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 acid lime variety | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved and high yielding groundnut variety- Moralo | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved and high yielding varieties of paddy "Kudrat 1, Kudrat 2 and Lal Basmati" | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved and high yielding wheat varieties Kudrat 9, Kudrat 7, Kudrat 11 and Kudrat 17 | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved cardamom variety - Panikulangara | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved cardamom variety- Wonder Cardamom | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved hand pump | — | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved Mustard variety- Mahavir Kisan Harsh and Mahavir Kisan Sunhari | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved onion variety- 'Rashidpura selection' | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Improved paddy variety | — | Agricultural Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |