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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steps towards human-centered audit process for cybersecurity audits in the safety-critical sector in India | Prof. Vivek Kant | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Stress and Anxiety detection using voice and facial expressions | Dr. Hemant Kumar Kathania | — | National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Sikkim | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Strouhal Number and Phase Difference Influence on Bioinspired Tandem Flapping Foils for Low-Speed ASVs/AUVs. | Prof. P Rajalakshmi | — | NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Structural condition assessment of bridges using UAVs – Development of guidelines and field implementation | Dr. S. Suriya Prakash | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Structural diagnosis of a Concrete Structure and industrial infrastructure using an autonomous underwater robot. | Dr. RabiNorayan Sethi (lGIT, Sarang) | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Student Fellowship and MS Design Fellowship | Prof. Nimish Vohra | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Rajasthan | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Study and Enhancement of Adversarial Robustness of Deep Learning based Computer Vision Systems in the Autonomous Navigation | Dr. Konda Reddy Mopuri | — | Indian Institute of Technology,, Mumbai – 400 076 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Study of NAVIC and Opti Flow based Drone Systems in GPS Denied Environment | Prof. K. C. Tiwari | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Sub-Project - 1: Multi-modal Image Data Acquisition for Aerial Phenotyping | Dr Sachin Paramane | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Sub-Project - 2: Multi-modal Image Data Analysis for Aerial Phenotyping | Dr Sachin Paramane | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |