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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A method for adaptive beamforming in a sixth-generation vehicle-to-everything (6G-V2X) communication | Prof. P Rajalakshmi | — | NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| A Multi-Layer Approach for Secure UAV Networks | Dr. Ragesh G K | — | Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam, Kerala | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| A Multi modal Perception Quality Aware Framework for object detection and recognition in Autonomous vehicles under Adverse Weather Conditions (M-PQAF-AWC) | Dr. M. Brindha | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| A Multi-model and Cost-Effective Framework for Developing Medical Diagnostic and Robotic Surgery Devices | Prof. Kunal Korgaonkar | — | BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| A multipurpose axe | — | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| A Multi Quadcopter Interface for Outdoor Aerial Transportation Applications | Dr. Vineet Vashista | — | Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| An adversarially robust FL based underwater lidar image classification system | Jayakrushna Sahoo | — | Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam, Kerala | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| An affordable AI and image-based tool has been developed for evaluating the quality of fruits and vegetables using a microscopic image capturing system integrated with a smartphone camera. The system is portable, compact, and user-friendly. The hardware prototype is ready, software refinement is in progress, and a patent has been granted. | Dr. Shovan Barma | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| An AI Augmented Underwater Vehicle Prototype Development for Marine Ecosystem | P Bharani Chandra Kumar | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| An AI based Eco System for Smart Agriculture | Dr J.L Febin Daya | — | Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
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