{"id":18961,"date":"2024-01-05T04:51:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18961"},"modified":"2025-04-05T14:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T08:52:24","slug":"similipal-kai-chutney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/similipal-kai-chutney\/","title":{"rendered":"Similipal kai chutney"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Similipal kai chutney<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The savoury chutney is popular in Mayurbhanj region for its healing properties and also deemed important for nutritional security of the tribal people.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Many indigenous people from\u00a0Mayurbhanj district venture into nearby forest to collect\u00a0kai pimpudi (red weaver ant).<\/li>\n<li>Around 500 tribal families have been eking out a living by collecting and selling these insects and a chutney made with them.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Health benefits\n<ul>\n<li>The scientists analysed the red weaver ants and found it contains\u00a0valuable proteins, calcium, zinc, vitamin B-12, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, copper, amino acids, among others. Consuming the species can help\u00a0boost the immune system and prevent diseases.<\/li>\n<li>The tribal healers also\u00a0prepare a medicinal oil in which they dip the ants along with pure mustard oil.<\/li>\n<li>After a month, this concoction is\u00a0used as body oil for babies and to cure\u00a0rheumatism, gout, ringworm and other diseases by the tribes.<\/li>\n<li>The local people also consume this to stay fit and strong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key facts about red weaver ants<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>These are indigenous to Mayurbhanj and are found in abundance in the jungles of every block area of the district, including in the\u00a0Similipal Tiger Reserve,\u00a0throughout the year.<\/li>\n<li>They form colonies with multiple nests in trees. Each nest is made of leaves stitched together with the silk produced by their larvae.<\/li>\n<li>They mostly lodge in trees like mango, sal, jambu and jackfruit. The nests are strong enough against wind and impermeable to water.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kai\u2019s nests are usually elliptical in shape and range in size from single small leaf folded and bound onto itself to large nest consisting of many leaves.<\/li>\n<li>The Kai families consist of\u00a0three categories of members \u2014\u00a0workers, major workers and queens. Workers and major workers are mostly orange coloured.<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0feed on small insects and other invertebrates like beetles, flies and hymenopterans.<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0do not sting but have a painful bite into which they can secrete irritant chemicals from their abdomens,<\/li>\n<li>They are also\u00a0recognised as bio-control agents because they are aggressive and will prey on most arthropods entering their territory.<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0protect a variety of tropical crops against insect pests, acting as an alternative to chemical insecticides.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is Rheumatoid arthritis?<\/h3>\n<p>It is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect more than just your joints. In some people, the condition can damage a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels.An autoimmune disorder, rheumatoid arthritis occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body&#8217;s tissues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/food\/mayurbhanj-s-red-ant-chutney-receives-gi-tag-why-this-is-important-for-nutritional-security-of-tribals-93707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Mayurbhanj\u2019s red ant chutney receives GI tag. 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