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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Pulleys: Ganga and Saraswati | Amrutbhai Agrawat | Engineering Sciences | Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), India | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
| Intelligent sun glasses for blind | Anang Tadar | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Iron Bar Cutting and Bending Machine | Jalendra Kumar, Nawada, Bihar | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Jacquard Lifting Machine | P Ravi, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Kerosene stove with gravity feed fuel tank and cylindrical wick | Mathew V Mathew | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Kouna mat weaving machine | Yengkhom Maipakpi Devi W/o Late Mangi Singh | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Low cost fish dryer and stove | Maibam Deben Singh | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Low Cost Wind Mill | Mehtar Hussain and Mustaq Ahemad | Engineering Sciences | Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), India | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
| Manually operated bamboo strip and incense stick making machine | Paresh Panchal | Engineering Sciences | Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), India | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
| Manually operated cow dung pot making machine | opalbhai Surtia & Paresh Panchal | Engineering Sciences | Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), India | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |