12 November 2013 Current Affairs
India Declared Free From Bird Flu
India has on 12 November declared itself free from Notifiable Avian Influenza (H5N1), commonly called bird flu, and notified the same to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).India notified the outbreak of the Avian Influenza (H5N1) at poultry production unit, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg and Government Poultry Farm, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh on 05th August, 2013.
T.P. Seetharam is new Envoy To UAE
T.P. Seetharam, currently India’s High Commissioner to Mauritius, has been appointed as the next ambassador to the United Arab Emirates on 12 November.An Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of 1980 batch, Seetharam is expected to take up his assignment shortly.