{"id":109314,"date":"2026-06-22T14:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=109314"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:54:35","slug":"khurasani-imli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/khurasani-imli\/","title":{"rendered":"Khurasani Imli"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Khurasani Imli Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Khurasani Imli, fruit of Mandu\u2019s iconic Baobab tree, has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Khurasani Imli<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Khurasani Imli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>Tamarind<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a fruit of <\/span><b>Mandu\u2019s (Madhya Pradesh) iconic Baobab tree.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was brought to Mandav during the reign of Mahmud Khilji in the 14th century and its name was <\/span><b>changed from \u2018Baobab\u2019 to \u201cKhurasani Imli.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known by one <\/span><b>more name Mandav Imli.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a light green fruit with <\/span><b>a tangy sweet-sour flavour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, grows across villages in the Mandu region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Benefits<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tribal communities have traditionally used not only the pulp but also the tree\u2019s juice and dried <\/span><b>bark for treating ailments such as diabetes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is packed with <\/span><b>Vitamin C, antioxidants, and essential minerals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tribal healers have long used it to treat <\/span><b>digestive ailments, fever, and fatigue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while seeds and bark also hold medicinal value.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What is a Geographical Indication Tag?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>sign used on products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that have a specific <\/span><b>geographical origin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is typically used for <\/span><b>agricultural products, foodstuffs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, wine and spirit drinks<\/span><b>, handicrafts and industrial products.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> seeks to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This GI tag is <\/span><b>valid for 10 years following<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which it <\/span><b>can be renewed.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/indore\/khurasani-imli-of-mandu-awarded-gi-tag\/articleshow\/131882554.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khurasani Imli is a fruit of Mandu\u2019s (Madhya Pradesh) iconic Baobab tree. 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