Serial Invention/Development Date About the Development

No.
1 Titan drifting away faster 10.06.20 Titan, the moon of Saturn has been
than ever before drifting faster than ever before, The
development has been confirmed by
NASA and the Italian Space Agency.
The drift of Titan from Saturn has
been recorded by the satellite,
Cassini which is a joint mission
between NASA, Italian Space
Agency, and the European Space
Agency.
2 Disinfectant spray 09.06.20 A Nano-Technology based
developed by Defence Disinfectant has been developed by
Institute Defence Institute of Advanced
Technology(DIAT) based in Pune. It
has been developed to fight the
spread of Covid-19 and has been
named as “Ananya”.
3 Development of 09.06.20 Shri Jitendra Singh, Union Minister
Psychological Parameter launched a Psychological Parameter
Monitoring System for Monitoring System created for
Covid-19 patients Covid-19 patients. The system called
“ COVID BEEP” incorporates Blood
Pressure monitoring and Respiratory
monitoring.
4 Low-Cost Catalyst for 06.06.20 The scientists at the Centre for Nano
Hydrogen generation and Soft Matter Sciences who have
been operating under the
Department of Science and
Technology have come up with a low
cost and effective way for Hydrogen
from water by the use of
Molybdenum Oxide.
5 DRDO scientists develop 05.06.20 The Defence Research Development
personal air circulation Organization has developed the
system SUMERU PACS, which will make
personal Air Circulation within PPE
kits possible, helping Doctors and
the Health workers who are on the
frontline. It has been created
primarily to deal with suffocation
 which comes in with wearing the
PPE for prolonged periods of time.
6 New Asteroid discovery 01.06.20 Astronaut have discovered a space
near Jupiter near Jupiter which looks both like
an asteroid and comet. The new
space object has been named as
2019 LD2. It has an orbit like an
asteroid and a tail like that of a
comet. This is the first space object
which has been found to be emitting
gas like a comet. The asteroid was
discovered by the Asteroid
Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System
(ATLAS).
7 Space X becomes the 01.06.20 Tesla owned company Spacex
first private Space launched Astronauts into space.
company to send This is for the first time that
astronauts into space Astronauts have been sent into
space from America in over a
decade. Doug Hurley and Bob
Behnken are onboard the
spacecraft. This private partnership
with NASA is supposed to end
dependence on Russian Rockets
from NASA and engage in the
Private-Public model of Space
Research and Development.
8 Earth-like planet 31.05.20 Scientists have confirmed the
confirmed around existence of an Earth-like Planet
Proxima Centauri which is revolving around Proxima
Centauri. The Planet is supposed to
be of the size of the Earth. Proxima
Centauri is located 4.2 light-years
away from the Sun. The mass of the
planet was measured by using a
Spectrograph named “ ESPRESSO”.
9 Department of Science & 31.05.20 The Department of Science &
Technology launches Technology under the Ministry of
“Indian National Super Science & Technology launched the
Model” “Indian National Super Model”
which has been launched to track
the spread of Covid-19 cases in the
 country. The Model integrates into
Statistics and other developments
relevant to Covid-19 to track the
cases.
10 Synthetic Blood 21.05.20 The Textile Committee has launched
Penetration equipment the Synthetic Blood Penetration
has been launched by equipment to monitor the PPE’s. The
the Textiles Committee equipment is supposed to test the
resistance of PPE to synthetic blood
which is released at different
pressure levels.
11 Rare Palm brought from 19.05.20 A rare Palm by the name of, Pinaga
Andaman planted in Andamenisis has been brought from
Kerala to save it from the South Andaman islands to the
extinction Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical
Garden and Research Centre(
JNTBGRI) in Palode, Kerala to save
it from extinction.
12 “Troglomyces Twitteri”, a 17.05.20 A new fungus was discovered by a
new species of fungus Biologist in Denmark, who identified
has been discovered the Fungi on Twitter. The photo was
posted by an Entomologist on
Twitter, telling it was a millipede.
Later, the Danish Biologist
confirmed it to be a new species of
fungus that belongs to an order
called Laboulineales.
13 IIT Dhanbad and CSIR 15.05.20 Scientists from IIT Dhanbad and
team up to develop a tool CSIR have been able to develop a
to chart the further tool that allows them to chart the
course of Parkinson’s causes of Parkinson’s Disease. This
Disease development will make the process
of detection easier while adding
more discourse towards
understanding the causes behind
the neurodegenerative disease.
14 India develops its first 14.05.20 Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh
Automatic Covid-19 Vardhan unveiled the automated
testing machine Covid-19 testing machine; COBAS
6800 RT-PCR, and dedicated it to
the nation. The machine has been
developed by Roche Diagnostics in a
 bid to increase the testing capacity
of India and reduce testing time.
15 India develops its 10.05.20 The National Institute of Virology(
indigenous ELISA Test NIV) has developed the ELISA (
Kit for Covid-19 Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent
Assay ) test kit for Covid-19 which is
an Antibody detection test kit, it has
been named as “COVID KAVACH”. It
will be mass-produced by the
Gujarat based Zydus Cadila and
would allow better surveillance of
the Covid-19 infection.

