The Wikipedia article of the day for April 26, 2020 is
Compulsory figures.
Compulsory figures were formerly a segment of figure skating, from which the sport derives its name. Requiring skaters to trace precise circles while completing difficult turns and edges, these exercises made up 60 percent of the total score at most competitions around the world until 1947. The simple figure-eight shape was executed by connecting two circles; other figures included the three turn, the counter turn, the rocker turn, the bracket turn, and the loop. Compulsory figures steadily declined in importance, and in 1990 the International Skating Union voted to discontinue them as a part of competitions. Although few skaters continue to practice them, some skaters and coaches continue to use them to develop alignment, core strength, body control, and discipline. Since 2015, the World Figure Sport Society has conducted festivals and competitions of compulsory figures, endorsed by the Ice Skating Institute.
Seeking to end the confusion over its late Friday night order allowing opening of shops selling non-essential items, the home ministry clarified on Saturday that shops in markets or market complexes will remain closed in urban areas while standalone and neighbourhood shops and those in residential complexes can operate in non-containment zones.
The government on Saturday hit back at former PM Manmohan Singh’s criticism of a freeze in an increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief for central government employees and pensioners, saying the measures were needed in “exceptional times” to support MSMEs and other vulnerable segments.
Retired IAS officer Sanjay Kothari, who was formerly secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind, took oath as the chief vigilance commissioner on Saturday. Kothari was administered oath by President Kovind at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
