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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow dung collection and dispensing device | Gopalbhai Surtia | Engineering Sciences | Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), India | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
| Cycle pump | Vikram Rathore | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Detection system in vehicles for speed breakers much in advance | Iqrar Rashid Dar | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Device to assist blind people board bus | Ankit Singh | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Dhiraj 101 - Innovative Groundnut plant variety | Dhiraj Lal Thummar | Agricultural Sciences | Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), India | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
| Direct silk reeling machine | Guruaribam Bashuchandra Sharma | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Double Axle Rotavator | Gurpreet Maan, Muktsar, Punjab | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Dust collecting attachment for drill machine | Digantika Bose | Engineering Sciences | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Eco friendly cow dung pot for nursery (grassroots green technology ) | Shri Gopalbhai Surtia | Engineering Sciences | Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), India | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
| Egg incubator | Milonjyoti Das - Kamrup, Assam | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |