Current Affairs- May 29, 2023

 

INDIA

• ISRO launches its next-generation navigational satellite – NVS-1 from Sriharikota.
• Praveen Kumar Srivastava was sworn in as Central Vigilance Commissioner.
• Prime Minister Modi to flag off Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express in Assam.
• India shows a reduction in stunting and recorded 1.6 crore fewer stunted children under five years in 2022 than in 2012.
• Delhi Police files FIR against protesting wrestlers after detaining Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• UPI to account for 90% of retail digital payments by 2026-27: PwC India report.
• CBIC issues SoP for scrutiny of GST returns for FY’20 onwards; DGARM to identify cases.
• Report: Microfinance loans grow 21.3% YoY to Rs 3.5 trillion in FY23.

WORLD

• 75th UN Peacekeepers Day is observed today. “Peace begins with me” is the theme of the 75th anniversary of Peacekeepers Day.
• Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins Presidential election in runoff vote.
• Justine Triet becomes only the third woman to win Palme d’Or at Cannes.
• Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024

SPORTS

• Men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey: Defending champions India defeats Thailand 17-0 in final Pool A match in Oman.
• Hockey: India beat Japan 3-1 in Men’s Junior Asia Cup at Salalah in Oman.
• IPL 2023: Final match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans to be played in Ahmedabad
• H.S. Prannoy, won his maiden BWF World Tour title as he clinched the Malaysian Open.