{"id":108285,"date":"2026-06-15T13:53:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=108285"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:36:06","slug":"zardalu-mangoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/zardalu-mangoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Zardalu Mangoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Zardalu Mangoes Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every summer, more than 125 quintals of Bhagalpur&#8217;s famed Zardalu mangoes are carefully selected, packed and dispatched to the President, the Prime Minister, and other top dignitaries, turning a regional fruit into a symbol of Bihar&#8217;s agricultural heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Zardalu Mangoes<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zardalu mango, also called <\/span><b>Jardalu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a <\/span><b>unique mango variety<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><b>Bhagalpur, Bihar.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for its <\/span><b>light yellow skin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>distinct special aroma.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its story <\/span><b>dates back to the early 19th century<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when <\/span><b>Maharaja Rahmat Ali Khan Bahadur<\/b> <b>of Haveli Kharagpur introduced<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its cultivation in the <\/span><b>Bhagalpur region.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>first sapling, planted between 1810 and 1820, still stands in Tagepur village,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> serving as a living testament to this mango&#8217;s enduring legacy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jardaloo mangoes are <\/span><b>available from mid-April through the end of June.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fruits generally weigh between 150 and 300 grams, have a<\/span><b> rich, creamy, tender texture,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>delicate, non-fibrous, juicy pulp.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the fruit matures, the <\/span><b>skin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Zardalu mango<\/span><b> turns golden-yellow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><b>tinge of red across the top <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the fruit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jardalu mangoes are <\/span><b>rich with fibre &amp; enzymes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; it&#8217;s highly <\/span><b>beneficial to the digestive system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>In 2018,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Jardalu mango <\/span><b>received <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the prestigious <\/span><b>Geographical Indication (GI) tag. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/thebetterindia.com\/culture\/zardalu-mango-bihar-bhagalpur-president-india-gi-tag-story-12031100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>BI<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zardalu Mangoes is a unique mango variety from Bhagalpur, Bihar. 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