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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Wheat variety- Mahavir Kisan Vardan and MK Kranti | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved white flowered cardamom | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved wood cutting machine | — | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improving Financial Condition of farmers Through Real-Time Precision Agriculture : Plant Disease Detection. | Subhajit Sidhanta | — | Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, Chhattisgarh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improving the Performance of IEEE 802.11AH UAV Networks in Mission-Critical Defense Environments | Dr. Alakesh Kalita | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improving the temporal resolution of light-based cerebral blood flow imaging system using deep learning based data imputation: Towards a real time, bed side chronic stroke monitoring and management | Hari M Varma | — | Indian Institute of Technology (Allahabad) Odisha | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| In Campus Navigation Assistive System for Blind School Students | Mr. Devakumar | — | — | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Inclusive Fintech- Bridging The Gap in Communities through Order Financing | Dr. Deboraj Muchahary | — | National Institute of Technology Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| India’s first digital twin of a lawyer leverages AI to analyze fact-based legal cases. Multiple prototypes have been successfully developed, and the team is now focusing on scaling the model for real-world deployment. Efforts are underway to build a comprehensive product and explore large-scale implementation and practical applications. | Prof. Tanveer Ahmed | — | Bennett University, Uttar Pradesh | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Indigenous design of Light Weight and Efficient Actuators for Robotics Applications | Amit Kumar Jain | — | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, Delhi | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |