{"id":97384,"date":"2026-04-09T13:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=97384"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:44:39","slug":"makhana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/makhana\/","title":{"rendered":"Makhana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Makhana Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exports of makhana (fox nuts) have been adversely affected by the ongoing West Asia war, owing to a huge drop in the demand and prices of the commodities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Makhana<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>known as Foxnut, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the dried edible seed of the <\/span><b>prickly water lily or gorgon plant (Euryale ferox).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The edible part of the Makhana plant <\/span><b>consists of small, round seeds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that have an outer layer ranging from black to brown. This has led to it being referred to <\/span><b>as the \u2018Black Diamond.\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makhana plant is considered as <\/span><b>native of South-East Asia and China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but distributed to almost every part of the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Required climatic conditions<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is grown in <\/span><b>stagnant perennial water bodies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like ponds, land depressions, oxbow lakes, swamps and ditches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a plant of <\/span><b>tropical and subtropical climate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Temperature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 200C to 350 C<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Annual rainfall:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 100 cm to 250 cm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Smooth loamy soil<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India it is mainly distributed in the states of <\/span><b>Bihar, West Bengal, Manipur, Tripura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Assam, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Odisha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh &amp; Uttar Pradesh.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Bihar in India is the leading state<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its production and processing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a product approved under the Union <\/span><b>government\u2019s One District One Product scheme.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Benefits of Makhana<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>kind of hydrophyte<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used both as <\/span><b>drug and food <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which exhibits much application and development prospects in the fields of medicine, food and economy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makhana possessed high nutritional value and many <\/span><b>medical and health protection effects.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2026\/Apr\/09\/more-than-rs-500-crore-loss-in-one-month-makhana-worst-hit-bihar-traders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makhana is also known as Foxnut, is the dried edible seed of the prickly water lily or gorgon plant (Euryale ferox). 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