Current Affairs 7th November 2015

Current Affairs 7th November 2015 - Important Points

• Who has decided to impose 0.5% Swachh Bharat Cess on all services - Union Government

• Who has become the fastest Indian Off-spinner to reach 150 test wickets - Ravichandran Ashwin

• Who has won gold in 13th Asian Shooting Championship - Heena Sindhu

• Where did the Indian Army successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile - Rajasthan

Current Affairs 7th November 2015 - Details

Who has decided to impose 0.5% Swachh Bharat Cess on all services - Union Government

On 6th November 2015, it was decided by the Union Ministry of Finance to impose 0.5 % Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) on all taxable services.

The SBC is imposed with respect to the announcement made by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget 2015-16 budget speech.

The SBC is expected to gain additional 4000 crore rupees per annum in tax revenues to the government.

Who has become the fastest Indian Off-spinner to reach 150 test wickets - Ravichandran Ashwin

Among the important Sports Current Affairs, On 6th November 2015, Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian to reach 150 wickets mark in the Indian test cricket.

He achieved this title in the first innings of the first test against South Africa and also became the first bowler to take 50 wickets after opening the bowling.

Previously, Colin Blythe held this record.

Who has won gold in 13th Asian Shooting Championship - Heena Sindhu

Among the important Sports Current Affairs, On 6th November 2015, India’s Heena Sindhu won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol women’s event at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship.

Earlier, in 8th Asian Air Gun Championship, she had also won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event.

Other Indian medal winners

• 10m air pistol junior women’s event - Nivetha (Gold)
• 25m pistol men’s junior event - Shivam Shukla (Gold)
• Junior skeet men’s competition - Angad Bajwa (Gold)

Where did the Indian Army successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile - Rajasthan

Among the important National Current Affairs, On 7th November 2015, Indian Army successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile at the Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan. It was launched from an Autonomous Mobile Launcher (AML).

Earlier, on 1st November 2015, it was test fired from INS Kochi off the west coast.