Daily Current Affairs 3 August 2026

Welcome to the Ujiyari Daily Current Affairs edition for August 3, 2026. Three assembly by-election results were declared, with Jan Suraaj winning its first-ever seat at Bankipur and ending a BJP hold running since 1995, the Congress taking Datia, and the BJP retaining Manjalpur. On the economy, the Manufacturing PMI eased to a five-year low while still marking a 57th straight month of expansion, a distinction that repays understanding, and the Finance Ministry proposed reopening the zero-MDR regime on large-merchant UPI payments. Internationally, the United States and Japan confirmed their first coordinated yen-buying intervention since 1998. A fresh national survey reported no manual scavengers even as sewer deaths continue, a gap that is largely definitional; the Centre proposed consent-based drug screening at premier institutions; and India-China border trade resumed through three Himalayan passes after six years. The full roundup, seven deep-dive articles, and a practice quiz follow.