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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-powered Sensor System for Soft Robotics and Human-Machine Interaction | Dhiman Mallick | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, Delhi | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Sensor-based Dust Suppression System for Haul Roads in Opencast Coal Mines | Prof. P.K. Jana | — | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Sensor-based health monitoring of large dam in hydro power plant with AI integral approach | Dr. Santi Behera (VSSUT Burla) | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Sensor for Waste Cooking Oil Detection, IoT-Enabled Communication for Collection, and Biodiesel Production for Diesel Generators: A Sustainable Approach | Dr. Amit Kumar Singh | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Setting up of Industry 4.0 Testbed and trainer system facility | Dr. Kaushal A Desai | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Rajasthan | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Short duration underwater measurement diagnostics of saline water behavior through shockwave impingement | Prof. V. Kulkarni | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, Assam | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Side-stand Gear Lock System | — | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Siegebreaker II: End-to-middle Covert Internet Communication Using Programmable Network Hardware (Deceptive Communication Strategies) | Dr. Sambuddho Chakravarty | — | Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Signal processing and learning for efficient detection, localization and tracking by cognitive radars | Arpan Chattopadhyay | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, Delhi | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Silkworm Breeding Net Folding Machine | Dr. Shelas Sathyan | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |