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India Science, Technology & Innovation The ISTI Portal serves as a unified national platform for collating and disseminating content related to research, technology, and innovation generated within the Indian Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) ecosystem, particularly across six major scientific Departments and Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. The portal provides structured access to information on fellowships, scholarships, research funding, and startup opportunities for students, s...

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Dream 2047 – A Popular Science Magazine
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Dream 2047 – A Popular Science Magazine

Dream 2047 – a popular science magazine bringing the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovations to students, educators, and curious minds and inspiring a scientifically aware society.

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Technologies for Societal Impact

Technological advancement empowers rural areas by unlocking their untapped potential and fostering sustainable development.

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Behind Startup that lit up sky at Beating Retreat: A policy push, an 'out-of-the-box' idea & young ignited minds

Injecting fresh ideas into startups can turn these into Unicorns. Further, startups backed by a conducive environment and friendly policies can prove to be an instrument of transformation of the country. With India becoming the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, startups are the new game-changers with their ever-increasing say in the Indian economy. That said, the world witnessed the prowess of one such Indian startup, awestruck, when as many as 1000 drones lightened up the sky during the Republic Day “Beating Retreat” ceremony this year making India fourth country in the world to achieve this feat. The startup — BotLab Dynamics — was incubated at the IIT Delhi incubation facility in 2016, but what makes it hit the charts now is the unique idea that drones in bulk could be produced and these can be made to fly in a precise and coordinated manner to have a light show. This could not have been possible without the liberalized Drone Rules 2021in place that helped the members of the startup conceive of such an ‘out-of –the-box’ idea as they knew that now with policy backing they can easily custom-tailor their unmanned flying machines to create wonder in the sky. Buoyed by their previous demonstrations /pilot testing — flying 50 drones in June 2021, later flying of 100 drones to produce an enticing light show during Diwali last year in the IIT-Delhi campus, etc— the BotLab Dynamics took a leap, rather than a giant one, scaling profusely to participate in Republic Day celebrations. They were funded by the Technology Development Board (TDB) that gave financial assistance of Rs 2.5 crores which amounts to half of the project cost. “The video of 9 drones with LED was a big hit on the internet no sooner than it went viral. People liked it and we thought that we should do something on these lines,” said Sarita Ahlawat, Founder, BotLab Dynamics. “We realized that the existing drones are bigger in size and we need to cut these short in size, make them agile and cheap,” said Tanmay Bunkar, co-founder, BotLab Dynamics. Dr. Jitendra Singh Hon'ble MoS (I/C) of the Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences felicitated members of BotLab Dynamics He said that earlier the drone policy was not friendly and to develop anything one needs to tie up with the government agencies. But it all changed in August last year after the liberalized drone rules 2021 came into being. The Centre’s new drone policy announced in August 2021, was designed to usher in an era of super-normal growth while balancing safety and security considerations. “We have given drones to IARI for heavy lift applications in agriculture. We have also worked with Army Design Bureau and demonstrated a heavy lift system,” said Tanmay. “Earlier, I can buy the parts and put them together but there was not much intelligence going in it. We were not able to add much value to it. The most expensive part of drones is the electronics as they run the whole machine. Without it the drones cannot fly, so we made the flight controller (FC) and the GPS,” said the co-founder BotLab Dynamics. “On a normal GPS you get 5-meter accuracy on a normal day but the GPS used by us gives sub-10-cm accuracy. That helped in realizing the light show as it assisted drones to fly in a coordinated manner in close proximity,” said Tanmay. “We have Flight Controller (FC) in each drone but all the drones flying in a coordinated manner are controlled by one user and not multiple. The Master Operator controls the all,” said Sarita. Several private companies have now started contacting BotLab Dynamics with lucrative offers as they want themselves advertised with drones forming a pattern in sky. Here, an idea coupled with a friendly policy has given the much-needed fillip to a Startup that now has immense potential to provide employment to aspiring and talented youth. On the other hand, the industry got a massive push with the announcement of Drone Shakti in Union Budget. To know more about Startup Grants Know more on Startup Technologies Drones Rules, 2021 dated 25 August 2021

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Dozee Early Warning System (DEWS) for Critical Care Outreach automation

AI algorithms track the patient’s vital trends and generate an Early Warning Score enabling early detection of health deterioration for timely medical intervention to provide unmatched patient safety. The parameters monitored are: (a) DEWS Score (b) Heart Rate (c) O2 Saturation (d) Stress (e) Sleep Apnea Index (f) Cardiac Performance Matrix. Know more

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Stethoscope for Safety of Healthcare Practitioner in COVID-19

AyuSynk’s unique stethoscope design allows healthcare workers to perform auscultation while being protected in an isolation environment and can be used with protective covers in the ED to reduce contamination when prescreening admissions. AyuSynk can be used directly using earbuds or headphones via Bluetooth within the isolation room or to a consultant outside the room or send sounds via email or instant messaging. The technology was evaluated by COVID-19 comprising of Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Department of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology, AGNIi, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, and AIM- NITI Aayog. Know more

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Smart Ventilation System - Jeevan Lite

A smart ventilation is portable, costeffective, IoT-enabled and powered by lithium ion batteries. It operates in both invasive and non-invasive, with a smartphone app to control the device. The system displays real-time information of the breath pattern and other critical lung parameters. Know more

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Portable Oxygen Concentrator for generating Oxygen In-House

A portable Oxygen Concentrator is an intelligent, closed-loop system which monitors oxygen level and gives enough oxygen to the patient as per the patient?s need. This is the first oxygen concentrator made in India and is fitted with automated oxygen flow technology which will prevent patients suffering from hyperoxia. Know more

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SanMitra 1000 HCT- World’s First Dual Powered Bi-Phasic Defibrillator

?SanMitra 1000 HCT? Defibrillator is particularly useful for disaster struck situations (eg. COVID 19). Sequestration areas inside hospitals for Corona victims need lots of defibrillators. Battery-less, Reliable. Know more

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