circular Economy

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202220.7
202323.9
202426.3
202542.7
Technology Adoption UncertaintiesCautions · 02

Technology Adoption Uncertainties

16 papers

24.6% of this theme group

Research warns of implementation challenges when integrating advanced software for sustainability outcomes.

Transformative learning (5) · Sustainability (13) · Software deployment (5) · Sustainable development (7)

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability: Advancing Environmental, Social, and Economic Goals

Integrating Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Growth

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2022366.2
2023423.5
2024433.2
2025621.9
Life‑Cycle Assessment LimitsCautions · 03

Life‑Cycle Assessment Limits

16 papers

24.6% of this theme group

Papers highlight uncertainties in LCA data and greenhouse‑gas accounting for circular agricultural materials.

Life-cycle assessment (6) · Greenhouse gas (6) · Sustainability (11) · Agriculture (2)

Next generation building materials for energy efficiency and climate responsive design

Sustainable Engineering of Recycled Aggregate Concrete: Structural Performance and Environmental Benefits Under Circular Economy Frameworks

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20223368.9
20233389.4
20243196.4
20253301.1

A further 2 papers sit in smaller themes.

Opportunities

1,019 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Industrial Ecology and OrganizationOpportunities · 01

Industrial Ecology and Organization

269 papers

26.4% of this theme group

Opportunities focus on aligning industrial structures with ecological circularity for sustainable growth.

Circular economy (255) · Ecology (19) · Sustainability (91) · Industrial organization (28)

Leveraging digital technologies for advancing circular economy practices and enhancing life cycle analysis: A systematic literature review

A circular economy approach for sustainable economic development

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20221584.1
20231531.8
20241364.9
2025774.5
Bio‑Based Circular Value ChainsOpportunities · 02

Bio‑Based Circular Value Chains

192 papers

18.8% of this theme group

Research showcases converting food waste into bio‑products and biorefinery pathways as promising routes.

Circular economy (142) · Waste management (37) · Biomass (17) · Biorefinery (12)

Circular Bioeconomy in Action: Transforming Food Wastes into Renewable Food Resources

Innovative biorefinery approaches for upcycling of post-consumer food waste in a circular bioeconomy context

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YearShare index
20221782.7
20231774.4
20241811.5
20251198.9
Smart Resource EfficiencyOpportunities · 03

Smart Resource Efficiency

175 papers

17.2% of this theme group

Studies propose smart technologies to boost energy and material efficiency across manufacturing.

Sustainability (106) · Resource (55) · Sustainable development (47) · Resource efficiency (34)

Utilization of Sustainable Resources for Promoting Energy Efficiency in Environment Using Smart Technologies

Towards an interdisciplinary framework for effective sustainability assessment in manufacturing

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YearShare index
2022322.8
2023375.2
2024386.7
2025534.5
Resilient Circular Supply ChainsOpportunities · 04

Resilient Circular Supply Chains

110 papers

10.8% of this theme group

Works explore adaptive supply‑chain practices that support circular material flows and robustness.

Supply chain (80) · Supply chain management (21) · Circular economy (68) · Industrial organization (16)

An Analysis on Sustainable Supply Chain for Circular Economy

Investigating the Role of Smart and Resilient Supplier Management Practices in Circular Economy: A Supply Chain Practice View Perspective

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YearShare index
2022946.4
2023943.2
2024914.8
2025920.8
Data‑Driven Sustainable CitiesOpportunities · 05

Data‑Driven Sustainable Cities

105 papers

10.3% of this theme group

Papers highlight big‑data and AI tools for optimizing resources in emerging smart‑city contexts.

Big data (20) · Sustainability (63) · Transformative learning (19) · Smart city (12)

AI-Enabled Circular Economy Management for Sustainable Smart Cities: Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Resource Optimization and Waste

Green AI: Revolutionizing Smart City Infrastructure for Sustainability

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YearShare index
202257.9
202365.7
202476.5
2025120.7
Efficient Cloud Resource ManagementOpportunities · 06

Efficient Cloud Resource Management

99 papers

9.7% of this theme group

Research presents models for reducing energy use and improving scalability in cloud computing environments.

Resource allocation (27) · Cloud computing (32) · Scalability (27) · Workload (14)

Advanced computational model for energy-efficient resource allocation in cloud computing environments

Optimizing Resource Scheduling for Enhanced Efficiency in Cloud Computing

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YearShare index
202254.2
202358.1
202454.6
2025113.8
Precision Agriculture for Food SecurityOpportunities · 07

Precision Agriculture for Food Security

69 papers

6.8% of this theme group

Studies demonstrate IoT and nanotech applications that enhance sustainability and resilience in farming.

