Hockey World League Final winner Australia
Australia
has won the 2014-15 Men’s Hockey World League Final by defeating
Belgium. In the final match played at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium,
Raipur Australian team defeated Belgium by 2-1 goals. India was placed
at third place in this league after defeating Netherlands by 3-2 goals
in the penalty shoot-out.
Indian Railways flags off first double decker
Indian
Railways has flagged off the first inaugural service of the Goa to
Mumbai double-decker air-conditioned Shatabdi train. The fully
air-conditioned double-decker train was the first of its kind in the
country and was flagged off from Panaji by Union Railway Minister Suresh
Prabhu. The train will run thrice a week between Margao Railway Station
and the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Mumbai. It has total eight
compartments with a seating capacity of 120 in each compartment.
Singapore as top source of FDI into India
Singapore
has replaced Mauritius as the top source of foreign direct investment
(FDI) into India during the first half of the current fiscal year
2015-16. India has attracted 6.69 billion dollars FDI from Singapore
while it received 3.66 billion dollars from Mauritius. Overall,
Singapore accounts for 15 per cent of the total inbound FDI received by
India during April 2000 and September 2015. However, Mauritius accounted
for 34 per cent of FDI during the same period.