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Topic: Amazon India

Amazon raises investment in India to $26 billion by 2030

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it will take its investments to $26 billion in India by 2030, adding $6.5 billion in new planned investments in an announcement made after CEO Andy

‘Could be a game changer’ — Amazon India wants trade policy tweak to ease exports via e-commerce

Bhupen Wakankar, director of global trade at Amazon India, says e-commerce export is the simplest way for any business to get access to international buyers.

‘Damaging Bharat’s social fabric’: After linking Amazon to conversion, RSS wants NIA probe

The demand came after RSS-linked publication, ‘Organiser’, accused the e-commerce company of funding conversions in Northeast India. Amazon has denied the allegations.

Amazon’s plans for India bigger than cricket, focus is on expanding beyond big cities

Amazon's decision to pull the plug on the IPL auction was based on the idea that the company's money would be better spent on Amazon’s e-commerce business.

Amazon’s future CEO firm on India expansion amid protests by local vendors

Speaking to partners and customers in India, Andy Jassy announced a $250 million venture fund for startups working on innovations for small businesses, agriculture and health care solutions.

Modi not academic, likes simple & logical thinking, internal Amazon document said — Reuters

News agency claimed Amazon had a ‘secret strategy to dodge India’s regulators’, but e-commerce giant calls it ‘unsubstantiated, incomplete, and/or factually incorrect’ info.

Amazon India launches ‘Amazon Academy’ to help students prep for JEE

Amazon Academy includes curated learning material, live lectures and assessments in Maths, Physics and Chemistry. It is available on the web and Google Play Store.

Consensus eludes Netflix, Amazon & others on tweak in self-regulation code sought by govt

Online streaming platforms are trying to forge a consensus on a govt suggestion that seeks to increase external oversight on grievances regarding content.

Amazon’s refusal to appear before Parliament panel is breach of privilege, says BJP MP Lekhi

A Joint Committee of Parliament, headed by Meenakshi Lekhi, summoned Facebook, Twitter, and Google while looking into the Data Protection Bill.

These are the sweeping changes Amazon India is making for its first Prime Day since Covid

This time, thousands of Amazon employees will coordinate the sale from their homes, and packers, sorters and deliverymen will follow stringent hygiene protocols.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.