Top Current Affair of the Day for 24 May 2025
- PM Modi has asked states to develop at least one tourist destination per State at par with global standards by providing all facilities and infrastructure at the time of Chairing the tenth Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog in New Delhi.
- India is enhancing its role in ocean geopolitics through advancements in polar and ocean research. The inauguration of “Sagar Bhavan” and “Polar Bhavan” at the National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in Goa marks a very important moment. These facilities are designed to improve India’s capabilities in studying climate change and weather patterns.
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the National Conference of Counsels representing the Election Commission of India in New Delhi on 24-05-2025.
- Supreme Court has cleared the path for thousands of slum dwellers in Nagpur to gain legal ownership of homes built on Zudpi jungle land. The decision applies to slums established before December 12, 1996, provided residents can prove continuous occupancy prior to 2011.
- Miss England 2024 Milla Magee has withdrawn from the ongoing Miss World 2025 pageant being hosted in Telangana, citing personal and ethical concerns. The 24-year-old, who arrived in Hyderabad on May 7, returned to the UK on May 16, ending her participation in the global beauty competition.
- Actor and model Mukul Dev has passed away at 54. The actor was known for his performances in Hindi, Punjabi and some South Indian movies. He died at the age of 54 on 23 May 2025 after a brief illness. Rahul Dev who is Mukul’s brother was performed the last rites in Delhi.
- The Coast Guard has launched a rescue operation for a Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3, approximately 38 nautical miles southwest of Kochi, after receiving a distress call from its crew, Coast Guard rescued 21 crew members.
- The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, in a solemn and emotionally charged ceremony, Friday presented the ‘Badge of Sacrifice’ and the ‘Certificate of Honour’ to the ‘Next of Kin’ (NoK) of eight Indian army personnel and JKPS officer DySP Himayun Muzzammil Bhat, who laid down their lives in the line of duty.
- The all-party delegation from India to Russia, led by DMK MP Kanimozhi, put forth India’s strong message of zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms.
- The all-party delegation, led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, arrived in Bahrain to put forth India’s firm message of zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms.
- The US administration has taken significant steps to lift sanctions on Syria, following President Donald Trump’s earlier pledge to assist the war-torn country in its recovery efforts. The U.S. Treasury Department issued a general license that clears the way for transactions involving Syria’s interim government as well as its central bank and state-owned enterprises.
- A US court in the state of Massachusetts temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s order revoking Harvard University’s certification to enroll international students.
- Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has clinched the silver medal at the 2025 Janusz Kusociński Memorial meet in Chorzów, Poland.
- Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya announced that the government will organise Khelo India Northeast Games in one of the eight states every year. Addressing the Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025 in New Delhi.
- Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has announced the squad for the upcoming test series against England. Shubman Gill has been named as Test captain for Team India, while Rishabh Pant has been chosen as vice-captain in Test cricket.
- In Shooting, Olympian Raiza Dhillon bagged a silver medal in the women’s skeet event at the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany. Dhillon hit 51 targets in the 60-shot final. She finished just behind Great Britain’s Phoebe Bodley-Scott, who clinched gold with a score of 53.