Other Advancements in Science and Technology

List Of Scientific and Technological Developments 2015-16

Discovery/ Country/ Trivia/ Description

Development Organization

Space Research and Discovery

High-thrust cryogenic ISRO, India To be used in heavy launch

engine CE20 vehicle GSLV Mk-III.

X-Ray Astronomy JAXA, Japan Japan Aerospace Exploration

satellite ASTRO-H Agency launched it from
Tanegashima Space Centre.

5 new Jupiter-like UK Exhibit properties similar to

planets Jupiter.
Widest planet system US,UK, Australia It has 7,000 astronomical units
(AU) width. (Neptune is 30 AU
from the Sun)

2nd largest black hole in Keio University Signs of an invisible black hole
Milky Way Japan with mass 105 times the mass of
Sun.

IRNSS 1-E Satellite ISRO, India Polar Satellite Launch Vehicale,

in its 33rd flight (PSLV C-31)
launches the IRNSS 1-E, the next
step in the Indian Regional
Navigational Satellite System.

Galactoseismology India Method to detect dwarf galaxies

dominated by dark matter.

Also explains ripples on outer

disk of galaxy.

Presence of Neon gas in NASA NASA spacecraft LADEE (Lunar

Moon’s atmosphere Atmosphere and Dust
Environment Explorer) confirmed
the presence of Neon gas in
Moon’s atmosphere.
EKS Kosmos 2510 Russia 1st satellite having early warning
system.
Will detect missiles heading
towards Russia.

Liquid Water on Mars NASA Images by Mars Reconnaissance

Orbiter (MRO) show dark, narrow
streaks running downhill.
ASTROSAT ISRO, India India’s 1st dedicated multi
wavelength space observatory.
Prandtl-m aircraft NASA A glider prototype that would be
deployed on Mars for agency’s
missions.
CR7 Galaxy Portugal The brightest galaxy in the early
universe, named after Cristiano
Ronaldo.
World’s largest asteroid Australia Found in Warburton Basin of
impact zone central Australia.
Kepler 438b and Kepler USA 2 Earth-like planets spotted by
442b Nasa’s Kepler space telescope.
Gravitational Waves LIGO, US 2 arms of the Laser
Detected Interferometer Gravitational-
Wave Observatory in the US
directly detected gravitational
waves predicted by Einstein’s
General Theory of Relativity.
Third arm planned in India.
Defence and Combat
Dhanush Ballistic India It is a naval variant of India’s
Missile indigenously-developed Prithvi
missile.
Missile has a strike range of
350km.

INS Astradharini India 1st indigenously-designed and

built torpedo launch and
recovery vessel.
INS Kochi India Indigenously built largest
destroyer warship.
Akash Missile India Indigenously-built surface-to-air
missile.
Strike range of 25km and can
carry warheads up to 60kg.
BrahMos Supersonic India Successful 48th test firing of
Cruise Missile BrahMos.
Has a range of 290km and a
Mach 2.8 speed.

Akash Weapon System India Indigenously developed and

(AWS) inducted into the Indian Army.
Health and Medicine
ZikaVac Bharat Biotech, India World’s first vaccine for Zika
Virus.
BGR-34 India 1st Ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug.
BGR is acronym for Blood
Glucose Regulator.

Artificial Liver Tissue India India’s 1st artificial liver tissue

using 3-D printing technology.
Mosquirix UK World’s 1st Malaria vaccine.
Cardiac USA Mini heart on a microchip using
Microphysiological human stem cells.
System (Mini heart)
Led by Indian-origin scientist
Anurag Mathur.

