Top 10 List of Invention and Discoveries by India

List of Invention and Discoveries by India
India has always contributed its part to provide the world with better facilities and to make it a better place for all. Find here list of top 10 inventions, scientific discoveries and contributions of India.


1. Button
Made from seashell, found at Mohenjo-daro in the Indus Valley Civilization.

2. Zero (500 AD)
Indians were the first to use the zero as a symbol and in arithmetic operations.In those earlier times a blank space was used to denote zero, later when it created confusion a dot was used to denote zero,In 500 AD circa Aryabhata again gave a new symbol for zero(0) with some new rules.

3. Yoga & Ayurveda
Yoga and Ayurveda was also first introduced by Indian Sants many many years ago. Till date,Yoga and Ayurveda both are very popular in India and World.

4. Ink (4th century BCE)
The carbon black from which India ink is produced is obtained by burning bones, tar, pitch, and other substances.

5. Cotton Gin
The Ajanta caves of India yield evidence of a single roller cotton gin in use by the 5th century.

6. Ruler (1500 BCE)
Rulers made from Ivory were in use by the Indus Valley Civilization in what today is Pakistan and some parts of Western India.

7. Ludo ( 6th century)
The earliest evidence of this game in India is the depiction of boards on the caves of Ajanta. This game was played by the Mughal emperors of India.

8. Snakes and Ladders (1943)
Snakes and ladders originated in India as a game based on morality. During British rule of India.

9. Chaturanga and Shatranj (c. 280 - 550 CE)
The precursors of chess originated in India during the Gupta dynasty (c. 280 - 550 CE).Both the Persians and Arabs ascribe the origins of the game of Chess to the Indians. The words for "chess" in Old Persian and Arabic are chatrang and shatranj respectively.

10. Iron Working (1800 BCE—1200 BCE)
Use of Iron in making various utensils and weapons was first done by Indians and the whole world knows it.Iron working started in early Vedic period and the skill was then adopted by the world.