Agriculture (41) · Precision agriculture (16) · Sustainable agriculture (18) · Food security (16)

Nanotechnology for Sustainability and Food Security in Agriculture

Enhancing Sustainability, Climate Resilience, and Resource Efficiency with IoT-Based Precision Agriculture

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YearShare index
20222819.7
20232791.2
20242716.1
20252774.4

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising42.2%36.8%
Problem-identifying27.3%9.8%
Descriptive11.9%17.6%
Breakthrough11.8%26.7%
Cautionary3.6%4.5%
Comparative2.5%3.8%
Critical0.7%0.8%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainTowards the Implementation of Circular Economy in the Wastewater Sector: Challenges and Opportunities754.03%24 (32.0%)2.3%
Energy & datacenter footprintThe Reality Behind Green Technology - Assessment Through Case Studies211.13%3 (14.3%)0.48%
Privacy & surveillanceAI-driven sustainable infrastructure: ethico-legal challenges and an adaptive policy framework40.21%1 (25.0%)0.07%
Concentration of compute powerIndustrial symbiosis: Impact of competition on firms’ willingness to implement10.05%0 (0.0%)0.03%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.01%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.03%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.1%
Safety & misuse00.0%0 (%)0.01%
Bias & fairness00.0%0 (%)0.03%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: India. This may be broader than the company geography.

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — India

Compare demand signals in India’s newsflow with the recycling and the circular economy categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-05-01 to 2026-05-01Against 2024-05-01 to 2025-05-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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7 India demand signals compared with mapped recycling and the circular economy supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Carbon & emissions ↗Compliance Pressure41.70.0+41.7+52.6%
Climate policy & governance ↗Compliance Pressure41.750.0-8.3+50.8%
Climate impacts ↗Environmental Driver16.7100.0-83.3+34.5%
Renewables build-out ↗Infrastructure Shift91.7—No matching category—+67.7%
Grid & power reliability ↗Risk Pressure41.7—No matching category—+56.3%
Industrial parks & warehousing ↗Investment Build-Out25.0—No matching category—+54.2%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure91.7—No matching category—+77.0%

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Where the signals are loudest

All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. India is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.

Himachal Pradesh71.6

Climate impacts · Grid & power reliability · Renewables build-out

Gujarat69.0

Renewables build-out · Carbon & emissions · Climate policy & governance

Andhra Pradesh65.0

Renewables build-out · Industrial parks & warehousing · Grid & power reliability

Odisha61.9

Renewables build-out · Climate policy & governance · Grid & power reliability

Karnataka56.4

Layoffs & income shocks · Renewables build-out · Industrial parks & warehousing

Goa54.3

Renewables build-out · Carbon & emissions · Grid & power reliability

Telangana52.2

Renewables build-out · Grid & power reliability · Layoffs & income shocks

Rajasthan51.9

Renewables build-out · Grid & power reliability · Carbon & emissions

Uttarakhand51.1

Climate impacts · Grid & power reliability · Renewables build-out

Chhattisgarh48.8

Grid & power reliability · Renewables build-out · Carbon & emissions

Tamil Nadu47.9

Renewables build-out · Industrial parks & warehousing · Layoffs & income shocks

Maharashtra47.7

Layoffs & income shocks · Renewables build-out · Industrial parks & warehousing

Inside the leading signals

Open any signal for its quarterly history
COMPLIANCE PRESSURECarbon & emissions+41.7percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Emission pressure can pull measurement, reduction and offset tooling demand.

5.9mentions per 10,000 articles+52.6%share change vs prior year

Mapped recycling and the circular economy categories

  • Carbon Capture And Offset51

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

024682024Q3: 32024Q32024Q4: 42024Q42025Q1: 42025Q12025Q2: 42025Q22025Q3: 42025Q32025Q4: 72025Q42026Q1: 62026Q1
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Carbon & emissions in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31723.37
2024Q42154.24
2025Q12004.26
2025Q21804.77
2025Q32384.93
2025Q42687.21
2026Q12866.06

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Gujarat9.1 / 10,000
Odisha9.1 / 10,000
COMPLIANCE PRESSUREClimate policy & governance-8.3percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Climate policy can land as reporting, compliance and transition demand.

7.54mentions per 10,000 articles+50.8%share change vs prior year

Mapped recycling and the circular economy categories

  • Carbon Capture And Offset51
  • Sustainable Fabrics36

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0257102024Q3: 32024Q32024Q4: 52024Q42025Q1: 52025Q12025Q2: 62025Q22025Q3: 52025Q32025Q4: 82025Q42026Q1: 82026Q1
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Climate policy & governance in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31843.6
2024Q42895.71
2025Q12635.61
2025Q22446.47
2025Q32865.93
2025Q43138.42
2026Q14048.56

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Odisha9.5 / 10,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERClimate impacts-83.3percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Visible climate impacts can pull resilience and adaptation demand where they hit.

