Japanese professional wrestler, Hana Kimura, passed away at the age of 22 years. The cause of the death is unknown.

• Every year, 25 May is observed as International Missing Children’s Day (IMCD) around the world to commemorate the missing children who have found their way home, remember those who have been victims of crime, and continue efforts to find those who are still missing.
• The symbol for IMCD is the forget-me-not flower.

The state government of Chhattisgarh will observe May 25, 2020 as ‘Jhiram Shraddhanjali Diwas’ or ‘Jhiram Tribute Diwas’.

• In Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced Rs 1,110 crore ReSTART package for MSMEs to strengthen the sector during this emergency situation as well as create employment.
• The government immediately released Rs 450 crore as the first installment under the scheme, which would benefit nearly 98,000 units.

Uttarakhand has become the first state to release a unique report on conservation of endemic, threatened floras.

• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government has planned to introduce ‘startups’as a subject in colleges and universities to have more young entrepreneurs in the state.
• This is an effort of the government to make the youths job providers and not just be job-seekers.

The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar virtually launched five key initiatives towards conservation of biodiversity on the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May 2020.