WHO
officially declared Sierra Leone Ebola-free
World Health Organization (WHO) on 7
November 2015 announced that Sierra Leone is free of the Ebola virus. West
African nation's epidemic was declared over at a ceremony attended by President
Ernest Bai Koroma and WHO representative Anders Nordstrom.
Sierra Leone was declared free of the Ebola virus after no new cases were reported in the West Africa country in 42 days (two Ebola virus incubation cycles), where the virus began in May 2014.
Sierra Leone was declared free of the Ebola virus after no new cases were reported in the West Africa country in 42 days (two Ebola virus incubation cycles), where the virus began in May 2014.
Bihar
will get 1st big FDI in railways
Railway minister Suresh
Prabhu has finally given the go-ahead to the long-stalled, big-ticket
foreign direct investment (FDI) projects to set up state-of-the art
diesel and electric locomotive manufacturing plants in Bihar .
This
is the the first major FDI in rail projects. The projects, closely
monitored by the PMO.
It
was the first big ticket project under ‘Make in India‘ initiative in the
public transporter, GE and Alstom .
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.
Heena
Sindhu won gold in 13th Asian Shooting Championship
India’s Heena Sindhu on 6 November 2015 won
the gold medal in the 10m air pistol women’s event at the 13th Asian Shooting
Championship.
The
championship was started on 1 November 2015 and will be held for 12 days in
Kuwait City.
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