9th AUGUST 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Discovery of flint snake head in Keezhadi excavation
- The 9th phase of excavation work is going on at Geezadi near Thirupuvanam, Sivagangai District. Excavation in pit 9 found a 1.5 cm tall crystal weighing 8 grams. Hundreds of pottery sherds found so far have been classified. Then, the head of the clay snake was found broken.
- "The eyes and mouth of the clay snake are very finely made. It is 6.5 cm long, 5.4 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick''.
- According to India's dream project to send humans into space, Kaganyan project, in order to send humans to space and return to earth, tests were going on at ISRO Central Space Research Center in Mahendragiri near Kavalkinaru in Nellai district.
- For this purpose, the 2G Vikash engine test of the Kaganyan rocket project was successful yesterday at ISRO's Panagudi Central Space Research Centre, running continuously for 670 seconds.
- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan brought a resolution urging the Central Government to change the name of the state of Kerala to 'Kerala' in all the languages listed in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India.
- Introducing the resolution in the Legislative Assembly, he said: Our state is known as 'Kerala' in Malayalam and as 'Kerala' in other languages. But the name of our state is written as 'Kerala' in the First Schedule of the Constitution.
- Therefore, this assembly unanimously urges the central government to take action for immediate name change by amending it as 'Kerala' under Article 3 of the Constitution. The name of the state should appear as 'Kerala' in all the languages mentioned in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. Thus he spoke. Later, the resolution was passed unanimously.
