♦ Amazon announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vadodara-based Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) to collaborate in the transportation and logistics sector. The MoU exchange event was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. 

♦ The MOU shall enable knowledge sharing, joint development of academic curriculum, and joint research activities. One of the most important aspects of the MOU is to set up Amazon Chair Professorship at GSV and conduct research into the warehousing sector leveraging data driven decision making frameworks.

♦ GSV was established as a Central University by the Act of Parliament in 2022. Working under the Ministry of Railways (Govt. of India), the University covers the entire transportation sector including Railways, Highways, Ports, Aviation, Maritime, Shipping, Inland Waterways, Urban Transport and complete Logistics and supply chain networks. The university is headed by Sh. Ashwini Vaishnaw (Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology) as the University Chancellor.