Current Affairs 10 July: BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers meeting being held in Delhi today, Bangladesh becomes the 5th full member of Colombo Security Conclave

Jul 11, 2024 Divya Bharat

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BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers Meeting Is Being Held In Delhi Today, Bangladesh Became The 5th Full Member Of Colombo Security Conclave

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BIMSTEC foreign ministers’ meeting will be held in Delhi today. Bangladesh became the 5th full member country of Colombo Security Conclave. At the same time, IRS officer got permission to change name and gender.

Let us take a look at such important current affairs of today, which are important for students preparing for government jobs…

SUMMIT
1. BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ meeting will be held in Delhi today: The BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ meeting is being held in New Delhi today i.e. on 11 July. This meeting will last for two days. Foreign ministers of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan will participate in it.

BIMSTEC will be hosted by External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.

The objective of this organization is to create a positive environment among member countries to promote rapid economic growth, social progress and to coordinate on issues of common interests.
To participate in this, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa and Bhutan’s Foreign Minister D.N. Dhungyel have reached Delhi.
In this meeting, there will be discussions on security, telecommunications, trade and mutual cooperation.
The full name of BIMSTEC is Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-operation.
It is a regional organization of countries adjacent to the Bay of Bengal.
Seven countries are included in it and Pakistan has been kept out of it.
It was created in 1997 under the Bangkok Declaration.
Initially it had four countries and was called BIST-EC i.e. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation Organisation.
After the inclusion of Myanmar on 22 December 1997, it was renamed BIMST-EC.
In 2004, Bhutan and Nepal were included in it and its name became BIMSTEC.

2. Bangladesh became the 5th full member country of Colombo Security Conclave: The 8th Deputy National Security Advisor (DNSA) level meeting of the Colombo Security Conference (CSC) was hosted virtually by Mauritius on July 10, 2024. India, Mauritius, Maldives and Sri Lanka welcomed Bangladesh as the 5th member of the CSC.

Seychelles participated in the meeting as an observer state.

The Colombo Security Conference is a regional security grouping.
It was formed in 2011 as a trilateral Indian Ocean maritime security grouping with India, Sri Lanka and Maldives as its members.
The Colombo Security Conference was initially started by 3 members but in 2021 the Colombo Security Conference expanded both its membership and its scope.
Mauritius was included as the fourth member.
Currently the Colombo Security Conference consists of 5 member and 1 observer country.

MISCELLANEOUS
3. IRS officer gets permission to change name and gender: The Finance Ministry of the Government of India has approved a 10 pgneR Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer to change her gender. After this decision, Miss M. Anusuya will be known as Mr. M. Anukaathir Surya in future.

Now the IRS officer will be recognised as ‘M Anukathir Surya’ in all official records.

As per the order of the Finance Ministry, IRS officer M Anusuya had filed a petition with the government for change of gender.
She wanted to change from a woman to a man.
He is posted as Joint Commissioner in the Regional Bench of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at Hyderabad.
She is a 2013 batch IRS officer.
The case comes nearly 10 years after the Supreme Court’s decision in the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) case, which recognised the third gender.
In the same decision, the Supreme Court, while recognising the third gender, had said that gender identity is a personal choice.
In its landmark judgement on April 15, 2014, the Supreme Court said that sexual orientation means a person’s enduring physical, romantic and emotional attraction to other people.
There is no reason why transgender people should be denied fundamental rights, including the right to life and liberty with dignity, privacy, personal liberty, education, and right against violence and exploitation.

STATE IN NEWS
4. Population of state bird Sarus crane increased in UP: On July 10, the Forest Department of Uttar Pradesh has released the latest update. It has been told that according to the data of the 2024 summer census, the total population of the state bird, Sarus crane, has increased to 19,918 in the state. There has been an increase of 396 Sarus birds this year as compared to last year.

The largest population of Sarus birds in India is found in Uttar Pradesh.

The summer census was conducted by the Forest Department with the help of 10,000 citizens in the state.
Over time, the Sarus bird population has steadily increased in the state.
In 2021, 17,329 cranes were counted in the state, which increased to 19,188 in 2022, 19,522 in 2023 and 19,918 in 2024.
For the first time in 10 years, six cranes were counted in the Mau forest division of the state.
The highest number of Sarus birds, 3289, was seen in Etawah Forest Division.
After Etawah Forest Division, the highest number of Sarus birds were seen in Mainpuri Forest Division (2,945).
The bird census is carried out in the forest areas of Uttar Pradesh and not on private lands where these birds are often found.
The Sarus Sarus bird was declared the state bird of Uttar Pradesh in 2014.
It is the tallest bird in the world that can fly.
They nest in wetland areas.
This bird is included in Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

IMPORTANT DAY
5. World Population Day 2024 : World Population Day is celebrated every year on July 11 across the world. This day is celebrated to focus on the impact of population growth on the environment and development.

The theme of World Population Day 2024 is ‘Leave no one behind, count everyone’.

World Population Day was established in 1989 under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
On July 11, 1987, the United Nations officially declared the world population to be over five billion.
On this, Dr. K.C. Zakaria, a senior demographer of the World Bank, suggested celebrating this day every year.
In such a situation, the United Nations Development Programme decided to celebrate July 11 as World Population Day.
World Population Day was first celebrated on July 11, 1990.
Later, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution in December 1990 to declare July 11 as World Population Day.
In April 2023, India overtook China to become the world’s most populous country.
It is followed by China, the United States, and Indonesia.
Vatican City is the world’s least populous country, with a projected population of 526 in 2024.

International
6. Indian-origin MP in Britain took oath with her hand on Bhagavad Gita: On July 10, Indian-origin MP Shivani Raja took oath as an MP with her hand on the Bhagavad Gita in the British Parliament. She has won the Leicester East seat from Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party.

Shivani has defeated former Deputy Mayor of London and Labour Party candidate Rajesh Agarwal by more than 4 thousand votes.

Leicester East is considered a stronghold of the Labour Party.
Shivani has given victory to the Conservative Party here after 37 years.
Shivani is one of the youngest MPs in Britain and is currently 27 years old.
Shivani’s parents moved to London from Gujarat in the 1970s.
Shivani graduated in Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Sciences from De Montfort University, UK.
After this he worked with cosmetic brands.
General elections were held in Britain on 4 July and the results were declared on 5 July.
In this, the ruling Conservative Party lost the election to the Labour Party after 14 years.
A few hours later, Indian-origin Rishi Sunak resigned from the post of Prime Minister.
61-year-old Keir Starmer of the Labour Party became the 58th Prime Minister of the country.
The party had won 412 out of a total of 650 seats.

TODAY’S HISTORY
History of July 11: On this day in 2006, seven bomb blasts took place in Mumbai’s local trains one after the other. The first blast took place suddenly at around 6:24 pm. After this, seven bomb blasts took place one after the other at different minutes. The last blast took place at around 6:35 pm. Seven blasts took place at Matunga Road, Mahim Junction, Bandra, Khar Road, Jogeshwari, Bhayander and Borivali.

Lashkar-e-Taiba had taken responsibility for these bomb blasts.

On this day in 1921, Mongolia gained independence from China.
The Hollywood Bowl opened on this day in 1922.
On this day in 1948, the first air attack on Jerusalem took place.
On this day in 1977, Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the ‘Medal of Freedom.’
On this day in 2002, Chang Shang was elected the first female Prime Minister of South Korea.
On this day in 2003, ‘Dosti Bus’ started operating in Lahore and ‘Sada-e-Sarhad’ bus started operating from Delhi.
On this day in 2008, Apple launched the iPhone 3G.

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