DST: Department of Science & Technology
The full form of DST is Department of Science & Technology. DST is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India. It was established in May 1971 to promote new areas of science and technology in the country and to act as a nodal department for organizing, coordinating and promoting Science & Technology activities in the country. Department of Science & Technology (DST) has introduced various streams that later established themselves as departments or even ministries with focused goals and objectives. Some of these streams are the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), and Department of Electronics (DoE). As of April 2020, Minister of State Dr. Harsh Vardhan is head of the department, while Ashutosh Sharma is its present secretary.
Other full forms of DST
Full Form | Category |
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Daylight Saving Time | Time Zones |
Dexamethasone Suppression Test | Tests |
Decision Support Tool | Healthcare |
Defence Science and Technology | Military |
Delta Sigma Theta | Organizations |
Defence School of Transport | Military |
Delaware Statutory Trust | Law & Legal |
Dempster–Shafer Theory | Mathematics |
Developmental Systems Theory | Biology |
Direct Stream Transfer | Data Storage |
Discrete Sine Transform | Mathematics |
Drill Stem Test | General |
Dynamical Systems Theory | Mathematics |
Drive Self Test | General Computing |
Digital Signature Transponder | Cyber & Security |
Decision Support Template | Military |
Data Summary Tape | Databases |
Dedicated Service Tool | Software |
Debug Symbol Table | Assembly |
Designer Series Treatment | Clothing |
Direct Support Team | Military |
Dry Sealed Turret | Military |
Defense Suppression Threat | Military |
Dynamic String Table | General Computing |
Dynamic Stability Training | General Business |
Dallas Texans | NFL Teams |
Defense and Special Teams | Sports |
Danish Standard Time | Time Zones |
Dearborn Steel Tubing | Companies & Firms |
Dkoro Standard Time | Time Zones |
Drivers Skill Trainers | Military |
Daily Swing Top | Sports |
Double Spin Torus | Mathematics |