Discover Grassroot Innovations driven by real-world challenges and community-led problem solving.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology for control of tick infestation (Ectoparasite) | Community Knowledge and not confined to States | — | — | — |
| Technology for Udder Health | Community Knowledge and not confined to States | — | — | — |
| Hand Driven Waste Picking and Dumping Cart | Sikanto Mandal Mathura, Uttar Pradesh | — | — | — |
| Automatic Cup Hanger Making Machine for Rubber Plantation | Mohan Kumar, G.S, Kollam (Quilon), Kerala | — | — | — |
| Channel Making Machine | Dinesh Chaudhary, Durg, Chhattisgarh | — | — | — |
| Two in One Cultivator and Blade Harrow | Rajnikant R Dhedh, Morbi, Gujarat | — | — | — |
| Pepper Thresher | Binoy Sebastian, Idukki, Kerala | — | — | — |
| Paddy Straw Cutter for Mushroom Bed Preparation | Ajay Kumar Prusty, Dhenkanal, Odisha | — | — | — |
| Silkworm Breeding Net Folding Machine | Sunil Shinde, Jalna, Maharashtra | — | — | — |
| Polanga Decorticator | Rajesh Sahoo, Puri, Odisha | — | — | — |