India Tech Report

Hari Arakali

This is a podcast dedicated to chronicling and supporting the growth of India's deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. One conversation at a time.

  1. 8 HR AGO

    Point: MEINE Electric’s founders on innovating their batteries for scale

    MEINE Electric is an Indian deep-tech startup in Chennai, developing iron-air battery systems designed for long-duration energy storage of 16 to 24 hours. Founders Priyansh Mohan and Stuti Kakar hope that these batteries will help accelerate India’s transition to net zero carbon emissions. They use a process of controlled reversible rusting to create a cost-effective, […]

    1 min

  2. 2 DAYS AGO

    Priyansh Mohan and Stuti Kakkar on iron-air battery innovations at MEINE Electric

    In this episode, I’m joined by Priyansh Mohan and Stuti Kakkar, school friends turned co-founders at MEINE Electric, to talk about their innovations in developing iron-air battery energy storage systems (BESS) for long duration energy storage (LDES). Renewable energy in India faces a fundamental problem of timing. Solar panels and wind turbines produce electricity when […]

    54 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    Coming up: Priyansh Mohan and Stuti Kakkar on their energy storage innovations at MEINE Electric

    Renewable energy in India faces a fundamental problem of timing. Solar panels and wind turbines produce electricity when nature dictates, not necessarily when industrial factories require it. For the green transition to succeed, power must be stored for the long hours when the sun is down or the wind is still. While lithium-ion batteries serve […]

    1 min

  4. 3 FEB

    From jetpacks to robot brigades: Jay Panchal on Aule’s vision for India’s space-tech future

    Today I’m joined by Jay Panchal, founder and CEO of Aule Space, in Bengaluru. Jay started the company in 2024 with his fellow founders Nithyaa Giri, who’s Aule’s CTO, and Hrishit Tambi, its COO. He talks about their efforts so far to develop “jetpacks” – sophisticated Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs) designed for the task of […]

    34 min

  5. 30 JAN

    Coming up: Jay Panchal, founder at Aule Space, on their mission to extend satellites’ lifespan

    Coming up on Tuesday, Feb. 3For my next episode of Conversations at India Tech Report, I sat down with Jay Panchal, the young Founder and CEO at Aule Space. Jay and his fellow founders Nithyaa Giri and Hrishit Tambi have raised pre-seed funding for Aule to build autonomous “jetpack” satellites that can dock with spacecraft […]

    1 min

  6. 27 JAN

    Manish Singhal: ‘India will be seen as a global deep tech nation in less than five years’

    In this episode, I’m joined by Manish Singhal, founding partner of pi Ventures, a Bengaluru-based early-stage venture capital firm backing some of India’s most ambitious deep tech startups. India’s start-up story is often told through software and services. Yet a quieter transformation is under way in laboratories, machine shops and clean rooms. And Manish has […]

    41 min

  7. 25 JAN

    Coming up: Manish Singhal on India’s chance to be counted a global deep tech nation by 2030

    Coming up on Tuesday, Jan. 27. For my next conversation, I sat down with Manish Singhal, founding partner at pi Ventures, one of the earliest bona fide deep tech investors in India. pi Ventures turns 10 is a couple of months.Before pi, Manish, an IIT Kanpur alumnus with over two decades of operating experience, built […]

    2 min

  8. 19 JAN

    EtherealX, Aule kick off 2026 space tech funding in India with ambitious targets

    Two space-tech startups kicked off 2026’s funding news for the sector in India, aiming to expand India’s presence in the global space economy in two challenging areas. And they’ve both found backing from top-notch investors. Ethereal Exploration Guild (EtherealX) and Aule Space Technologies revealed a Series A and a pre-seed-stage investment respectively, in separate announcements, […]

    9 min
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This is a podcast dedicated to chronicling and supporting the growth of India's deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. One conversation at a time.

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  • Creator
    Hari Arakali
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    97
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Hari Arakali
  • Show Website
    India Tech Report