{"id":51033,"date":"2026-05-15T14:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=51033"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:48:11","slug":"agarwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/agarwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Agarwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Agarwood Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Assam government shipped the first legally approved export of agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) chips to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Agarwood<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a species of tree belonging to the <\/span><b>Thymelaeaceae family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Oud, Gaharu or Agar<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Aquilaria tree is a <\/span><b>fast-growing, subtropical forest tree.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The resin is produced as a defence mechanism due to the intense stress suffered by the trees when they are infected by a type of mold belonging to the <\/span><b>Phaeoacremonium species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Phialophora parasitica).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly found in <\/span><b>South Asia\u2019s Himalayan foothills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>throughout Southeast Asia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and into the rainforests of <\/span><b>Papua New Guinea.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>In India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it grows in the wild in the Northeast, especially <\/span><b>in Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aquilaria can grow on a wide range of soils, including poor sandy soil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Applications of Agarwood:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is one of the world\u2019s <\/span><b>most valuable aromatic raw materials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is widely used in luxury perfumes, incense, cosmetics and traditional products across the Gulf, Europe, and Southeast Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Agarwood<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Critically Endangered.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix II\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/assam\/assam-ships-first-legal-agarwood-chips-to-west-asia\/article70975329.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agarwood is a species of tree belonging to the Thymelaeaceae family. 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