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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous Navigation of Micro Aerial Vehicles in Indoor Environments. | Prof. P Rajalakshmi | — | NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Autonomous Precision Landing of Drones for Uninterrupted Surveillance | Dr. Shashi Shekhar Jha | — | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT RPR), Punjab | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Autonomous Surface Vehicle for AcquaCulture | Alok Mukherjee | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Autonomous Underwater Decoy Confusion and Torpedo Guidance System for Enhanced Noval Warfare | Dr. Pramod Malik | — | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Odisha | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Autonomous underwater monitoring system for detecting and classifying object by means of computer vision using co- operative cognitive radio network. | Dr. Ranjita Das (NIT Agatala) | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Autonomous underwater navigation and mapping | Jitendra kumar pandey | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Assistance with Video Quality Enhancement and Restoration | Dr. Santosh Kumar Vipparthi | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, Punjab, Punjab | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intelligent Real-Time Monitoring and Surveillance | Dr. MouriNo Ghosh | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Autonomous Vehicle Design ± Air Mobility | Dr. Deepak John Mathew | — | Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| -Autonomous Vehicle Pavement Response | Dr. Sireesh | — | Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |