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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Root Puller | Dr. R. Ramarathnam | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Turmeric/Ginger Planter | — | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Two in One Cultivator and Blade Harrow | Dr. Prasun Chongder | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Vegetable dyes for wooden toys | — | — | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Walnut Processing machines | — | — | 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 | — | — | 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 | — | — | Krishi Vigyan KendraChandgothi, 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 | — | — | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |
| Evaluation & Benefit cost Assessment of farmers’ early maturity group cauliflower varieties | — | — | Banaras Hindu Uniiversity (BHU), Varanasi | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |
| Evaluation of farmer’s developed Maya Sem, hyacinth bean variety and Vandana Gilki 2, sponge gourd variety | — | — | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh | National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), Gujarat |