CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -For the first time in India, the Department of Posts is introducing a free digital parcel locker service in the city from Thursday to enable customers to collect their consignment from specified post offices at their convenience.

Detailed explanation-2: -To ease the collection of consignments for customers, the Department of Posts is launching a parcel locker facility via digitally-enabled kiosks. The pilot services started on Thursday in Kolkata in two post offices – the Nabadiganta IT Post Office in Sector 5 of Salt Lake and New Town.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Department of Posts, Kolkata (West Bengal circle), has launched free digital parcel locker service in 2 post offices Nabadiganta IT post office of Salt Lake City & post office in New Town’s Action Area.

Detailed explanation-4: -A customer will be given a specific locker number as the address where India Post will drop the parcel. Consignments will be dropped into the digital parcel locker and an SMS will be issued along with an OTP number to the customer concerned.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Bombay (now Mumbai). The East India Company started establishing post offices in India. The East India Company opened its first post office in 1727. The first post office in India was established by the British East India Company in Bombay in 1764.