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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, on 1 August 2026.
Indian Railways approved multitracking of the 29 km Danapur-Fatuha section of East Central Railway in Bihar at a cost of Rs 976 crore.
West Bengal began the digital self-enumeration phase of India's 16th Census on 1 August 2026.
India became effectively free of Left Wing Extremism-affected districts on 31 March 2026 — a target set on 24 August 2024 and achieved on schedule, per a PIB Backgrounder released 1 August 2026.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted a week of pan-India operations, seizing foreign-origin gold, narcotics, red sanders, wildlife products and e-cigarettes, and arresting 20 persons including 5 foreign nationals.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved an advance release of ₹2,117.85 crore from the Central share of the SDRF to flood-affected States during the 2026 southwest monsoon.
Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Madhya Pradesh Unit, dismantled an inter-state counterfeit-drug and spurious-medicine network in Gaya and Masaurhi (Patna), Bihar, under 'Operation Vajra', following the mastermind's arrest on 22 July 2026.
The National Cadet Corps organised Cyclothon 2026 in New Delhi on 2 August 2026.
Union Minister of State in the PMO Dr Jitendra Singh reviewed the status and phased implementation roadmap of the Ujh Multipurpose Project on 2 August 2026.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, reviewed the status and phased implementation roadmap of the Ujh Multipurpose Project in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
India plans to spend up to Rs 45,000 crore, about $4.7 billion, on railway projects in border areas adjoining China, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The Union Government informed the Rajya Sabha that a fresh nationwide survey found no manual scavengers.
The 16th Indian Organ Donation Day was observed on 3 August 2026 at a national event organised by the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed draft rules creating a legal category for two-wheeled ambulances.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has reported that 274 fugitive criminals were brought back to India from 36 countries between 2019 and 2026 (up to July).
The Government has told Parliament that no district in Chhattisgarh or any other State is currently Left Wing Extremism affected.
A Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-2029) was released on 26 June 2026, setting a three-year roadmap with time-bound targets under a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach.
Indian Railways had spent Rs 1,14,973 crore of its Rs 2,93,030 crore budget grant for 2026-27 by July 2026, about 39 per cent.
The 82.15 km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor, India's first Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System, has been fully operational since February 2026.
Indian Railways is undertaking a comprehensive modernisation of the Passenger Reservation System, the computerised backbone of reserved ticketing introduced in 1986.
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs has warned of a campaign that takes over WhatsApp accounts of finance professionals using malicious files disguised as account statements and regulator communications.
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh assigned standardised names to 27 places and geographical features on Survey of India maps on 7 August 2026.
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued national security guidelines on 8 August 2026 regulating solar, wind and hybrid renewable energy projects near India's land frontiers.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan' in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by hoisting the National Flag at Flag Point, Sri Vijaya Puram.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has dismantled a network involved in the clandestine manufacture, concealment and illegal export of Tramadol Hydrochloride tablets to African countries.
The Government of India has notified 11 more International Ports enabling e-Visa holder foreigners to enter India — nine land ports and two airports.
India will mark its 80th Independence Day on 15 August 2026, with the Prime Minister leading celebrations from the Red Fort, Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh announced at a press conference on 10 August 2026.
NABL launched India's first accreditation scheme for mobile food testing laboratories on August 10, 2026.
The Department of Health Research and ICMR are hosting the second edition of S.H.I.N.E. on August 11-12, 2026.
The fifth edition of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign runs from August 9 to August 17, 2026.
The Centre has formally identified 27 places and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names on official Indian maps.
A confirmatory drug test on the pilot-in-command of an Air India Phuket-Delhi flight returned positive for marijuana.
The Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System has saved more than Rs 11,158 crore across over 32.80 lakh complaints up to 30 June 2026.
UGC has issued 16 Letters of Intent to Foreign Higher Educational Institutions from Australia, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The first phase of Census 2027, the Houselisting and Housing Census, has been completed in 31 States and UTs, with the rest scheduled by September 2026.
Indian Railways has approved Kavach Version 4.0 on 660 route km of the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway at an estimated Rs 295 crore.
The Delhi Development Authority approved the draft Master Plan for Delhi-2047 on 12 August 2026, at a meeting chaired by Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu with DDA Vice-Chairman N Saravana Kumar in attendance.
Indian Railways approved the deployment of Kavach Version 4.0 across 660 route kilometres of the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway on 12 August 2026, at a sanctioned cost of ₹295 crore.
