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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campus RAKSHAK: An Agent-based Simulation framework for assessment of intervention strategy against Covid-19 spreading in campuses | Dr. Adway Mitra | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, West Bengal | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Capacity Building of Tribal Population in Agriculture and allied sectors | Dr. Ruchir Gupta | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Capturing Dynamics of Cellular Behavior using Biosphere tunable Soft Hydrogel: Development of a Bio-imaging based ML Model to Decipher Cell fate & Morphology | Dr. Surajit Ghosh | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Rajasthan | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Cardamom drying chamber | — | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Catalytic overlayered sensors for early detection of battery thermal runaways | Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan | — | Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, Kerala | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Center for Development of Drone Related Technologies (CDRT) | Dr. Shyam Kamal | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Centrifugal Sprayer | — | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Chanakya Professor Fellowship | Dean R&D IIT Jodhpur | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Rajasthan | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Chandan (Sandalwood) Paste Making Machine | — | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Channel Making Machine | Dr. Rahul Prajesh | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |