# Ritika Verma

Ritika Verma is a remote worker on Himalayas, Research Associate at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relati, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@ritikaverma3

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Environmental researcher at ICRIER who led analysis for India’s EV battery recycling roadmap and mapped recycling infrastructure.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 1377k+ INR |
| Job categories | Environmental Research Scientist, Policy Analyst, Geospatial Analyst |
| Skills | Critical Minerals Analysis, Battery Recycling, E Waste Recycling, Circular Economy, Life Cycle Assessment, Spatial Modeling, Geospatial analysis, spatial data modeling, Supply Chain Analysis, scenario analysis, Climate Data, Environmental Impact Assessment, Land Use Land Cover Mapping, Machine Learning, Quantitative Analysis |

## About

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At the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, I analyze India’s critical minerals value chain, including domestic supply, recycling potential, and circular economy pathways. I led quantitative analysis for India’s EV battery recycling roadmap, forecasting battery waste, conducting life cycle assessment and mineral recovery analysis, and using geospatial modelling to inform infrastructure planning.

My work has also covered e-waste circularity, climate adaptation hotspots, and adaptation finance, including technical contributions to NITI Aayog Working Groups. Earlier, at the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, I worked on wetland management and helped deliver the State of Wetlands Book (Volume I); at Perfact Environmental Consultants, I prepared environmental impact assessments and land-use maps.
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## Experience

### Research Associate (current)

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relati. Jun 2022 - Present

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Conducted techno-economic and policy analysis of India's critical minerals value chain, evaluating domestic supply, recycling potential, and circular economy pathways. Led quantitative analysis for India's EV battery recycling roadmap, including forecasting battery waste generation, life cycle assessment, and geospatial modelling.
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Skills: Critical-Minerals-Analysis, Circular-Economy, Life-Cycle-Assessment, Spatial-Modeling, Policy-Analysis, Quantitative-Analysis, E-waste, Battery-Recycling, NITI-Aayog, Stakeholder-Engagement

### Research Trainee

Delhi Pollution Control Committee. Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

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Collaborated with state and non-state actors for the management of Wetlands of Delhi, preparing Environment Management Plans, Graded Response Action Plan, and Commission for Air Quality Management reports. Led the workings of the wetland authority of Delhi and prepared draft notifications, action plans, and official documents.
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Skills: Environmental-Management, Wetland-Management, policy-drafting, Stakeholder-Collaboration, Report-Writing

### Environment Executive

Perfact Environmental Consultants. Oct 2020 - Jan 2021

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Prepared environmental impact assessments of planned developments in cooperation with review board stakeholders. Created high-resolution Land Use Land Cover maps using Sentinel 2 and Landsat imagery.
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Skills: Environmental-Impact-Assessment, Land-Use-Land-Cover-Mapping, Remote-Sensing, Sentinel-2, LANDSAT

## Education

### Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Master of Science, Environment Management. 2018 - 2020

Activities and societies: Dissertation: Under Dr. Manoj Kumar, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 'Susceptibility mapping of forest fire in Uttarakhand using machine learning approach'. Internship Project: 'GIS mapping and solid waste management in Dharamshala using primary data analysis'.

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Master of Science in Environment Management. Dissertation on susceptibility mapping of forest fire in Uttarakhand using machine learning approach.
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### Delhi University

Bachelor of Science, Life Sciences. 2015 - 2018

Activities and societies: Abstract presentation: 'Identification of active sites and homology in hydrolase and peptidase enzymes of Solibacillus Kalami' conducted by Zakir Hussain, College of Delhi University, India.

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Bachelor of Sciences in Life Sciences. Abstract presentation on identification of active sites and homology in hydrolase and peptidase enzymes of Solibacillus Kalami.
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## Tech stack

- Python
- Stata

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