Daily Current Affairs- 4 February

Today's Current Affairs 4th February 2023

INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan Blocks Online Encyclopedia Wikipedia For Refusing To Remove Blasphemous Content. 

Pakistan has blocked Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, after it refused to remove offensive or blasphemous material, according to media reports on Saturday. The blacklisting of Wikipedia comes days after the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) degraded Wikipedia services for 48 hours, threatening to block it if the content deemed ‘blasphemous’ was not deleted,

NSA Ajit Doval To Meet His UK Counterpart Tim Barrow In London.   

Ajit Doval will meet his UK counterpart Tim Barrow in London today – 4 Feb  for the annual strategic dialogue, with the British state broadcaster BBC attempting to rake up the 2002 Gujarat riots and target Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the UK becoming a hotbed of the so-called Khalistan movement and Pakistan-sponsored movement to keep the Kashmir issue alive,

US Shoots Down Chinese 'Spy' Balloon, Beijing Threatens 'Repercussions'    

The United States military shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was flying in its skies for the last several days, reported Associa  ted Press (AP). The balloon was shot down off the Carolina coast.                                                                                                                                          There was no delay in response from China on the shooting down of the balloon which threatened ‘repercussions’. Beijing said that it reserved the right to “take further actions” and criticised the US for “an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice,” AP added.

NATIONAL

PM Modi To Visit Poll-Bound Karnataka On Feb 6 To Inaugurate Slew Of Projects.    

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Karnataka to inaugurate multiple projects in the poll-bound state on Monday. During his visit, PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 at Bengaluru, lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives and dedicate the HAL helicopter factory at Tumakuru to the nation.

BMC Presents Rs 52,619.07 Cr Budget, Focus On Pollution Control Measures, Electronic Vehicles.     

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) presented its annual Budget for the financial year 2023-24 on Saturday with a total estimated amount of Rs 52,619.07 crore. According to ANI, it s 14.52 percent higher than the Budget estimate for 2022-23 which was Rs 45,949.21 crore.

Popular Playback Singer Vani Jayaram Passes Away In Chennai.

ani Jayaram has sung over 10,000 songs including devotionals and private albums. She has also performed several solo concerts across the world. She has also sung in 19 Indian languages including Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Bengali and Tulu.       

On the Republic Day, she was also announced as the recipent of Padma Bhushan 2023, the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India.                                    

 SPORTS

Dipa Karmakar Banned For 21 Months For Use Of Prohibited Substance .  

The International Testing Agency confirmed on Saturday that Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been sanctioned with a 21-month period of ineligibility after testing positive for the prohibited substance higenamine .

Nagal Brings India Back With Close Win After Yuki's Defeat : Davis Cup .                                

Sumit Nagal fought fire with fire to bring India back in the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie against Denmark, winning the second singles after Yuki Bhambri was outplayed in the opening match here Friday. It was always a tall task for Bhambri to counter world number nine Holger Rune and there was no surprise as Denmark's top singles player raced to a 6-2 6-2 win to put the hosts up 1-0.

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Launches Khelo India Winter Games Mascot, Theme Song .             

Khelo India Winter Games will be taking place in Gulmarg, Jammu, and Kashmir from Feb 10-14. On Saturday, Union Minister Anurag Thakur took part in the official launch of the mascot, anthem & jersey of the Games with Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.

All-Round Bhut Takes Five-For As Saurashtra Beat Punjab To Enter Semi-Final. 

Needing 252 to win, Punjab started the day at 52 for 2 and were all out for 180 in 89.1 overs with veteran Mandeep Singh's 45 being the highest score. Mandeep, a veteran of 13 seasons, failed to show any intent and his selfish, ultra-defensive 128-ball stay put Punjab in a hole.

 APPOINTMENTS

Five Judges Appointed To Supreme Court, Says Law Ministe .

Centre clears appointments of 5 new Judges for Supreme Court - Pankaj Mithal (Rajasthan HC chief justice), Sanjay Karol (Patna HC chief justice), PV Sanjay Kumar (Manipur HC chief justice), Ahsanuddin Amanullah (Patna HC judge) &Manoj Misra (Allahabad HC judge).

Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh Becomes New Chief Justice Of Patna High Court. 

Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, the senior-most judge of the Patna High Court, was on Saturday appointed the Acting Chief Justice, according to a notification released by the Union government.

BANKING AND ECONOMY

Pakistani Rupee Continues Speedy Crash Against USD, Suffers Another Big Fall.     

According to Pakistan media Geo News, since the start of this year, the rupee has depreciated by 44.92 against the US dollar.   

The Pakistani rupee (PKR) has continued a speedy crash against the US dollar with another big fall as the greenback was traded at a record high price of 276.58 PKR in the interbank market, the central bank announced.

 MPORTANT DAYS

World Cancer Day  

It takes place every year on 4 February. World Cancer Day aims to prevent millions of deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease.