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.