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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-driven synthesis of green flocculant and its application towards the treatment of mine process effluent | Prof. Sagar Pal | — | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| AI-Driven Underwater Object Detection System | Dr. Ritanjali Behra | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| AI-Enabled Autofocusing Microscope for Rapid and Accurate Disease Detection in Remote and Tribal Healthcare Centers | Dr. Earu Banoth | — | National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| AI-enabled NDT software for auto-evaluation of industrial ToFD data | Prof Surjya K Pal | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, West Bengal | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| AI-enhanced indigenous near-infrared (NIR) spectrometers for Chemical and Biochemical Industries | Nirav Pravinbhai Bhatt | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tamil Nadu | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| AI for Physical Marketplace Management | Dr. Arijit Mondal | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, West Bengal | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| AI/ML & SNN Education on Online Hardware | Prof. Udayan Ganguly | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| “AI Powered, OCT-based early diagnosis of ophthalmic diseases via iOS app” | Manjunatha Mahadevappa | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, West Bengal | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| AI-Powered Smart Greenhouse Monitoring System for Sustainable Agriculture in Ladakh's Cold and Arid Climate | Dr Mehbob Ali | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| AI-Powered Vision Systems for Low-light and Low-visibility Underground Mining Environments | Prof. Sudhakar Kumawat | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
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