The Centre has approved a fourth railway line on the Malda-New Jalpaiguri section running through the Siliguri Corridor, announced by the Northeast Frontier Railway on 13 August 2026.
The 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on 15 August 2026 commemorate 150 years of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' and the theme 'Yuva Shakti for Viksit Bharat@2047'.
A landslide on the evening of 13 August 2026 pushed a sudden surge of water and debris into an under-construction tunnel of the 444 MW Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, near Mayapur in the Pipalkoti area.
Virender Singh Basoya, wanted in a major cocaine and mephedrone trafficking case, was extradited from the United Arab Emirates to India on 14 August 2026.
The Union Government notified 40 questions on 14 August 2026 for the Population Enumeration phase of Census 2027.
The Railway Board has approved seven new Amrit Bharat Express trains for long-distance inter-state routes.
Responding to media reports of protests in Madhya Pradesh alleging uncompensated displacement of tribal families, the Ministry of Jal Shakti stated that most eligible families have received full compensation and rehabilitation benefits and that only procedural formalities remain in a few cases.
Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, the Prime Minister set out a seven-part framework called 'Sapt Dhara' — seven streams of strength meant to drive India towards a developed nation by 2047.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort on 15 August 2026, India's 80th Independence Day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 'massive, modern' Civil Defence volunteer force in his 80th Independence Day address from the Red Fort on 15 August 2026.
The 'Suryapath Tiranga' global relay concluded on 15 August 2026, linking 54 Indian diplomatic missions and posts across 54 countries in a single sequence of flag hoistings.
India has constituted a 12-member high-powered committee, chaired by the Chairman of the Central Water Commission, to assess the restoration and future management of the Teesta Barrage Project in West Bengal.
At least seven devotees were killed and 14 injured in a stampede outside the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on 17 August 2026.
The Department of Telecommunications issued a circular on 17 August 2026 directing telecom operators to refuse new mobile connections to subscribers who have reached the prescribed SIM limit.
The Unique Identification Authority of India has completed over 2 crore Mandatory Biometric Updates in Aadhaar for school children, in a mission-mode drive begun in September 2025.
Audited statements of the PM CARES Fund for FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 were made public on 18 August 2026.
The National Testing Agency announced a four-tier question paper checking system at New Delhi on 18 August 2026.
NHAI extended its digital FASTag Local Pass facility to 121 toll plazas across India on 18 August 2026.
The gauge-converted 56-km Kailaras-Sabalgarh-Birpur rail section in Madhya Pradesh was inaugurated virtually on 18 August 2026.
The Union Health Ministry, by a gazette notification dated 18 August 2026, barred the use in children below four years of all fixed dose combinations containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, including syrups and drops.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a wildlife trafficking syndicate at Lucknow, intercepting four persons and recovering 54 intricately carved ivory artefacts, which along with the accused were handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department.
The Ministry of Railways approved a maximum permissible speed of 100 kmph on the 111-km Katra-Banihal broad gauge section under the Jammu Division of Northern Railway.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 19 August 2026 approved four-laning of the 82.578 km Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of NH-22 in Bihar.
The Deputy Commissioners of Udhampur and Ramban visited the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project headquarters at Tanger in Ramban district to review the progress of the 1,856 MW scheme.
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power Manohar Lal unveiled the Delhi Master Plan 2047 (MPD-2047) on 20 August 2026, in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
The Ministry of Railways has prioritised manufacture of 238 air-conditioned EMU rakes for the Mumbai suburban network through its three coach production units, to match rolling stock availability with infrastructure being commissioned under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).
The Union Home Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones for Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) projects worth Rs 189 crore at Siliguri, West Bengal, covering the SSB Frontier Headquarters administrative building on 80 acres, the 19th Battalion at Thakurganj, an e-foundation stone for the 12th Battalion at Kishanganj and a transit camp at New Jalpaiguri.
Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda reviewed the H1N1 influenza situation and preparedness on 21 August 2026, with particular focus on the National Capital; Delhi Health Minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh attended.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a draft notification on 21 August 2026 to amend Rule 2(u) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
The Government has restricted the manufacture, sale and distribution of all Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, requiring a warning that these medicines shall not be used in children below four years of age.
The Bharatiya Janata Party held a meeting in New Delhi on 22 August 2026 to finalise the nationwide roadmap for its 'Modi@25' programmes.
