General Awareness 4th February 2017 | Current Affairs 4th February 2017.

1. ‘World Cancer Day: City doctors to conduct awareness drive

• World cancer day is observed on 4^th February every year.
• The theme of this year’s cancer day is “We can. I can.”
• Every year more than 8 million people die from cancer worldwide.
• Almost 30% of cancer deaths are preventable through a healthy diet and avoiding tobacco products.

2. RTI Act comes into force in Sri Lanka

The Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force in Sri Lanka, a piece of legislation aimed at restoring transparency and good governance in a country that has been plagued by corruption and misrule.

3. India together with Norway Develops Body to Accelerate Research for Epidemics

• CEPI has been founded by governments of India (Department of Biotechnology, Indian Council of Medical Research and Department of Health) and Norway, the Welcome Trust, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .
• The World Economic Forum in collaboration with industry, other governments, foundations regulatory bodies, civil society and the WHO.

4. Dwarf planet may have hidden ice volcanoes

The dwarf planet Ceres may actually host many “hidden” ice volcanoes, besides the only one recently discovered by a NASA spacecraft, says a study.

5. India to participate in Cobra Gold 2016 military exercise in Thailand

• As of 2015, the exercise expanded to include 26 nations – Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and other South Asian and Pacific Ocean countries among others.
• The exercise was proven effective in improving coordinated military response to natural disasters, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2011 .

6. Manipuri documentary Phum-Shang won Golden Conch Award at MIFF 2016

• Manipuri documentary film Phum-Shang on 3 February 2016 bagged the prestigious Golden Conch Award for the best documentary film at the 14th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Animation and Short Films (MIFF 2016).
• Swiss film My Name Is Salt and an Indian film Placebo shared the Golden Conch Award for the best feature length documentary film.

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