At the end of the wettest ever Autumn, how Hemanta will turn out to be!

Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on the planet, has transformed into a rare show of flowers with invitingly vivid colours. Courtesy of heavy rains during the winter months of June to August, the desert has come to life with more than 200 species of wild flowers competing...

How e-GP helps in graft combat

For decades, the country's public procurement system had been a breeding ground for corruption, manipulation, and nepotism. The archaic manual tendering process was notorious for irregularities -- papers mysteriously disappearing, bids forged, contractors handpicked, and syndicates ruling the roost. At times, tender politics even spilled over onto the streets, where...