UPSC Current Affairs 01 August 2026 — PIB

• Cabinet approves 'Samudra Manthan' - National Offshore Exploration Scheme with an outlay of ₹84,084 crore
• Naxal-Free India
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone, inaugurates and dedicates to the nation multiple development projects worth over ₹17,900 crore in Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
• Union Government releases tax devolution of ₹1,09,019 crore to State Governments, as one advance instalment to accelerate their capital and developmental expenditure
• Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana (PM-VBRY)