Daily Current Affairs Quiz: April 10, 2026

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Reserve Bank of India proposed removing due diligence for onboarding Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) on Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) platforms to enhance ease of doing business. Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) is an electronic platform enabling financing/discounting of MSME trade receivables via multiple financiers. The platforms are regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Its objective is to ensure quicker payments and improved working capital for MSMEs.

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research set up a Special Task Force (STF) to design mitigation strategies for agriculture sector challenges. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous body under Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It was established on 16 July 1929 under Societies Registration Act, 1860, based on Royal Commission on Agriculture recommendations. ICAR played a key role in Green Revolution and advancing agricultural higher education; headquarters at New Delhi.

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India has successfully demonstrated a 1,000-kilometre quantum communication network under the National Quantum Mission, a major breakthrough in secure communication technologies. The National Quantum Mission (NQM) was launched by the Department of Science & Technology with an outlay of Rs.6003 crore for 2023-24 to 2030-31. Its objective is to seed, nurture, and scale up scientific and industrial research and development (R&D) and create an innovative ecosystem in Quantum Technology (QT). It is one of nine initiatives under the Prime Minister’s Science Technology Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC).

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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India conducted nearly 4 lakh inspections across food establishments in 2025-26. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) was established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. FSSAI operates under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

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Exports of Makhana, also known as Fox Nuts, have declined due to reduced demand and prices caused by the ongoing West Asia war. Makhana is the dried edible seed of the prickly water lily or gorgon plant (Euryale ferox) and is nicknamed the “Black Diamond” because of its dark outer layer. The plant is native to South-East Asia and China but is now cultivated worldwide. In India, it is mainly produced in Bihar, West Bengal, Manipur, Tripura, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, with Bihar as the leading producer. Makhana is included under the Union government’s One District One Product (ODOP) scheme.