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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development of Sensors for VOC-s (Volatile organic compounds) in an indoor environment | Prof. Krishnendu Sinha | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, Maharashtra | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Development of smart socks for real-time assessment of knee ankle associated functional mobility in patients during and post-rehabilitation. | Dr. A Ravi Kant | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Development of Solar Powered Cloud Based IoT Device for Agriculture Application | Prof. Nitin Sharma | — | BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Development of solid rocket motor for distributed strikes using sensors, actuators, controls, and networks | S.R. Chakravarthy | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tamil Nadu | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Development of speech based mobile application for lung disease detection | Dr. Suman Deb | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Development of stealth drones with camouflaging features for border surveillance using advanced designing and 4D printing | Dr. Pawan Sharma Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering IIT (BHU) Varanasi-221005. | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Development of Suitable Methodology for Utilization of Coal Mine Overburden in Road Construction | Prof. Smruti Sourava Mohapatra | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Development of the Online Mithun Trading Platform for Arunachal Pradesh | Dr. Marpe Sora | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Development of the Power and Braking Systems for a Fixed Canard Dual-Spin Projectile | Prof.Mangal Kothari | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Development of tunable lasers and portable atomic platforms for Quantum information processing and sensors. | Prof. Ajay Wasan | — | Indian Institute of Technology (Palakkad), Kozhippara, Kerala | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |