Department of Science and Technology (DST) has taken several new initiatives for promoting innovation, supporting cutting-edge research, attracting the youth towards science, improving the ease of doing science, and fostering international collaborations. The department has aligned its activities with the National Agenda of the Government towards Make in India, Startup India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat, etc, and has moved ahead with several achievements.
| Title of Innovation | Innovator's Name | Research Area | Implementing Organization | Funding Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TiAND Multimodal dataset for Indian Scenarios | Prof. P Rajalakshmi | — | NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| TiHAN Ground Control Station for Drone (TiHAN Fly) | Prof. P Rajalakshmi | — | NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| To develop a working prototype for Enhanced Gravity Separator (EGS) for recovery of REE and precious metals | Prof. Pankaj Kumar Jain | — | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| To develop a working prototype for High tension separator for dry separation of conducting particles | Prof. Pankaj Kumar Jain | — | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| To develop POC for beneficiation and extraction of REE from samples collected from BCCL mines | Prof. Somenath Garai | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| To develop the surface protection technology for protecting the metallic material under marine environment | Dr. Chetan (IIT Bhubaneswar) | — | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Topological Quantum Materials for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion | Kanishka Biswas | — | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research, Karnataka | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Towards An Interactive Autonomous Wheelchair | Dr. Madhav Krishna | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Tracking Pollution Patterns: NavIC Empowered City Air Quality Surveillance with Energy Harvesting | Mr. Srinivasan | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants consumed by primitive tribes of Bastar Chhattisgarh: Development of database and strategy for value addition and sustainable livelihood via Fin-tech. | Dr. Nagendra Kumar Chandrawanshi | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
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