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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease using miRNA & coroanry imaging | Dr. Bhanu Duggal Dr. Angshuman Paul | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Non-invasive estimation of core-body temperature, heart-rate, SpO2 for classification of human subjects as healthy or non-healthy | Dr. Romi Banerjee | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Rajasthan | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Non-Invasive Glucometer for Diabetes- Detection through breath | Dr. Varun Dutt | — | Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi), Himachal Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Nonlinear DyNomic ANolysis and Development of Soft Fish Robot | Dr. Tarapada Roy (NIT Rourkela) | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |