India will take over the leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) and Dr.Vinaya Prakash Singh will take over the charge of Secretary General of the Union for a tenure of 4 years.
This is the first time an Indian is leading an international organization in the postal sector.
Asian Pacific Postal College is the largest intergovernmental postal training institute in the region.
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The Scheduled Commercial Banks had written off bad loans worth Rs.10.1 lakh crore during the last five financial years.
Sub-standard Assets |
NPA for a period less than or equal to 18 months. |
Doubtful Assets |
NPA for a period exceeding 18 months. |
Loss Assets |
Uncollectible |
Status of Bad loans in last 5 years
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India’s first case of the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron was confirmed in Gujarat by the National Genome Sequencing consortium.
XBB.1, which also descended from XBB, accounted for 14% of new cases in India around mid-December 2022.
Original Antigenic Sin - A phenomenon whereby repeated boosting ‘saturates’ the immune system and mitigates its response to future shots.
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The Assam Cabinet approved the construction of elephant underpasses in 7 jumbo corridors between Azara and Kamakhya railway stations along the boundary of Deepor Beel.
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The Union Defence Minister inaugurated the Siyom Bridge in Arunachal Pradesh, along with 27 other infrastructure projects.
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