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DAILY DOSE 4^th FEB – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

1) World Cancer Day: 4 February

World Cancer Day aims to promote awareness of cancer as a public health issue.
It also aims to strengthen actions towards improving access to quality care, screening, early detection, treatment and palliative care.
The theme for World Cancer Day 2025-2027 is ‘United by Unique.’
The theme highlights the importance of personalized care and treatments to cater to each individual’s unique needs.

2) Mount Taranaki has been recognized as a legal person in New Zealand.

Mount Taranaki also known as Taranaki Maunga has received all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
Mount Taranaki is considered sacred and an ancestor of the local Māori people.
After years of negotiations, a settlement has been achieved to grant Mount Taranaki as a legal person.
The agreement aims to compensate Māori from the Taranaki region for injustices done to them during colonization.

3) Karnataka Bank has won six awards for excellence in banking technology by Indian Banks’ Association.

The bank won these awards at the 20th Annual Banking Technology Conference, Expo & Citations, 2024.
The bank was declared as runner-up in several other categories. These categories include ‘Best Tech Talent and Organization,’ ‘Best IT Risk Management,’ and ‘Best Technology Bank,’.
The awards won by bank are ‘Best Tech Talent and Organization’, ‘Best IT Risk Management’, ‘Best Technology Bank’, and ‘Best Fintech and DPI Adoption’ (all runner-ups); and ‘Best Digital Sales, Payments and Engagement’ and ‘Best AI and ML Adoption’ (special mention).

4) Exercise ‘Ekuverin’ has started in Maldives on 2 February 2025.

This is the 13th edition of joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force.
This is a bilateral annual exercise. It is carried out alternatively in India and Maldives.
In 2023, the exercise was carried out at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand from June 11 to 24.

The Union Budget 2025-26 has given a major push for nuclear energy as part of India’s long-term strategy.
It will ensure energy security and transition towards cleaner power sources.
It set an ambitious target of achieving 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047.
The government is aiming to reduce dependence on fossil fuels while ensuring a stable and reliable power supply.

These tests were carried out against high-speed targets flying at very low altitudes from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
During the test, missiles intercepted and completely destroyed the targets.
VSHORADS is a fourth-generation technically advanced miniaturised Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD).

7) Travis Head won his maiden Allan Border medal at the 2025 Australian Cricket Awards.

Travis head received 208 votes in total, 50 more than Josh Hazlewood and 61 more than Pat Cummins.
He scored 1427 runs across formats with four centuries.
Hazlewood won the Shane Warne Test Player of the Year award whereas Adam Zampa was named the Men’s T20I Player of the Year.

8) Bengaluru Jawans are inaugural champions in World Pickleball League.

Bengaluru Jawans secured a 3-1 victory over Pune United in final.
Jack Foster won in the men’s singles and gave Bengaluru an early lead.
Trang Hyunh-McClain and Alejandra Borobia secured a 13-9 victory in the women’s doubles.
Pune United secured 15-6 win in the men’s doubles from William Sobek and Vanshik Kapadia.

9) FDI limit in the Insurance sector has been raised from 74 per cent to 100 per cent.

In the budget FY25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised FDI limits in the insurance sector from 74 per cent to 100 per cent.
This enhanced limit will be for those companies who will invest the entire premium in India.
It will attract foreign investment, enhance competition, improve insurance penetration, and align with global practices.

10) Framework Agreement on International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) has officially become operative.

From 23 January, IBCA and its Secretariat are full-fledged, treaty-based, inter-governmental international organization and legal entity.
Under the IBCA Framework Agreement, five countries have submitted their instruments of ratification.
These five countries are Nicaragua, Eswatini, India, Somalia, and Liberia.
27 countries have consented to join the IBCA. These countries include India.