Current Affairs 25 May 2026

Yáng Shuāng-zǐ Receives the 2026 International Booker Prize for Taiwanese Travelogue.

• Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King won the 2026 International Booker Prize for Taiwan Travelogue.
• First Mandarin Chinese-translated book to win the prize.
• Yáng Shuāng-zǐ became the first Taiwanese winner.
• Prize money: £50,000 shared equally between author and translator.
• The novel is set in 1930s Japanese-occupied Taiwan.

India Conducts Successful Test of Agni-1 Ballistic Missile in Odisha.

• India successfully test-fired the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from Chandipur on May 22, 2026.
• The launch was conducted under the Strategic Forces Command.
• The test validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile system.
• Agni-1 is a short-range ballistic missile developed under the Defence Research and Development Organisation-led Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
• The missile uses a single-stage solid propellant engine.

India Launches First Indigenous 300-km Rocket System Suryastra in Shirdi.

• Rajnath Singh inaugurated a private defence manufacturing complex in Shirdi on May 24, 2026.
• India flagged off its first indigenous 300-km range rocket system, Suryastra.
• The facility was developed by NIBE Limited for artillery, missile, and space technologies.
• Indigenous TNT and RDX plant technologies were unveiled.
• A missile complex linked to the Suryastra was also launched.

Reserve Bank of India Announces Record ₹2.87 Lakh Crore Dividend for FY26.

• Reserve Bank of India approved a record surplus transfer of ₹2.87 lakh crore to the Central Government for FY26.
• The transfer is higher than the previous year’s ₹2.69 lakh crore dividend.
• RBI’s balance sheet expanded by 20.61% to ₹91.97 lakh crore.
• ₹1.09 lakh crore was transferred to the Contingent Risk Buffer (CRB), maintained at 6.5% of the balance sheet.
• Higher foreign exchange interventions, investment income, and rising gold prices boosted RBI’s income.

ICAR Khet Bachao Abhiyan reaches 2.71 crore people.

• Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Khet Bachao Abhiyan reached 2.712 crore people across India.
• The campaign promotes sustainable soil health and balanced nutrient management.
• 12,979 awareness camps and seminars were conducted nationwide.
• 7.17 lakh farmers were directly trained in scientific nutrient management.
• 7,928 field demonstrations promoted green manuring and bio-fertilisers.
• The programme is implemented under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE).