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Coming up on Wednesday, Oct. 15 The importance frugal engineering, diverse co-founder teams, and strong customer focus for deep tech startups. In Part 2 of my conversation with Ganapathy Subramaniam, founding managing partner at Yali Capital, in which Gani discusses his firm’s focus on deep tech and semiconductor startups in India. We picked up from […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. China tightens rare earth export controls China has expanded its restrictions on rare earth exports to safeguard national security and interests, a move seen as Beijing strengthening its leverage in trade talks with the US. The new rules add five […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. ABB sells robotics unit to SoftBank for $5.375 billion ABB has announced it will divest its Robotics division to SoftBank Group for $5.375 billion, a decision made as an alternative to spinning off the business, the company said in a […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech from India and around the world. Quantum Computing Inc. secures $750 million in private placement Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi), an integrated photonics and quantum optics company, has successfully closed an oversubscribed private placement, raising $750 million, according to a press release carried by Quantum Insider. The company […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech from India and around the world. Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches Emerging Science, Technology & Innovation ConclaveUnion Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched a curtain-raiser for the Emerging Science, Technology & Innovation Conclave (ESTIC-2025), according to a ministry press release yesterday. The three-day conclave, to be held in […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Climate change is disrupting global wind patternsClimate change is disrupting global wind patterns, which is intensifying sand and dust storms, wildfires, and extreme weather events, Mongabay reports. This poses a growing threat to human and planetary health, with sand and […]

In-depth conversations with founders, investors, industry leaders, and other stakeholders building India’s deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. A peak into what’s perhaps India’s biggest deep-tech-only fund. Coming up on Tuesday, Sep. 30th, in the next episode of IndiaTechReport: InConversation I catch up with Ganapathy Subramaniam (Gani) at Yali Capital in Part-1 of our two-pa...

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. India plans 20-year tax exemption, GST credits to boost data centresThe Indian government may grant a 20-year tax exemption and GST credits to supercharge investment in domestic data centres, Moneycontrol reports. This policy aims to attract global hyperscale players, cut […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Union Minister Gadkari unveils roadmap for sustainable transport at SIAM meet Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari set out India’s sustainable transport vision at the 65th annual convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, stressing global […]

Coming up, on Tuesday, Sep. 16th, in the next episode of India Tech Report: In Conversation, I speak with Ravi Jain at TDK Ventures on their recent Deep Tech Report report, in partnership with Kae Capital and how he sees the ecosystem evolving. Catch the full conversation next week right here, or wherever you get […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Quantum reference hub launched in Amaravati The Andhra Pradesh government inaugurated what is said to be India’s first Quantum Reference Facility in Amaravati, backed by Rs 40 crore and support from the National Quantum Mission, Dev Discourse reports. The project […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Komatsu invests in autonomous mining with AI Komatsu has announced what the Japanese heavy industries giant described as its most significant technology investment, partnering autonomous vehicle software maker Applied Intuition to integrate AI-powered Vehicle OS into its mining fleet, Mining.com […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. (Note: This is an updated post. The previous version included an incorrect value of Aavishkaar’s planned deep tech fund. That post has been deleted. I request subscribers who received the post by email to please ignore it.) Scintil Photonics raises […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. India’s first telecom system with indigenous chips gets TEC certification India has certified its first telecom system powered by fully indigenous semiconductor chips, marking a pivotal milestone for technological self-reliance, The Hindu reports. The TEC approval verifies compliance with stringent […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Nobel laureate urges open sharing of climate technologies Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winning economist, has called for climate technologies to be shared freely to accelerate global decarbonization and ensure equitable access to solutions worldwide, Research Professional News reports. The […]

Japan’s TDK Corp. sets up Haryana plant to make 200 million lithium-ion battery packs India’s Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated TDK Corporation’s advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Sohna, Haryana, under the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster Scheme, according to a government press release. The facility will produce about 20 crore battery packs per year — […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Indian cabinet approves Rs.1,500 crore plan for mineral recycling India’s Union Cabinet has cleared a six-year, Rs.1,500 crore incentive plan under the National Critical Mineral Mission to boost recycling of battery waste and e-waste for extracting critical minerals, according to […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. First Made-in-India chips as semiconductor mission accelerates Prime Minister Narendra Modi received India’s first homegrown semiconductor chips at the opening of the Semicon India 2025 conference in New Delhi yesterday, marking rapid progress in the nation’s semiconductor mission, according to […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from Indian and around the world. OpenAI to build multi-gigawatt AI data center in India, expanding local footprint OpenAI is planning to set up a major data center in India with at least 1 gigawatt capacity, supported by local partnerships and backed by Microsoft, Reuters reports. […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. IN-SPACe signs five ISRO tech transfer deals with Indian firms IN-SPACe has facilitated the transfer of five ISRO-developed technologies to Indian industry, with tripartite agreements signed in Ahmedabad between IN-SPACe, NSIL, and the recipient companies, according to a press release. […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. C-CAMP announces date for bio entrepreneurship competition finaleC-CAMP, with support from the Government of Karnataka, will host the grand finale of the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC 2025) on August 23 at Hotel LaLit Ashok, Bengaluru. The event will see […]

Coming up, in the next episode of In Conversation, G S Madhusudan, Co-Founder and CEO of InCore Semiconductors, gives us a sense of how far India’s chip ecosystem has come, and how quickly it’s evolving. Catch the full conversation on Friday, Aug. 22nd, right here or wherever you get your podcasts. Here’s a one-minute preview.

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. ISRO deems Skyroot’s static test of KALAM 1200 solid motor a successSkyroot Aerospace successfully completed the first static test of its KALAM 1200 solid motor, the first stage of its Vikram-1 launch vehicle, at ISRO’s Sriharikota facility. The test marks […]

Coming up on Aug. 14 Why are SpaceTech startups working to build various microgravity platforms and solutions catching the attention of investors? In this exciting field of science and engineering, experts see many possibilities: from drug discovery and better medicines to 3D-printed life-saving organ replacements to ultra-efficient semiconductors. In my next episode of IndiaTechReport: In Convers...

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Speciale Invest closes Fund III at Rs 600 crore to double down on deep tech in IndiaSpeciale Invest has closed its third fund at Rs 600 crore, exceeding the Chennai-based early-stage deep-tech VC firm’s initial target, according to multiple media […]