E-tendering

This is the second deadline extension for the scheme. The deadline was first extended from December 15 to January 16

The government has floated tenders for procuring electric buses under the PM-eBus Sewa scheme, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday. Under the scheme, 10,000 electric buses will be provided to 169 cities under the public-private partnership model. Addressing a press conference, Puri said his ministry's officials were in touch with bus manufacturers. "Tenders have been floated to procure buses. The bidding will be completed by the end of January." According to the plan, people travelling in these buses can buy tickets through an automatic fare system while the operators will be paid based on the travel distance. The scheme, which will continue till 2037, will have an outlay of Rs 57,613 crore, of which Rs 20,000 crore will be provided by the Central government and the remaining will be borne by the states. The government said priority will be given to cities which do not have an organised bus service. Talking about his ministry's achievements

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Citing a survey conducted in January, the L&T chairman said Modi's approval rating is highest at 78 per cent, which is way ahead of US President Joe Biden at 40 per cent

"Of course, there would be some rare cases when it may not be possible to go for an open tender process. However, such instances should come under exceptions and exceptions should not become the rule"

UP discoms - including Madhyanchal, Dakshinanchal, Purvanchal and Paschimanchal - representing different regions, had floated tenders for the supply of more than 25 million smart meters

Apex court says it is the bidders' responsibility to find out the relevant HSN code

The Delhi High Court Tuesday termed as "half baked" the criteria fixed by the Delhi government for grant of licences of retail vends of liquor here through electronic bids.

The Odisha government has issued Notice Inviting Tender for online auction of 11 more mining blocks, including seven virgin blocks

The changes were announced in an "office memorandum" issued on Thursday by its DDG (e-governance) RM Niranjan

The process has now become mandatory for contracts above the value of Rs 1 lakh