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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt System Dryer (BSD) for Green Tea | Suren Barua, Tinsukia, Assam | — | — | — |
| Chandan (Sandalwood) Paste Making Machine | Subhash Vasantrao Jagtap, Jalgaon, Maharashtra | — | — | — |
| Tractor Operated Paddy Transplanter | Shyambir Singh and Ved Prakash, Palwal, Haryana | — | — | — |
| Fruits and Vegetable Capper | Shaji Varghese, Ernakulum, Kerala | — | — | — |
| Cot with attached toilet pot having a remote operated cleaning system | S. Saravanamuthu, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu | — | — | — |
| Reeling Machine for Muga and Mulberry | Saruj Chetia, Sivasagar, Assam | — | — | — |
| Slider Swing | Sapan Kumar Mandal, Nadia, West Bengal | — | — | — |
| Automatic Weft Winding Machine | Ram Prasad Meher, Bargarh, Odisha | — | — | — |
| Grain sorting machine | Mohan Sharma - Birbhum, West Bengal | — | — | — |
| Automatic Weft Winding Machine | Prafulla Kumar Meher, Bargarh, Odisha | — | — | — |