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- Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth has been appointed as the next Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of India with effect from 30 June 2026.
- India and Nepal held the 10th Project Steering Committee (PSC) and 8th Joint Working Group (JWG) meetings in Kathmandu, Nepal, to review cross-border railway projects.
- The proposed Janakpur–Ayodhya rail link will connect Janakpur, Madhesh Province, Nepal, with Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh to improve passenger connectivity and religious tourism.
- Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Puri, Odisha, became the first Indian to win the Russia Grand Sand Master Cup 2026 at the II International Festival of Sand Sculpture in Russia.
- India became the world's third-largest domestic aviation market in April 2024, surpassing Brazil and Indonesia, and ranking behind only the United States and China.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Advanced Weapon System Complex at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), located within the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana.
- The complex has been developed by the Missile Systems and Strategic Systems Cluster of the DRDO to support the development of next-generation indigenous weapon systems.
- International Day of Play is observed annually on 11 June every year to promote and protect children’s right to play and highlight its role in development.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “Protect play, protect childhood”.
- World Day Against Child Labour is observed annually on 12 June to spread awareness and stop child labour worldwide.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “Red card to child labour: Fair play for children, decent work for adults”.
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