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PIN (Postal Index Number) was introduced in INDIA on August 15, 1972. This is the coding system used by postal services of India for different areas. Totally in our country there are 9 divisions, of which 8 are geographical & 9th is reserved to army.

Temperate Cyclones are cyclones of mid-latitudes and hence are primarily under influence of permanent winds of mid-latitudes i.e. westerlies. Their movement is therefore eastwards of their origin with average velocity of 32km per hour in summers and 48km per hour in winters.

Movement of Tropical CyclonesNormally, they move from east to west under the influence of trade winds because trade winds are permanent winds of tropical latitudes. The general direction is therefore westwards from their origin. They advance with varying velocities. Weak cyclones move at the speed of about 32km per hour while hurricanes attain the velocity of 180km per hour or more.

Nilambar Acharya has been appointed as the new Nepalese ambassador to India.

Tamilnadu produces the maximum wind energy of 7269Mw.

Then Maharashtra(4100MW)

-->Gujrat (3454MW)

--> Rajasthan (2784MW)

-->Then in line karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.

The headquarters of Asian Development Bank is there in Manila, Philippines.