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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portable stove fueled by paddy husk | Ashok Thakur | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Pothole detector in flooded condition | Abhinandan Kumar; Joshita Sharma; Eshanika Priyadashini | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Poultry Racking Machine | Sureshbhai Narotambhai | Engineering Sciences | Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), India | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
| Pounded chilly sorter | Nazeer Ahmad | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Premjibhai's method of planting trees | Premjibhai | Engineering Sciences | NA | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
| Promotion and Dissemination of HRMN-99 apple in Bihar | Hariman Sharma, Himachal Pradesh | — | NIF in collaboration with BHDS, Patna, Bihar | Bihar Horticulture Development society (State Horticulture Mission), Patna, Bihar |
| Promotion and Dissemination of HRMN-99 apple in Gopalganj, Bihar | Hariman Sharma, Himachal Pradesh | — | NIF in collaboration with ATMA, Gopalganj | Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Gopalganj, Bihar |
| Promotion and Dissemination of HRMN 99 apple in North Eastern Region | Hariman Sharma, Himachal Pradesh | — | NIF in collaboration with NERCORMP) - North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project Under North Eastern Council (NEC), Ministry of DoNER, Govt of India | North Eastern Council (NEC), Ministry of DoNER, Govt of India, Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Reciprocating Tea Dryer | Durlov Gogoi, Dibrugarh, Assam | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Reeling Machine for Muga and Mulberry | Saruj Chetia, Sivasagar, Assam | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |