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.
