Areca nut Current Affairs, GK & News
Rajasthan becomes India’s third state to ban certain categories of pan masala
Under the Food Safety Act of 2006, the Rajasthan government has recently announced a ban on paan masala containing magnesium carbonate, nicotine, tobacco, mineral oil and flavoured ‘supari’ in the state to reduce addiction among the youth. With this, Rajasthan has become the third State after Maharashtra and Bihar to announce such a move.
Topics: Areca nut • Carcinogens • Culture • Indian culture • Indonesian culture • Magnesium • Paan • Philippine culture • Psychoactive drugs • Thai culture • Tobacco • Vietnamese culture
Sirsi Supari gets GI tag
Arecanut (also known as supari or betel nut) is the latest entrant in the list of agricultural produce with a Geographic Indication (GI) tag. The Registrar of Geographical Indications, under the Union government, accorded a GI tag to ‘Sirsi Supari’ grown in Sirsi, Siddpaur and Yellapur taluks of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. The Totagars’ ..
Topics: Areca nut • Belgaum division • Districts of India • Geography of Karnataka • Indian culture • Sirsi • Sirsi, Karnataka • States and union territories of India • Tourism in Karnataka • Uttara Kannada • Uttara Kannada district • Yellapur, Karnataka