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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAV Assisted Emergency Resource Allocation for Remote Tribal People in Disaster for Bastar areas of Chhattisgarh | Dr. Mou Dasgupta | — | National Institute of Technology Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| UAV-Assisted HetNets for Public Protection and Disaster Relief | Prof. Gourab Ghatak | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, Delhi | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| UAV-assisted Wi-Fi Geofencing for UAV Tracking and Activity Monitoring in Restricted Perimeter | Dr. Munesh Singh | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| UAV Based Image Acquisition and Analysis for Air Pollution Particles Detection and Labelling | Dr. Shawli Bardhan | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| UAV based sensing in cognitive radio networks | Dr. Narasimha Rao Banavathu | — | National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| UAV Based Smart Agriculture with Standard operating Procedures (SOPs) | Prof. P Rajalakshmi | — | NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| UAV Training Kit | Prof. P Rajalakshmi | — | NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| UAV /UGV Collaborative System for Autonomous Inspection and Mapping of Underground Oil/Gas Pipelines | Amit Shukla | — | IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation, Himachal Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| UG Fellowship in the area of industrial computer vision | Dr. Kaushal A. Desai | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Rajasthan | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| UGV Training Kit | Prof. P Rajalakshmi | — | NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |