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EESL to procure 10,000 electric vehicles from Tata Motors
State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has announced that it will procure 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) from Tata Motors. It is world’s largest single electric vehicle procurement. EESL had selected Tata Motors through international competitive bidding for this procurement. Other ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
GeM and CII sign MoU to establish GeMSamvad
The Public procurement portal Government eMarketplace (GeM) and industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have signed a MoU to establish GeMSamvad, a GeM -Industry forum. GeMSamvad aims to create awareness about online purchase of goods and services by government ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Commerce Ministry to shut down DGS&D
The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has started the process of shutting down Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D), over 100-year-old government procurement arm, in this fiscal. Earlier, the Union Cabinet in April 2017 had ordered the DGS&D ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
5 States, 1 UT ink MoU with Centre on Government e-Marketplace
5 States and a Union Territory (UT) have formally adopted the Centre’s Government e-Marketplace (GeM) initiative. They are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh and Puducherry (UT). In this regard, these states/UT have signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Cabinet approves setting up of Government e-Marketplace for procurement
The Union Cabinet has approved setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for procurement of goods & services required by Central & State Government organizations. The SPV will be called Government e-Marketplace (GeM SPV). It will replace the Directorate ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Govt relaxed land transfer to prevent delays in PPP projects
Union govt removed the ban on transfer of government-owned land, eased the land transfer policy, and did away with the need for Cabinet approval for certain categories of projects, including public-private partnership. The move has been taken to prevent PPP ..