CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian billionaire briefly surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the second-richest person in the world in September, according to Bloomberg. He’s now ranked as the world’s fourth wealthiest person. Outside Southeast Asia, Adani is hardly a household name.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jeff Bezos is an American technology entrepreneur and investor. He is best known as the founder and former CEO Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), one of the world’s largest online retailers. Bezos is also the founder of Blue Origin, an aerospace company, and owner of The Washington Post.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bezos owns The Washington Post and Blue Origin, an aerospace company developing rockets; he briefly flew to space in one in July 2021. Bezos said in a November 2022 interview with CNN that he plans to give away the majority of his wealth in his lifetime, without disclosing specific details.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon who is globally known for being the richest man on Earth has an estimated net worth of US$129.9bn. He is the first to attain the US$100bn mark.