Current Affairs - May 3, 2023 Current Affairs

Citizens of Uzbekistan are voting on reforms to strengthen the President's power.

Japan will train 1,000 Indian engineers for the bullet train project.

New GST regulations apply to businesses with a turnover of over ₹100 crore.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions declined in volume as well as value terms in April 2023 after peaking in the previous month. Transaction volumes declined 7.96 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) in April 2023 to 796.29 crore against 865.16 crore in March 2023, per the National Payments Corporation of India’s “UPI Monthly Product Statistics”.

HDFC Bank plans to roll out an e-distribution network to cover 50,000 more villages.

The President of the Philippines visited the United States to strengthen ties amid tensions with China.

Ayushman Bharat Diwas is celebrated on the 30th of April every year.

The government of Tamil Nadu has released a glossary of Tamil words related to climate change.

The International Apparel and Textile Fair, featuring 90 Indian participants, kicked off in Dubai.

The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2023 predicts that a quarter of jobs will change by 2027.

The Indian Government banned 14 apps in Jammu and Kashmir, citing their use by terror groups.

India's gross GST revenues hit a record high in April at ₹1.87 lakh crore.

The United States is planning to modernize the H-1B visa registration process following fraud in the lottery system.

Researchers at IIT Madras developed a machine-learning tool to detect tumors in the brain and spinal cord.

World Tuna Day 2023 is observed on 2nd May.

The government of Odisha started the Backward Class survey after Bihar.

Maharashtra Day is celebrated on May 1st every year to commemorate the creation of the state of Maharashtra after the Bombay Reorganization Act of 1960 was enacted.

The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 56.4 to 57.2 in March.