May 11, 2018

Daily GK Update 12th May 2018


    



     1.   World’s Largest Ecommerce deal took place between Walmart and Flipkart:

US based eCommerce giant Walmart has confirmed that it will buy 77% stake of Indian origin eCommerce firm Flipkart for $16 billion.

2.     According to Forbes The most powerful people in the World:

PM Modi placed at 9, Chineese President XI Jingping Tops the list. Chineese President is followed by Russsian President Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump.

3.     NASA and Uber tie up to make the flying cars reality:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration signed a space act agreement with Uber technologies to explore concepts and technologies related to Uber Air Mobility for future air transportation.

4.     September 2019 climate summit to be held in New York:

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced to hold a climate summit in September 2019 in New York to review the commitment of 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.