New Delhi, August 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka) in Mysuru, while the Centre released an additional ₹1.09 lakh crore to states as tax devolution. Meanwhile, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval received the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026, and the Prime Minister is set to launch a nationwide anti-drug campaign on Sunday.
PM Modi inaugurates Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre in Mysuru
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka) in Mysuru. The memorial commemorates Swami Vivekananda's historic visit to Mysuru in 1892, during which he met the Dewan of Mysore, Sir K. Sheshadri Iyer, and received financial support for his future journey.
NSA Ajit Doval conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was presented with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 at a ceremony in Pune. Union Home Minister Amit Shah conferred the award on the occasion of the 106th death anniversary of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
PM Modi to launch 100-week anti-drug campaign on August 2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan' through video conferencing on August 2. The campaign will run for 100 weeks and aims to mobilise youth participation against substance abuse across more than 10,000 locations nationwide.
Indian Army bids farewell to former Army Chief General V. N. Sharma
The Indian Army paid its final respects to General Vishwa Nath Sharma (Retd.), former Chief of the Army Staff, with full military honours in New Delhi. General Sharma passed away at the age of 97, and senior military officials attended the last rites.
Centre releases additional ₹1.09 lakh crore to states
The Union Government released an additional ₹1,09,019 crore as tax devolution to state governments, over and above the regular August transfer. The Finance Ministry said the advance release is intended to support states in financing capital expenditure and development projects.
President Murmu to attend National Handloom Day celebrations
President Droupadi Murmu will attend the 12th National Handloom Day celebrations at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on August 7. The event will be organised by the Ministry of Textiles and attended by Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh and other dignitaries.
Union Minister reviews Bhalswa dumpsite remediation
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal inspected the Bhalswa Dumpsite in Delhi and reviewed the ongoing legacy waste remediation project. Officials informed him that 99.07 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste had been processed as of July 31.
PM Modi inaugurates Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Greenfield Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district. Developed under the public-private partnership model at a cost of over ₹5,640 crore, the airport has an annual passenger handling capacity of six million.