Treatment for Fungal CCMB Hyderabad, A Nano-particle-based drug

Keratitis India delivery method to fight Fungal
Keratitis
DNA sequencing based USA Will help diagnose Ebola & other
blood test pathogens.
Science and Technology
A new kind of 2D USA Made of tin & oxygen or tin
semiconducting monoxide (SnO).
material
 Material will be used in
electronics.

NBeG 47 India First machine harvestable

chickpea variety.
To address labour shortage &
reduce hard work.

Elements 113, 115, IUPAC Added to 7th Row of the Periodic

117 & 118 Table by International Union of
Pure and Applied Chemistry.
Pruthvi Chip Saankhya Labs, India Chip powers a system that can
use TV White Space or wasted
spectrum bandwidth to beam
Internet to scores of households.
Quantum Dot (QD) USA Small enough to fit inside a
Spectrometer smartphone camera.
Spectrometers measure
properties of light.

Leap Second 2015 India 30th June 2015 clocked 1 second

longer as an extra second was
added to the clocks world-wide at
23:59:59.
World’s first water- India-America Synchronous computer that
based computer operates using the unique
physics of moving water droplets.
World’s first facial China ATM will not allow users to
recognition ATM withdraw cash unless their face
matches their IDs
Edge Web Browser USA Announced by Microsoft.
Claimed to enhance user
experience.
 Research and Discovery
Tree frog Ghatixalus India Discovered in the high ranges of
magnus Idukki district in the Western
Ghats of Kerala.
Himalayan Forest China The bird has been named
Thrush Himalayan forest thrush
Zoothera salimalii. The scientific
name honors the great Indian
ornithologist Sálim Ali.
Musa India Sweet banana species. Bananas
Indandamanensis of this species are very sweet and
are eaten by tribal people of the
island.
4 new species of Fish; India Four new species of Fish
Puntius Nelsoni, discovered in Kerala.
Puntius Nigronotus,
Systomus Chryseus
and Systomus Rufus
Butterfly called Banded India Tiny butterfly species discovered
Tit in forests of Changlang,
Arunachal Pradesh.
Snow Leopard India Spotted the endangered snow
leopards for the 1st time in the
North Sikkim Plateau.
New tree frog genus India Discovered a new genus of tree
hole-breeding frogs in the forests
of northeast.
Dracula Ant India Discovered by a group of citizen
scientists in the Western Ghats
region of Kerala.
New species of Giant Galapagos islands Giant tortoises in the Galapagos
Tortoise named weigh up to 250kg and live longer
Chelonoidis donfaustoi than 100 years.
World’s longest Australia Longest chain of continental
Continental Volcanic volcanoes.
Chain
 Stretching almost 2000 km along
east coast.

Mount Aso Volcano Japan The largest active volcano of

Japan.
Erupted on 14 September 2015.

New fish species named India Discovered from a small water

Puntius Dolichopterus stream in Kayamkulam city of
Kerala.
1st species of Yeti Crab Antarctica Discovery of the first species of
named Kiwa tyleri Yeti Crab in Antarctica in the
journal PLOS ONE.
Blue whales India 1st time after 100 years Blue
Whales were sighted off the coast
of Maharashtra.
New species of fish India Discovered in the Kudremukh
called Pethia Striata National Park, Karnataka.
Maria Elena South Chile Driest place on the Earth,
(MES) Atacama Desert in Chile.
New Catfish Species India New catfish species in the
Glyptothorax Chindwin river drainage in
Senapatiensis Senapati district of Manipur.
Opah, world’s first fully US, Australia Researchers from National
warm-blooded fish Oceanic and Atmospheric
species Administration discovered
world’s first fully warm-blooded
fish species
New species of Geckos, India Spotted at the ruins of the World
Cnemaspis Adii Heritage Site of Hampi,
Karnataka.
Grey Hypocolius India Small passerine bird species and
sole member of the genus
Hypocolius.
Rare Spiders India The spiders belong to the
Martensopoda Sanctor Sparassidae and Salticidae
and Stenaelurillus families.
Albus
2 bloom-forming algal India Discovered off the west coast of
species, Ulva Paschima India
Bast and Cladophora
Goensis Bast
Endangered forest India Species belongs to the typical
owlet, Athene Blewitti) owls’ family, Strigidae that is on
the verge of extinction.
World’s smallest Australia Named Dampier Peninsula
goanna lizard species Goanna while its scientific name
is Varanus sparnus.
Plant Species UK Growing for almost a decade and
Nepenthes Zygon helping to keep down
cockroaches