Top Current Affairs of the day for 21 May 2025
1. Kannada writer lawyer and activist Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi wins the Booker prize for 2025 on her writings “Heart lamp glows” which is a collection of a 12 short stories from her work written between 1990 and 2023 and those are translated by Deepa Bhasthi.
2. 194 OCI (Overseas citizenship of India) cancelled by MHA which was registration under section 7D of the citizenship act 1955 since 2014 .
3. PM Modi inaugurated 103 amrit Bharat railway stations.
4. The Indian Navy formally inducted and named a stitched sail ship as INSV KAUNDINYA is a recreation of 5th century vessel depicted in the ceremonial event held at navel recreation of a fifth century paintings of Ajanta caves.
5. Population of lions grows by 32% in 5 years from 2020 to 2025.
6. Bharat biotech complete Oral Cholera vaccine (OCV) clinical trials of phase 3 .
7. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor is said to be expanded to Afghanistan with the foreign minister of the three countries agree on it as part of a broader efforts to boost trilateral cooperation. This announcement of expansion of CPEC was made following a meeting among three countries foreign ministers meeting at Beijing.
8. Kanaka won the air pistol gold in the junior world cup in Suhl of Germany. she beat Anna dulce of Moldova by 1.7 for the gold.
9. The iGOT Karmayogi platform under the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building-Mission Karmayogi, has crossed one crore registered civil servants across India. This marks a 30-fold growth from three lakh users on boarded till January 2023 in two years.
10. Mizoram has emerged as India’s first fully literate state, following a major literacy drive under the ULLAS scheme. The formal declaration made by Chief Minister Lalduhoma in Aizawl on May 20, 2025. The collective effort of volunteers, educators, and government authorities collective action bring a great success. ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, a national adult education initiatives which help more innovation in this sector.
11. PM Modi has paid tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary .
12. Akashteer, India’s fully indigenous and automated Air Defence Control and Reporting System, has emerged as the sharp edge of the nation’s air defence capabilities, earning the moniker of an “invisible wall” for its pivotal role in recent military confrontations. Developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) under the strategic vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliance).
13. The security forces on Wednesday achieved a major success in their operation against Maoists as 27 Naxals, including top most leader Nambala Keshav Rao, aka Basavaraju, were killed in an encounter in the Abujhmad region of Chhattisgarh on the border of Narayanpur and Bijapur districts.
14. High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, met 24 Sri Lankan delegates headed to New Delhi for a week-long Capacity-Building Program at India’s Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies.
15. The 24th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Meeting of the Council of Ministers (COM), hosted by the IORA Chair Sri Lanka, was held virtually, under the theme: “Sustainable Indian Ocean for future Generation”. Secretary (East) in External Affairs Ministry, P. Kumaran, led the Indian delegation at the 24th meeting of IORA COM.
16. India has formally assumed the Chairmanship of the Asian Productivity Organization, APO for the 2025-26 term during the ongoing 67th Session of the Governing Body Meeting of the organisation.
17. The UK has suspended trade talks with Israel, summoned the Israeli ambassador, and imposed new sanctions on West Bank settlers over the worsening situation in Gaza.
18. In Shooting, Adriyan Karmakar opened India’s medal account with a silver in the 50m rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. The 20-year-old shot a score of 626.7, just 0.3 points behind Sweden’s Jesper Johansson, who won gold.