Daily Current Affairs – 21-10-2025
Economy News
At $33.8 Billion, Bengaluru Leads in Funding of E-Commerce Entities
Bengaluru has emerged as India’s top-funded city in the B2C e-commerce sector, attracting $33.8 billion in funding over the past decade — led mainly by Flipkart ($12.1 billion) and Ola ($3.8 billion). It was followed by Delhi NCR ($16.7 billion) and Mumbai Metropolitan Region ($3.9 billion).
According to Tracxn’s B2C E-commerce Report 2025, Delhi NCR leads in total deal value for 2025 (till October 10) with $588 million, while Bengaluru comes next with $425 million, supported by GIVA’s $68 million Series C funding.
Experts note that rising UPI transactions and smartphone adoption are driving this rapid growth. In September 2025 alone, UPI processed transactions worth ₹ 24.9 lakh crore, boosting India’s fast-expanding e-commerce landscape.
Science and Technology News
Amazon Cloud Computing Outage Disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood, Others
A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage briefly disrupted online activities worldwide, affecting several major apps and services. Popular platforms like Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Robinhood, McDonald’s app, and others faced connectivity issues, according to outage tracker DownDetector.
Amazon confirmed that the outage began around 3:11 a.m. Eastern Time in its US-EAST-1 region, where engineers observed high error rates and delays. The company said it had restored most services by 6 AM, with full recovery underway.
AWS, which powers several government, media, and corporate systems, including The Associated Press, assured users that all global services dependent on US-EAST-1 were back online and that a complete resolution was in progress.
Sports News
Max Verstappen Wins United States Grand Prix for Red Bull
In a powerful display of precision and dominance, Max Verstappen claimed victory at the United States Grand Prix 2025, driving his Red Bull to yet another commanding finish. The four-time world champion started from pole and never looked back, crossing the finish line 7.959 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc secured third, 4.041 seconds behind the leader.
Championship leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren could only manage fifth place, allowing Verstappen to shrink the title gap from 104 to 40 points with five races left this season. This marks Verstappen’s fourth win in Texas, seventh on American soil, fifth of the season, and the 68th career victory for the Red Bull ace.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished fourth in the second Ferrari, followed by Piastri and Mercedes’s George Russell.