{"id":26696,"date":"2024-09-19T06:27:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26696"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:04:17","slug":"naga-king-chilli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/naga-king-chilli\/","title":{"rendered":"Naga King Chilli"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Naga King Chilli:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It belongs to the genus Capsicum of the family<strong>\u00a0Solanaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also known as\u00a0<strong>raja mircha, Bhoot Jolokia and Ghost pepper.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It is\u00a0<\/strong>a spice renowned globally for\u00a0<strong>its extreme heat<\/strong>, which exceeds 1 million Scoville heat units (SHU).<\/li>\n<li>It is ranked among the hottest chillies in the world, the king chilli holds significant cultural and economic value for the Naga people.<\/li>\n<li>It received the prestigious\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/gi-tag\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Geographical Indication<\/strong>\u00a0(GI) tag<\/a>\u00a0in 2008.<\/li>\n<li>The cultivation of king chilli in Seiyhama is an ancient practice. Farmers begin searching for suitable plots in December or January, with\u00a0<strong>large bamboo groves<\/strong>\u00a0being the preferred location.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>peak harvest<\/strong>\u00a0of king chilli occurs in\u00a0<strong>August and September<\/strong>, with the final harvest in November and December.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong>\u00a0The king chilli has long been used to\u00a0<strong>preserve food in Nagaland\u2019s hot, humid climate<\/strong>, extending the shelf life of food and reducing waste.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What is Geographical Indication (GI) Tag?<\/h3>\n<p>It is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. This is typically used for agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine and spirit drinks, handicrafts and industrial products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/agriculture\/fiery-traditions-nagaland-villages-king-chilli-festival-ignites-community-spirit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fiery traditions: Nagaland village\u2019s king chilli festival ignites community spirit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naga King Chilli is a spice renowned globally for its extreme heat, which exceeds 1 million Scoville heat units (SHU).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26696","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}