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- Bhojarajan, MLA from Ooty, has been identified as the eldest member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
- He is 79 years old and is a first-time MLA, according to Assembly records.
- The Indian Coast Guard inducted its first indigenous Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) hovercraft, designated H-561, which was built at Chowgule & Company Private Limited shipyard, Goa.
- Mishmi Takins (Budorcas taxicolor) were spotted in North Sikkim’s Tingda Reserve Forest in the Bakuchen area; the species is a goat-antelope found in the Eastern Himalayas and belongs to the family Bovidae.
- Mishmi Takin is listed as Vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
- The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of India’s first commercial-scale Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate Project in Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda district, Odisha.
- The project is being developed by Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL), a joint venture of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Coal India Limited (CIL).
- National Reading Day is observed every year on 19 June in India to promote a culture of reading and literacy.
- The day is celebrated in memory of Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker (P.N. Panicker), an Indian librarian and social reformer from Kerala, India, who is regarded as the pioneer of the library and literacy movement in the country.
- The International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is observed every year on 19 June.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Against Children: Safeguarding Futures and Empowering Caregivers.”
- World Music Day is celebrated every year on 21 June to promote music and encourage free public performances by both professional and amateur musicians, and it is also known as Fête de la Musique (Festival of Music) or Make Music Day.
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