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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-Powerpad: Self configurable renewable Powered Autonomous Drone Charging Station with battery swapping system | Dr. Eswaramoorthy K V | — | Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Drone-Based Advanced Approach To Smart Agriculture And Farming For Accelerating Agriculture Production | Dr SVAR Sastry | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Drone-based Aerial Manipulation with Human-in-the-Loop | Spandan Roy | — | Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Drone-based Infrastructure Assessment | Prof Harikumar Kandath | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Drone based Paddy Crop Monitoring System for PEST control | Dr. Ramesh T | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Drone Enabled Deep Learning Analytics for Monitoring and Yield Assessment of Commercial Crops. | Dr. Nagesh Bhattu | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Drug delivery UAV in BVLOS conditions | Prof. P Rajalakshmi | — | NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), Telangana | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Dust collecting attachment for drill machine | — | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Dynamic distribution planning under risk during epidemic outbreak in humanitarian supply chain | Dr. Mamta Jenamani | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, West Bengal | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Dynamic Topographic Mapping through Aerial Cartography with UAV-Lidar Advancements | Dr. Mohana Priya | — | Paavai Engineering College, Tamil Nadu | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |