25 August 2014 Current Affairs
World’s Oldest Metal Object Found In Woman’s Grave
World’s oldest metal object, cone-shaped copper awl was discovered by archaeologists at Middle Chalcolithic burial site in Tel Tsaf, an archaeological site in Israel’s Jordan Valley. The team of archaeologists unearthed the oldest metal on the Earth from a woman’s grave. The copper awl that dates between 5100 BC-4600 B.C. is 1.6 inches long and 0.2 inches wide. As per the archeologists the woman was aged about 40 years at the time of her death.
First Seaplane Service From Mumbai Takes off For Lonavala
Mumbai-based private operator Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd (Mehair), in association with Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), on 25 August launched maiden seaplane service to Lonavala from Mumbai, marking its first operation from the mainland. The first commercial seaplane flight with nine passengers onboard a Cessna 208A aircraft, took off from the Juhu aerodrome to Pawana dam in Lonavala.