4.96mentions per 10,000 articles+34.5%share change vs prior year

Mapped recycling and the circular economy categories

  • Water Treatment Technologies168

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

023572024Q3: 32024Q32024Q4: 12024Q42025Q1: 42025Q12025Q2: 32025Q22025Q3: 52025Q32025Q4: 32025Q42026Q1: 32026Q1
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Climate impacts in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31763.45
2024Q4951.88
2025Q11884.01
2025Q21463.87
2025Q32735.66
2025Q41123.01
2026Q11873.96

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Himachal Pradesh39.3 / 10,000
Jammu And Kashmir20.7 / 10,000
Uttarakhand18.7 / 10,000
INFRASTRUCTURE SHIFTRenewables build-out—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Renewable build-out can multiply the storage, grid and management tooling it depends on.

14.24mentions per 10,000 articles+67.7%share change vs prior year

Mapped recycling and the circular economy categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s recycling and the circular economy market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

051116212024Q3: 72024Q32024Q4: 82024Q42025Q1: 102025Q12025Q2: 102025Q22025Q3: 102025Q32025Q4: 132025Q42026Q1: 182026Q1
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Renewables build-out in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q34057.93
2024Q44328.53
2025Q146910.0
2025Q237910.05
2025Q348410.04
2025Q450213.5
2026Q187518.54

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Gujarat32.3 / 10,000
Andhra Pradesh26.3 / 10,000
Odisha23.7 / 10,000
RISK PRESSUREGrid & power reliability—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Grid stress can move reliability and demand-management investment up the list.

4.9mentions per 10,000 articles+56.3%share change vs prior year

Mapped recycling and the circular economy categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s recycling and the circular economy market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

024682024Q3: 42024Q32024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 12025Q12025Q2: 42025Q22025Q3: 72025Q32025Q4: 32025Q42026Q1: 32026Q1
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Grid & power reliability in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q32394.68
2024Q41142.25
2025Q1731.56
2025Q21734.59
2025Q33457.15
2025Q41273.41
2026Q11523.22

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Chhattisgarh17.2 / 10,000
Jharkhand15.5 / 10,000
Himachal Pradesh15.2 / 10,000
INVESTMENT BUILD-OUTIndustrial parks & warehousing—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Parks and warehousing can add the jobs and fulfilment capacity that reach depends on.

4.56mentions per 10,000 articles+54.2%share change vs prior year

Mapped recycling and the circular economy categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s recycling and the circular economy market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

013452024Q3: 32024Q32024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 32025Q12025Q2: 42025Q22025Q3: 42025Q32025Q4: 42025Q42026Q1: 42026Q1
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Industrial parks & warehousing in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31703.33
2024Q41422.8
2025Q11583.37
2025Q21684.45
2025Q32214.58
2025Q41754.71
2026Q11904.03

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Andhra Pradesh16.2 / 10,000
Uttar Pradesh9.1 / 10,000
Kerala9.0 / 10,000
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

11.25mentions per 10,000 articles+77.0%share change vs prior year

Mapped recycling and the circular economy categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s recycling and the circular economy market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04711142024Q3: 72024Q32024Q4: 42024Q42025Q1: 62025Q12025Q2: 92025Q22025Q3: 122025Q32025Q4: 102025Q42026Q1: 82026Q1
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Layoffs & income shocks in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q33727.29
2024Q42294.52
2025Q13246.91
2025Q23479.2
2025Q359112.25
2025Q438710.41
2026Q14238.96

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Karnataka21.4 / 10,000
Maharashtra11.3 / 10,000
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

India recycling and the circular economy coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

Renewable energy for sustainable development in India: current status, future prospects, challenges, employment, and investment opportunities

Energy Sustainability and Society

797 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

A Comprehensive Review on Renewable Energy Development, Challenges, and Policies of Leading Indian States With an International Perspective

IEEE Access

594 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2022

Mitigating Emissions in India: Accounting for the Role of Real Income, Renewable Energy Consumption and Investment in Energy

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

338 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2022

Renewable energy present status and future potentials in India: An overview

Innovation and Green Development

234 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

India coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change
grid-scale batteries16463191.5%
emissions calculation5122159.6%
flood stage forecasting8135159.2%
shared solar arrays4821156.0%
rain gauge data8739149.8%
drought intensity monitoring8739149.8%

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Recycling and the Circular Economy in India: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

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