{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"India Tech Report","title":"HAL to make small space rockets with ISRO tech transfer","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":352,"description":"Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world.An ISRO SSLV with an Earth Obervation Satellite. Image source ISRO website.Komatsu invests in autonomous mining with AIKomatsu 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 reports. This multi-year deal aims to accelerate autonomous vehicle rollout, improve safety and energy efficiency, and address sector challenges like labour shortages and decarbonization. The move marks a major step toward modernizing mining as global pressures and demand for smarter haulage systems rise.Listen to the podcastHesai plans $500M Hong Kong dual listingHesai Group, the world’s largest automotive lidar sensor supplier, is pursuing a dual primary listing in Hong Kong to raise up to $500 million, South China Morning Post reports. The Shanghai-founded firm will offer 17 million shares, targeting both local and global investors. Hesai supplies lidar to major EV and robotics companies, with 28 percent of 2024 revenue from exports to North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.LeydenJar raises €13M to launch silicon anode factoryDutch battery startup LeydenJar has raised €13 million in equity funding, led by Extantia and Invest-NL, for its Eindhoven PlantOne facility, which will be the world’s first to mass-produce 100 percent silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries, EU Startups reports. LeydenJar’s technology boosts battery energy density by 50 percent, enables charging under 12 minutes, and slashes CO₂ emissions by 85 percent. The factory, expected operational by 2027, can produce enough material for 5 million smartphone batteries per year.EndureAir raises $2.85M for UAV expansionEndureAir Systems, a Noida-based UAV startup, has raised $2.85 million led by IAN Alpha Fund to enhance its defense-focused aerial robotics...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/klwtZi6_OVxR1RQx-EUqBBLq9JNmkk2p0xt3ov7-eeg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYjRi/MTNkNDVhMTVlOThm/MDM4ZmVlYjFmZGNl/OGFiNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}