24-25 May 2026 Current Affairs

Daily CA One-Liner: May 24-25

• The Central Government is preparing to launch a High-Powered Demography Mission focused on addressing illegal immigration, strengthening border management, and preserving demographic stability in sensitive regions.
• India’s Chandrayaan-3 received the prestigious Goddard Astronautics Award 2026 from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, highlighting India’s growing achievements in space exploration.

• India and Ethiopia signed a bilateral WTO accession protocol in Geneva to support Ethiopia’s entry into the global trade framework.
• India and Cyprus elevated their relationship to a Strategic Partnership during the official visit of President Nikos Christodoulides to India.
• The United Nations Human Settlements Programme released the World Cities Report 2026 during the World Urban Forum in Baku.
• Former Indian cricketer Vijay Shankar announced retirement from domestic cricket and the IPL, bringing down the curtain on his professional cricket journey.
• Commonwealth Day is observed in India every year on 24 May, while many Commonwealth countries mark the day in March.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a review meeting on the progress and development of GIFT City.
• The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority formed a committee to examine the inclusion of new asset classes in long-term pension investments.
• ZikZuk Technologies Private Limited received final approval from the Reserve Bank of India to function as a Prepaid Payment Instrument issuer.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sweden on a two-day official trip to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
• The Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade took place at the Garud Regimental Training Centre, marking an important event for the Indian Air Force.
• The 138th Offshore Security Coordination Committee meeting was held in Ahmedabad to discuss maritime security coordination.
• Manindra Agrawal and Soumya Swaminathan were elected as Fellows of the Royal Society for their contributions to science and research.
• India submitted its first Biennial Transparency Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
• Scientists at Central Rice Research Institute developed Plant-OpenCRISPR1 to support crop improvement and agricultural biotechnology research.
• NIBE Limited successfully conducted trials of the Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition system.
• Researchers discovered a new worm-eating snake species named Trachischium lalremsangai during biodiversity surveys in the forests of Mizoram and Myanmar.