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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NavIC-based Multipurpose Open Hardware Drone | Dr. Sunil TT | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Neev: An AI-Enabled Cloud- and Smartphone-Based Learning Platform for Community Health | Dr. Pushpendra Singh | — | Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| NE-Finance: Empowering the North-East Through P2P Lending | Dr. Juwesh Binong | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Network Design for Autonomous Navigation Systems | Dr. Sundaram Vanka | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Networked Adaptive Traffic Signal Control in IoT-Enabled Smart Cities | Prof. Dhish Kumar Saxena | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, Uttarakhand | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Neuro-memristive PUF for Biometric Sensing Chip | Dr. AP James | — | Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Kerala (IIITMK), Kerala | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Neuromorphic Processing for Industry 4.0 | Manan Suri | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, Delhi | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Neuromorphic touch sensor array for affordable clinical rehabilitation | Soumya Dutta | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tamil Nadu | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Next-generation cloud-based automated mutation discovery platform for SNP component underlying traits, with secure in-house GenBank. | Prof. Aruna Tiwari | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Night-time image sensing for increased human perception and Advanced Driver - Assistance Systems | Kaushik Mitra | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tamil Nadu | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |