DAILY GK 25 MAY 2019


DAILY GK 25 MAY 2019
1. U20 MAYORS SUMMIT HELD IN TOKYO
The second Urban 20 (U20) Mayors summit was held in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.
The themes of the summit were Climate Action, Circular Economy, Social Inclusion and Integration, Sustainable Economic Growth and Gender Equality.
The U20 Mayors summit takes place one month ahead of the G20 summit which is to be held in Osaka, Japan.

2. UN DAG HAMMARSKJOLD MEDAL TO JITENDER KUMAR
The UN (United Nations) Dag Hammarskjold Medal will be awarded posthumously to Indian Police Officer Jitender Kumar during the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers,
Late Jitender Kumar sacrificed his life while serving the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Chancy Chitete, a soldier from Mali will be honoured with the UN’s highest peacekeeping award.
India is the fourth largest contributor of uniformed personnel to the UN peacekeeping.

3. PAKISTAN MILITARY TEST-FIRED BALLISTIC MISSILE SHAHEEN-II
Pakistan military has test-fired its surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II which is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads. The range of the missile is up to 1500 km.

4. INTERNATIONAL COMMONWEALTH DAY: MAY 24
The theme for this year is ‘A Connected Commonwealth’.
Commonwealth Day was earlier known as the Empire Day.