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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Load Controller | Lanu L Jamir, Dimapur, Nagaland | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Energy efficient stove | V Jayprakash, Kozhikode, Kerala | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Evaluation and assessment of farmer’s bottle gourd variety-Vandana during Kharif 2021 | Man Singh Patel, Madhya Pradesh | — | Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |
| Evaluation and assessment of farmer’s pearl millet variety-Sube Bajara | Sube Singh Puniya, Rajasthan | — | Krishi Vigyan Kendra Chandgothi, Churu 331305, SKRAU, Bikaner, Rajsthan | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |
| Evaluation and validation of farmer’s rice variety "Parvati sut?27" for yield and yield?attributing traits | Sudhakarrao Poshattiwar & Aswari Poshattiwar, Maharashtra | — | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Akola | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |
| Evaluation & Benefit cost Assessment of farmers’ early maturity group cauliflower varieties | Jagdish Prasad Pareek, Rajasthan Smt. Keisham Thoibi Devi, Manipur Mukesh Singh and Rajmani Singh, Bihar Sanjeev Kumar, Bihar | — | Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |
| Evaluation of farmer’s developed Maya Sem, hyacinth bean variety and Vandana Gilki 2, sponge gourd variety | Man Singh Patel, Madhya Pradesh | — | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur (M.P.) | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |
| Evaluation of farmers‘ improved sweet potato and chilli varieties in arid condition of Western Rajasthan | Raval chand Panchariya, Rajasthan Ramesh Kumar s/o Vagata Ram, Rajasthan | — | Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |
| Evaluation of farmer's MM20 Betel Vine Variety | Mohidul Mondal, West Bengal | — | ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kerala | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |
| Evaluation of farmer’s wheat variety (DAIV 6) for yield and its component traits in timely sown condition | Maganbhai Hamirbhai Ahir, Gujarat | — | sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Gujarat | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |