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Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act
The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act are two recent landmark legislations from the European Union. The draft legislation gives specific regulations to limit the powers of global internet companies like Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon in the European market. Under the legislation, the larger firms are designated as ‘digital gatekeepers’ and would be ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Apple • Digital Markets Act • Digital Services • Digital Services Act • European Union (EU) • Facebook • Google • Online advertising
Amazon at the risk of changing from Forest to Savanna
A team of Europe based scientists have recently found that the tropical forests especially the Amazon forest are slowly changing into Savannah like environment. Highlights According to the study around 40% of Amazon forest are at the risk of changing into Savannah like environment. This is mainly because of increased Greenhouse gas emissions and reduced ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Amazon Forests • Climate change • deforestation • Global warming • savanah
In US, Amazon granted approval to deliver packages by drones
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones. The online shopping giant has been working on drone delivery for years. Amazon unveiled self-piloting drones that are fully electric in 2019 which can carry 5 pounds of goods and are designed to deliver items in 30 minutes by dropping them in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Delivery Drones • E-commerce • Unmanned aerial vehicles
Amazon to explore health tracking industry
World’s most customer-centric company Amazon.com Inc. founded by Zeff Bezos recently launched a wearable fitness gadget called the Halo Band. The company is entering the health wearable market for health monitoring devices which is already dominated by Apple Inc. and Fitbit Inc. About the band Unlike others, the Halo band uses artificial intelligence software to ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Halo Band • Zeff Bezos
E-commerce Giant Amazon launches online pharmacy in India
The e-commerce giant Amazon has launched the first Indian online pharma delivery service as it attempts to grab more of the increasing e-commerce market of the country. In this space, the US giant is competing with Walmart-backed Flipkart and JioMart, owned by Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. Scope of Online Medicine Delivery India is a ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Amazon India • COVID-19 • Online pharmacy