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PM SVANidhi Scheme: API Integration with SBI Portal
On October 7, 2020 Government of India launched the API (Application Programming Integration) between State Bank of India portal and PM SVANidhi Portal. Highlights In simple terms, action programming interface is the connection between two or more applications that allows ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
No Commission to be charged by Google on its E-Commerce Platform
Google has announced that it will let sellers – both the small retailers and the big corporates – sell products on its e-commerce marketplace product, Google Shopping, without charging any commission to them. This move is expected to counter Amazon ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
New Set of Rules for E-Commerce Players Coming into Force from This Week
The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan, has announced that the new set of rules pertaining to the e-commerce players in India will come into effect from this week onwards. The new Consumer Protection Act is also coming into ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
India joins Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence
On June 15, 2020, India joined the Global Partnership of Artificial Intelligence as a founding member. Highlights The other leading member countries that joined along with India are UK, USA, European Union, Australia, France, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Republic of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Police Use of Facial Recognition banned by Amazon
On June 11, 2020, the E-Commerce giant Amazon banned the use of its software “Rekognition” by the police. The software used to quickly compare a picture with the police data bases that holds hundreds of 1000s of photos. Why the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020