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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Smart Supercapacitor-Driven Bicycle with Human-Computer Interaction for Enhanced Riding Experience | Dr. Himanshu Misra | — | IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation, Himachal Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Smart Surveillance Buoy (SSB) | Mr- Alok Mukherjee, CEO, I4 Marine Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Smart Task Management for the unorganized workers in Mizoram | Mrs. Vanlalmuansangi Khenglawt | — | Mizoram University, Mizoram | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Smart underwater Monitoring System | Prof. Sahadev Roy | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Smart Variable Rate Technology | Dr. Surya Prakash R. | — | Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad, Karnataka | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Smart water network management | Sridharakumar Narasimhan | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tamil Nadu | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Smart Wearable Device for Early Prediction and Alerting of Epilepsy | Dr. E. Grace Mary Kanaga | — | Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Tamil Nadu | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Smart Wearable Devices for Safety of Working Personnels in underground Mine | Prof. Manodipan Sahoo | — | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Smart wrist band for elderly | — | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Smear Technology to Detect and Monitor Sickle Cell Disease | Prof. Mahesh S Tirumkudulu | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, Maharashtra | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |