One minute Current Affairs 11-07-2025

Important Days

July 11- World Horse Day 2025

Celebrated for the first time on July 11, 2025 by united nations.

July 11- World Population Day

Theme: “Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world.”
The global population surpasses 1 billion, with India emerging as the most populous country.

Appointments

Priya Nair- MD /CEO of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)

Replace- Rohit Jawa.

Kumar Mangalam Birla- Joined the Executive Committee of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).

He is the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group.

State News

Uttarakhand- launched ‘Operation Kalanemi’.

To take strict action against fraudulent saints who deceive people and exploit religion.

Maharashtra- Declare “Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav” as state festival.

Ranks & Reports

Prajakta Koli- First and only Indian named in the 2025 TIME100 Creators List.

Youtuber and content creator–

Agreements

“TALASH” Programme- launched by NESTS, UNICEF, Tata Motors and Ex-Navodayan Foundation.

TALASH (Tribal Aptitude, Life Skills and Self-Esteem Hub).
To support the education, life skills development, and vocational training of over 3 lakh tribal students.
National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), headquarter- New York, United States.

International

Francesca Albanese- was sanctioned by the U.S. over her criticism of Israel.

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territory.
Birth-Italy.

47th session of the World Heritage Committee- Paris , France.

Three sites were taken out from UNESCO’s world heritage danger list are-

Rainforests of Atsinanana in Madagascar
Abu Mena in Egypt
Old Town of Ghadames in Libya

National

“Sindoor Bridge”- New name of rebuilt Carnac Bridge of Mumbai.

Recognizes the achievement of Operation Sindoor.

Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh- Central government launch new radio station (Akashvani Kendra).

Under the Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme.
It aims to expand outreach through radio, particularly in the rural and remote regions of Madhya Pradesh.

Schemes

“Gajah Mitra” Schemes- launched by Assam.

To curb the rising incidents of human-elephant conflicts.

Science & Technologies

“BioEmu” AI- Launched by Microsoft.

To advance protein research at a faster pace.

Sports

Sachin Tendulkar- portrait was unveiled at the MCC Museum in Lord’s, London, UK.

The painting was created by renowned British artist Stuart Pearson Wright.

India- Host Shooting World Cup in 2027 and the World Junior Championship in 2028.

Announced by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).

With above shooting championships hosted by India as under-

Junior World Cup – September 2025
Asian Rifle and Pistol Championship – February 2026
Shooting World Cup – 2027
World Junior Championship – 2028

133^th– India’s Men ‘s football team FIFA Ranking.

lowest ranking since December 2016.
fell from 127 to 133.

Awards

Telangana– won the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) Industry Excellence Award 2025.

In Battery Manufacturing category
The award was presented at the 11th India Energy Storage Week (IESW) 2025, held in New Delhi.

Obituaries

N.Tippanna- Renowned legal expert and former Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council passed away.