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Sagarika Sengupta

Consultant Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
Sagarika Sengupta

Sagarika Sengupta is Consultant with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

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Second Chance / El Salvador Feature
New apparel imports into El Salvador fell by nearly a third between 2019 and 2023, as secondhand clothing filled the affordability gap left by rising prices and constrained household budgets.

El Salvador's Secondhand Clothing Market Is a Blueprint for Affordable Reuse at Scale

  • Special Correspondent

6 May 2026
Project Rewear / Study Findings Report
The grade assigned to a garment at a sorting facility has less to do with its physical condition than with whether it aligns with current trend cycles and carries a recognised brand name.

The Circular Economy Is Working for the Wrong People in the Wrong Places

  • Subir Ghosh

14 May 2026
 
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Cotton Futures / CottonInc Study Analysis
Biogenic carbon absorbed during crop growth can invert a fibre's climate profile at the point of production though the permanence of that storage depends on what happens to the product after it leaves the farm.

The Fight Over Cotton's Future Is a Fight Over Accounting

  • Subir Ghosh

21 May 2026
Beyond Headlines / Fashion & AI Analysis
A ten-year technology roadmap assumes the field will move in a legible direction. The history of AI development since 2020 suggests that assumption should be examined with care.

AI Promises Efficiency but the Fashion Industry Needs a Political Reckoning

  • Subir Ghosh

20 May 2026
 
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Footwear Waste / Agra Report Report
Waste is transported to the Kuberpur dumpsite, 14 km from the city centre.

India's Footwear Hub Agra Faces Challenging Task in Handling 45 tonnes of Waste Every Day

  • Subir Ghosh

11 November 2024
Circularity / Kenya Interview
Clothes being sorted at an ACT workshop. ACT collects mostly from the middle and upper classes. Up to 70% of what it collects is women’s clothing. That is probably because women care more about climate change and sooner take the effort to bring items to their collection bins, but possibly also because they buy or need more clothing.

Importers of 'mitumba' should be held responsible for the waste this sector creates

  • Subir Ghosh

26 April 2022