UPSC Current Affairs 02 August 2026 — PIB

• India's Solar Growth Enters a New Era
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launches ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’
• NBA releases Rs 8.22 crore to rice research institutions and rice-growing States
• Dr Jitendra Singh reviews status of Ujh Multipurpose Project in Jammu & Kashmir
• No Manual Scavengers Identified in Fresh Survey Conducted Under MS Act, 2013: Government
• 47,328 Villages Selected Under PM-AJAY Adarsh Gram Component Across the Country; 435 Villages in Telangana
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Launches 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan'; Calls Upon Every Citizen to Join the Movement
• Commercial Coal Mining: Fuelling India's Journey Towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat
• Coal Production in the Country Grows 7.51% YoY in July, 2026
• Prime Minister pays tributes to Freedom Fighter, Shri Pingali Venkayya on his 150th birth anniversary
• Text of PM’s speech at the launch of ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ via VC
• 4th Tri-Services Future Warfare Course set to begin in New Delhi
• Transforming Waste into Wealth: How VCF-SC Enabled a Scheduled Caste Woman Entrepreneur to Build a Sustainable Rubber Recycling Enterprise
• Empowering SC-led Innovation: How VCF-SC Enabled Thrishanku Technologies to Strengthen India's Defence Electronics Ecosystem
• Meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices of BRICS Countries
• New Delhi to host “GI & Beyond 2.0 Summit” on 5 August
• ‘Worlds Within Cloth: New Orders of Woven Making’ to Open at National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy
• Handloom Hackathon 2.0 Concludes at IIT Delhi, Showcasing Technology-led Innovations for India's Handloom Sector
• PRESIDENT OF INDIA FLAGS OFF THE PBG SOLDIERATHON
• PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO VISIT ODISHA FROM 3 TO 5 AUGUST 2026
• Prime Minister shares glimpses of his speech at the launch of ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ via VC
• Prime Minister congratulates Unnati Sharma on winning Bronze in Women’s 63 kg Judo
• Prime Minister congratulates Gulveer Singh on winning Bronze in Men’s 5000m
• Prime Minister congratulates Narender Berwal on winning Silver in Men’s 90+ kg Boxing
• Prime Minister congratulates Ankush Panghal on winning Gold in Men’s 80 kg Boxing
• Prime Minister congratulates Sachin Siwach on winning Gold in Men’s 60 kg Boxing
• Prime Minister congratulates Lovlina Borgohain on winning Silver in Women’s 75 kg Boxing
• Prime Minister congratulates Arundhati Choudhary on winning Gold in Women’s 70 kg Boxing
• Prime Minister congratulates Priya Ghangas on winning Gold in Women’s 60 kg Boxing
• Prime Minister congratulates Sakshi on winning Gold in Women’s 51 kg Boxing
• Prime Minister congratulates Soman Rana on winning Gold in Men’s Shot Put F57
• Prime Minister congratulates Jadumani Singh Mandengbam on winning Silver in Men’s 55 kg Boxing
• Prime Minister congratulates Shubham Juyal on winning Silver in Men’s Shot Put F57
• Prime Minister congratulates Selva Prabhu Thirumaran on winning Bronze
• Prime Minister congratulates Praveen Chithravel on winning Silver in Men’s Triple Jump
• Prime Minister congratulates Jasmine Lamboria on winning Gold in Women’s 57 kg Boxing
• Prime Minister congratulates Preeti on winning Gold in Women’s 54 kg Boxing at Commonwealth Games 2026
• Prime Minister shares glimpses from his address at the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre-Viveka Smaraka in Mysuru
• NCC ORGANISES CYCLOTHON 2026 TO COMMEMORATE 79 YEARS OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE