Daily Current Affairs Quiz 25 April 2023

a) Artificial ripener

Calcium carbide, also known as ‘masala’, is commonly used in mining and metal industries as well as in the production of acetylene gas. It is a highly reactive compound and releases acetylene gas which is used to artificially ripen fruits. However, its use can prove in serious health consequences. The use of calcium carbide, one of the harmful artificial fruit ripening agents, has been prohibited as per the provision in sub-regulation of Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulation, 2011.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) of India (FSSAI) on Thursday urged food commissioners of all states and Union Territories (UT) to take action against the unauthorised use of artificial fruit ripening agents.

c) Sachin Tendulkar

A gate named after legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was unveiled at Australia’s iconic Sydney Cricket Ground in his honour on his 50th birthday. Tendulkar turned 50 on April 24 (Monday). Sachin played an unbeaten historical inning of 241 runs in the Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2004 and he also scored 785 runs including 3 centuries in that series. This ground was one of Sachin’s favourite cricket grounds.

d) Cuba

Miguel Diaz-Canel recently became the first non-Castro leader in Cuba to be re-elected as president. He won a second five-year term in a parliamentary vote that had him as the sole candidate. The 62-year-old leader took over the reins in 2018 as Cuba’s first civilian leader after around 60 years of hegemony by the Castro brothers.

c) Kerala

The Government of Kerala has launched a new project ‘One Panchayat One Play Ground’ to promote sports at the panchayat level in the state. Its objective is to revive the sports culture at the panchayat level. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has started this project in Kallikkad. About 450 local bodies will be covered under this project. There is a plan to complete this project within 3 years. In the first phase, a list of 113 panchayats was prepared.

a) 24 April

National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated annually on 24 April in the country. The theme of this year’s event is “Sustainable Panchayats: Building Healthy, Water Sufficient, Clean and Green Villages”. The bill was cleared in 1992 under the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution. For the first time, it was declared in 2010. Under this amendment, ‘Panchayats’ in the Constitution Part IX was included with the title. On this occasion, PM Modi is on a Rewa tour of Madhya Pradesh today where he participated in the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrations across the district.