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February 15, 2024
Mirana Toys, Avimee Herbal, Perfora named winners of Amazon’s Propel Startup Accelerator Season 3
Winners get a cumulative $100K in grant from Amazon The season 3 finalists get a cumulative $1M+ in AWS credits, logistics support, account management support and more. In three seasons, Propel Accelerator has helped 150+ Indian startups launch in global markets.
February 09, 2024
Amazon India Launches Amazon Future Engineer Program in Andhra Pradesh
Amazon India partners with the government of Andhra Pradesh and non-profits to launch the Future Engineer program The program will build teacher competencies on Computational Thinking & 21st century skills via blended learning courses in Andhra Pradesh The program will take computer science
February 9, 2024
Families with young kids interact with Alexa two times more than other users, says Amazon
Increased requests for Indian folktales like Akbar Birbal, Tenali Raman and Panchatantra Kid-friendly features of Alexa include interactive games, quizzes, nursery rhymes, and its ability to answer questions about spellings, general knowledge, history and science Smart home and productivity
February 8, 2024
200% increase in smart home devices connected to Alexa in last three years, reports Amazon
100% increase in requests to Alexa for controlling compatible smart home appliances in last three years To celebrate Alexa sixth anniversary in India, customers can avail of up to 50% discount on Echo smart speakers and Alexa smart home combos Bengaluru/Mumbai, India, 8 February 2024: Alexa has
February 7, 2024
Nearly half of customer orders from Amazon’s India fulfilment network now come with reduced packaging – or none added at all
Amazon’s commitment to reducing packaging includes delivering multiple shipments in a reusable crate or a corrugate box, instead of individual delivery packaging, avoiding additional packaging. Growing from nine cities initially, Amazon today makes reduced or no added packaging deliveries in more