The Department of Posts released upgraded versions of the Dak MITRA and Dak Sewa mobile applications and inaugurated 14 renovated post office buildings on 24 August 2026.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways held a Regional Manthan Conference on road safety at Mumbai on 24 August 2026 for Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, chaired by Justice A M Sapre (Retd.), Chairman of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety.
The Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, released upgraded versions of two India Post mobile applications - Dak MITRA for postal staff and Dak Sewa for citizens - at a function in New Delhi.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addressed the valedictory session of the Intelligence Bureau's National Security Strategies Conference (NSSC) in New Delhi, a two-day conference attended by Directors General of Police of all states and representatives of central security agencies.
The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, launched the Garbhini Mitra course for the 2026-2027 academic session.
The Central Government is monitoring a flash flood in Nepal; Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with the Chief Ministers of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and local administrations, rescue teams and the NDRF were placed on high alert in border areas likely to be affected.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), Mumbai and Netflix announced scholarships for 100 students, covering up to 80% of the cost of six professional programmes.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued more than 150 notices to food companies over misleading advertisements, unsubstantiated claims and labelling non-compliance.
Indian Railways is to convert seven high-density routes covering about 11,000 km into four-line, or quadruple-track, corridors, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare held a high-level review of India's progress towards eliminating malaria by 2030, chaired by Aradhana Patnaik, Additional Secretary and Mission Director of the National Health Mission.
A Union Health Ministry review held on 28 August 2026 found that malaria cases and deaths in India fell by nearly 80 per cent between 2015 and 2025.
FSSAI has proposed mandatory front-of-pack warning labels for packaged foods high in sugar, salt and saturated fat, setting out the plan in an affidavit before the Supreme Court.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized more than 18 kg of synthetic drugs in two intelligence-led operations on 25 August 2026 - about 14.9 kg of Amphetamine at Bengaluru and about 2.53 kg of Amphetamine plus 878 grams of MDMA tablets at Pune - and arrested four persons under the NDPS Act, 1985.
The Department of Consumer Affairs notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 on 27 August 2026.
The Prime Minister broadcast the 137th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 30 August 2026, the monthly radio programme that began on 3 October 2014 and airs on the last Sunday of each month over the All India Radio and Doordarshan networks.
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) conducted NEET-PG 2026 on 30 August 2026 at 1,111 centres across 339 cities covering all 36 States and Union Territories.
India has finalised its first uniform minimum standards for mortuary and post-mortem infrastructure, issued as the Clinical Establishment Act Standards for Mortuary.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the gauge conversion and electrification of the 56.15-km Nepalganj Road-Nanpara-Bahraich rail section, completed at a cost of about Rs 730 crore.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw outlined a proposed Delhi-Patna high-speed rail corridor on 31 August 2026, while inaugurating the electrified broad-gauge line on the Nepalganj Road-Nanpara-Bahraich section.
India and China resumed border trade through the Nathu La pass in Sikkim and Shipki La in Himachal Pradesh on 1 August 2026.
Seven OPEC+ countries decided on 2 August 2026 to raise oil output by 188,000 barrels per day for September.
A passenger ferry caught fire off Indonesia's Madura Island on the morning of 2 August 2026, killing at least five people.
India and Rwanda held the first session of their Joint Trade Committee in New Delhi.
Gross GST collections in July 2026 rose 15.4% year-on-year to Rs 2.11 lakh crore, the fastest growth in 14 months.
The Union Government released an additional instalment of Rs 1,09,019 crore as tax devolution to state governments on 1 August 2026.
The Union Government released an advance instalment of tax devolution worth ₹1,09,019 crore to States on 1 August 2026, in addition to the normal monthly devolution due on 10 August 2026.
India's coal production in July 2026 reached 69.75 MT provisional, a 7.51 per cent rise over the 64.88 MT of July 2025, while dispatch grew 17.34 per cent to 86.33 MT.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has amended the rules governing transfer of shares and ownership changes in insurance companies.
India's equity markets moved to a Closing Auction Session from 3 August 2026, changing how the official closing price of eligible stocks is determined.
A third-party assessment of the Kisan Credit Card-Modified Interest Subvention Scheme conducted through the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, finds that every Rs 1 invested under KCC-MISS contributes Rs 2.30 to net value addition in the agriculture and allied sector.
The Ministry of Finance told the Lok Sabha on 3 August 2026 that 99.92% of India's inhabited villages — 6,00,868 out of 6,01,328 — now have a banking outlet within a 5 km radius, based on data banks upload to the Jan Dhan Darshak (JDD) app.
Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan publicly questioned the lack of transparency in recent Collegium recommendations on 1 August 2026.
An online campaign publishing the photographs, videos and personal details of women who took part in protests at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, drew attention on 1 August 2026.
The Lok Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, on 3 August 2026, in under ten minutes and without debate.
The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026 has come into force after receiving the assent of President Droupadi Murmu and being notified in the state gazette.
The Indian Navy launched DSC A24 on 1 August 2026, the fifth and final vessel of its Diving Support Craft project.
DSC A24 (Yard 329), the fifth and final ship of the Diving Support Craft (DSC) project, was launched at Titagarh, Kolkata, on 1 August 2026, completing a 5-ship order the Navy placed with Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) in February 2021.
The Indian Air Force concluded Exercise ROTOR CLAP III at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, on 1-2 August 2026.
The fourth edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course begins at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on 3 August 2026 and runs for four weeks.
A team led by the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, has discovered the first known system of its kind in the Magellanic Bridge.
NHAI rolled out the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system at Shahjahanpur Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48, making the entire Manesar-Jaipur stretch toll-barrier-free.
Reports indicate that between 100 and 120 scientists and technicians have resigned from ISRO centres in recent months.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India launched a revamped version of its MyCall mobile application on 3 August 2026.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change extended the tenure of the expert committee headed by former Director General of Forests Sanjay Kumar until July 2027.
The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife has recommended including the pygmy hog in the list of critically endangered species under the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats scheme.
The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife asked the Madhya Pradesh government to explore alternative areas for compensatory notification while considering the proposed denotification of the Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary.
The 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice concluded on 1 August 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Delhi government launched the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana portal on 1 August 2026, opening online applications for the scheme.
PM-VBRY completed one year of implementation on 1 August 2026, with over 72 lakh first-time employees added to the formal workforce against a two-year target of 3.5 crore jobs.
CCI, the nodal MSP-procurement PSU for cotton, celebrated its 56th Foundation Day at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, with Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh.
The Government approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY) on 31 July 2026 to develop 5,000 MW of Floating Solar Photovoltaic capacity with co-located energy storage, at an outlay of Rs 5,070 crore.
India and Rwanda held the first-ever session of their Joint Trade Committee (JTC) in New Delhi on 30-31 July 2026, establishing a permanent, structured mechanism to review bilateral trade and investment.
Bharat Electronics Limited and Esri India signed a Memorandum of Understanding in New Delhi on 3 August 2026.
The Union Minister for Culture and Tourism launched an 'As Seen on Netflix' section on the Incredible India portal.
The Ministry of MSME and DPIIT signed a Memorandum of Understanding on August 5, 2026 at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi.
The meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices of BRICS countries was scheduled for 3-4 August 2026 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, under India's Chairship.
Hyderabad will host the second meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group on 4 and 5 August 2026.
The 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice concluded on 1 August 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Under India's BRICS chairship 2026, the Ministry of Education is hosting the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting and the 3rd Senior Officials' Meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from 5 to 7 August 2026.
A NITI Aayog report has found that around 94,000 government schools closed over the last decade, an average of about 25 a day.
India performed 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, the first time the annual total crossed 20,000, according to NOTTO.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has renamed the Panchayat Development Index (PDI) as the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI), a composite framework measuring the incremental performance of Gram Panchayats on the localisation of Sustainable Development Goals.
NITI Aayog released 'Reimagining Care: Strategies for Empowering Caregivers in Viksit Bharat@2047'.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval received the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 in Pune on 1 August 2026.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Pune on 1 August 2026, marking the 106th death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam has been awarded the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal for 2026.
Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari conferred the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak on 12 rat miners for their role in the Silkyara Tunnel Rescue Operation.
Varsha Ashok Aglawe has assumed charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India.
Three senior officers took charge in India's defence establishment on 1 August 2026: Vice Admiral AN Pramod as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Smt Alka Nangia Arora as Controller General of Defence Accounts, and Air Marshal Tejpal Singh as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.
Willie Walsh took charge as Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo on 3 August 2026, succeeding Pieter Elbers.
Vishwesh Negi was appointed India's next Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran on 3 August 2026.
Indian boxers won seven gold and three silver medals at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with the finals contested on 1 August.
Praveen Chithravel won silver and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran bronze in the men's triple jump at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on 1 August.
