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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimization for an Image Reconstruction Mechanism for Breast Tumor Detection over the Ultra-wideband Regime with High Gain and Compact Antennas utilizing Near Field Microwave Medical Imaging. | Dr.Sukomal Dey | — | Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, Kerala | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Optimized Mobile Surgical Unit for Cataract Surgeries in Remote areas | Jayaraj Joseph | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tamil Nadu | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Optimized Modular Stack Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) based Energy Harvesting for Wireless Applications | Dr. Soma Deb | — | Sharda University, Uttar Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Optimizing monocular depth estimation for underwater ghost net detection, localisation, and retreival using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV's) | Dr. Noveen Raj R | — | National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Puducherry | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Optimizing Underwater Surveillance and Monitoring Systems Through Advanced Graph Embedding and Domination Techniques | Dr. R.Sundara Rajan Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai - 603 103, Tamil Nadu, India. | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| O-Scan (Onion-Scan): Image-based, Intellectual Diagnosis System for pest, disease and abiotic stress management in Onion Crop | Prof. Maryam Shojaei Baghini | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Paddy Straw Cutter for Mushroom Bed Preparation | Dr. Suresh S | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Parboiled paddy spreader | — | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| ParkEase: Building an Intelligent and Automated Smart Vehicle Parking System | Dr. Sartaj Khan | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Pathological Speech and Video Based Behavior Analysis for Smart Healthcare | Prof. Preetam Kumar | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna, Bihar | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |