Aparna Sinha, a 1999 batch Indian Economic Service officer, has been appointed to the post of counsellor (services) in Permanent Mission of India (PMI), World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva for a period of three years. The appointment, however, was made in “relaxation of a mandatory requirement of having worked for 2 years under the Central Staffing Scheme with the stipulation that the same should not be quoted as precedent”. Also, 1991 batch ITS (Indian Trade Service) officer — Tapan Mazumdar — has been...