06 November 2015 Current Affairs

Indian shooter Heena Sidhu won Gold in Asian Shooting Championship
Indian star shooter Heena Sidhu won the gold medal in the Asian Shooting Championship held on 6 November, 2015 in Kuwait city. She won the gold in the women’s 10 m air pistol category.

Union Government decided to impose 0.5% Swachh Bharat Cess on all services
Union Ministry of Finance on 6 November 2015 decided to impose 0.5 percent Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) on all taxable services. It will be levied in addition to the 14 percent service tax that is in force now. The SBC will come into force on 15 November 2015. Its proceeds will be exclusively used to support Swachh Bharat initiative.

Agro-Processing and Agri-Marketing Promotion Policy 2015 launched by Rajasthan government
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on 5 November 2015 launched the Rajasthan Agro-Processing and Agri-Marketing Promotion Policy 2015.The policy aims to promote agro-processing and to reduce post harvest losses at the farm gate thus ensuring maximum prices of farmer’s agri produce. The Agriculture Department of Rajasthan Government will be the nodal department for the policy and Rajasthan State Agricultural marketing Board will act as nodal agency for the policy.

Samia Suluhu sworn in as first female Vice President of Tanzania
Samia Hassan Suluhu on 5 November 2015 was sworn in as first female Vice President of Tanzania. Suluhu started her career by working as a clerk in the Ministry of Planning and Development. In 2000, Suluhu was elected as a special seat member to the Zanzibar House of Representatives. In 2014, she was chosen as the Vice Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly.

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