Gulveer Singh won bronze in the men's 5000m at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on 1 August.
Soman Rana won gold in the men's F57 shot put at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on 1 August.
World Wide Web Day is observed every year on 1 August to mark the creation of the World Wide Web.
The Ministry of Textiles will observe the 12th National Handloom Day on 7 August 2026 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi, with President Droupadi Murmu as chief guest.
The 12th National Handloom Day will be observed on 7 August 2026 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi, with President Droupadi Murmu as Chief Guest.
The Union Minister of Culture and Tourism launched the Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 campaign, to be observed nationwide from 9 to 17 August 2026.
Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan, former Chief Justice of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh High Courts, died on 2 August 2026 at the age of 87.
Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil, widely known as D.Y. Patil, died on 4 August 2026 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, at the age of 90.
Veteran actor Pradeep Rawat died on 4 August 2026 in Mumbai at the age of 74, after a battle with blood cancer.
M.P. Parameswaran, nuclear scientist, science communicator and Marxist theorist, died on August 11, 2026 at his home in Thrissur, Kerala.
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore secured an ultra-mega order from ADNOC Offshore on 4 August 2026.
Agratas, the battery arm of the Tata Group, is developing proprietary lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell technology for its Sanand plant in Gujarat.
Bharat Taxi, described as the country's first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, is operated by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited, a multi-state cooperative society registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.
The Competition Commission of India has approved a proposed combination involving share acquisitions and the merger of several entities into InterGlobe Hotels Private Limited.
The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority warned that Godavari flood intensity would rise steadily because of heavy upstream rainfall.
PM Modi laid the foundation stone, inaugurated and dedicated to the nation projects worth over ₹17,900 crore in Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, on 1 August 2026, spanning aviation, semiconductors, ports and energy.
Andhra Pradesh and Australia signed four Memoranda of Understanding at Amaravati on 2 August 2026.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 347 development projects in Rajsamand district on 2 August 2026.
More than 13,000 tribal women and girl students performed the Dhimsa dance at the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram on 1 August 2026.
PM Modi inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka) at Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru, Karnataka, on 1 August 2026, marking the Ashrama's completion of 100 years.
The Prime Minister paid tributes to freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya on his 150th birth anniversary, remembering his role in giving the nation the Tricolour.
The Ministry of Culture told the Lok Sabha on 3 August 2026 that eight national-level museums have transferred 4,78,971 artefact records to C-DAC, Pune through JATAN software, of which 3,36,359 — 70.23% — are live on the Museums of India portal.
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A landslide triggered by heavy overnight rainfall killed 14 people in Ethiopia's Amhara region on 3 August 2026.
The HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 53.5 in July 2026, its lowest reading since August 2021.
NITI Aayog's report 'Evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Package 4 — Urban Transformation and Skill Development', published in September 2025, found the Smart Cities Mission strongly aligned with national urban priorities and contributing to several UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The fourth Tri-Services Future Warfare Course began on 3 August 2026 at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued draft notifications on 3 August 2026 proposing amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 for the phased introduction of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication systems, and separately for a regulatory framework for two-wheeled road ambulances.
The Prime Minister launched the 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan' on 2 August 2026 by video conference, with more than one crore young people joining from over 28,000 locations.
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences and the Bureau of Indian Standards signed an MoU in New Delhi on 7 August 2026.
India is hosting the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting along with the 3rd BRICS Senior Officials' Meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from 5 to 7 August 2026.
Punjab secured the first rank in the NITI Aayog School Education Quality Index 2026, ahead of states such as Kerala.
India won one gold and three bronze medals plus one Honourable Mention at the 23rd International Linguistics Olympiad in Bucharest, Romania.
Varsha Ashok Aglawe has assumed charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India.
PM Modi congratulated four Indian athletes for medals won on 1 August 2026 at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow: Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon bronze), Yamini Maurya (judo 57 kg silver), Neeraj Chopra (javelin silver) and Yash Vir Singh (javelin bronze).
India observed the 12th National Handloom Day on 7 August 2026, a date chosen to mark the launch of the Swadeshi Movement on 7 August 1905.
Zhu Rongji, the fifth Premier of the People's Republic of China, died in Beijing on 12 August 2026 at the age of 97.
Microsoft announced the general availability of its fourth India cloud region on 6 August 2026.
Assam released interim flood relief of about Rs 160 crore on 3 August 2026.
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