Shri Piyush Goyal calls upon more buyers and sellers to join the GeM, which has proved to be a game-changer in government procurement

The Fourth edition of the National Public Procurement Conclave [NPPC], organized by Government e Marketplace [GeM], in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry [CII] for two days,was inaugurated online by Shri PiyushGoyal, Union Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister today, to coincide with the anniversary of GeM Establishment Day.The theme of NPPC is “Technology … Read more

The spotlight of attention is more like a strobe light

You don’t focus as well as you think you do. That’s the fundamental finding of a team of researchers from Princeton University and the University of California-Berkeley who studied monkeys and humans and discovered that attention pulses in and out four times per second. “Our subjective experience of the visual world is an illusion,” said … Read more

Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by more than one year

Air pollution shortens human lives by more than a year, according to a new study from a team of leading environmental engineers and public health researchers. Better air quality could lead to a significant extension of lifespans around the world. This is the first time that data on air pollution and lifespan has been studied … Read more

Incessant rain claims 7 lives in Nepal, more than 1200 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims stranded

Three people including a woman and her infant daughter died in a landslide in Rolpa district this morning. Four persons lost their lives in Parsa, Sindhuli, Banke and Kailali districts due to heavy downpour. Incessant rain has also affected life in various parts of Tarai and hills. Many areas in Parsa, Nawalparasi and Banke districts have been inundated following heavy rains. … Read more

Govt approves 2 more strategic oil storages in Odisha and Karnataka

The Cabinet has approved setting up of 4 million tonne(MT) storage at Chandikhole in Odisha and 2.5 MT storage at Padur in Karnataka, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters in New delhi.  The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The storages will be additional to the existing rock caverns to shore 5.33 MT … Read more

No More Delhi Trees To Be Cut Till July 4, Says High Court

NEW DELHI:  A controversial project that requires the cutting of 17,000 trees in Delhi to make way for government officers’ houses and a commercial complex was put on hold by the High Court today. “Has the tree-cutting been approved by the green tribunal,” the court questioned as it put off the project till July 4, the … Read more

J&K: 2 more terrorists neutralized in Bandipora encounter

The operation was launched on June 9, when the terrorists and the government forces exchanged brief gunfight in Raynar forests adjacent to Panar area. Four terrorists have been eliminated so far. The operation continues and has entered its tenth straight day on Monday. Bhupendra Singh ChundawatBhupendra Singh Chundawat is a seasoned technology journalist with over 22 years of … Read more

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