Egyptian authorities
executed 15 men convicted for alleged involvement in three cases of political
violence as well as 2 women and 32 men convicted in criminal cases between
October 3 and 13, 2020, Human Rights Watch said ! Thirteen
of the 15 men charged with political violence had been held in Cairo’s Scorpion
Prison. Their executions follow a suspicious incident inside Scorpion’s death
row ward on September 23 in which Interior Ministry forces killed four
prisoners after those prisoners killed four security personnel. Authorities
alleged the prisoners were trying to escape.
A 57-year-old woman beggar
who owned five buildings and had over 3 million Egyptian pounds (Rs 1.4 crore)
in bank accounts has been arrested by Egyptian police. The woman named Nafisa
was reportedly a wheelchair user and used to beg citing her physical paralysis,
but eyewitnesses claimed that she was seen walking on foot after begging.
Nagpur – is called city of Oranges. This major commercial and political centre of
Vidarbha region is famous for oranges.
Nagpur lies precisely at the center of the country with the Zero Mile
Marker indicating the geographical center of India and houses the headquarters
of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Vidarbha is the eastern region of Maharashtra
state. Its former name is Berar (Varhad
in Marathi). Vidarbha holds two-thirds
of Maharashtra's mineral resources, three quarters of its Forest Resources. This
major commercial and political centre of Vidarbha region is famous for oranges.
Citrus Sinensis is
commonly grown tree fruit. It is
considered to be hybrid of pomelo and mandarin – the ones sold in Nagpur are
generally small in size but sweet.
Union minister Nitin
Gadkari recently flagged off a special `Kisan Rail' from Nagpur
carrying 205 tonnes of oranges to Delhi, a Central railway release said. Nagpur
is known for its oranges and the special train will halt in the `orange belt'
of Katol, Narkhed, Pandhurna, Betul and Itarsi. A website was also launched for
orange farmers and traders for rake bookings. The special Kisan train will have
12 VPU Rakes. Nitin Gadkari said Kisan rail will be a boon for the orange and
vegetable farmers in the region.
The orange is the fruit of
various citrus species in the family Rutaceae. The sweet orange reproduces
asexually (apomixis through nucellar embryony); varieties of sweet orange arise
through mutations. The orange is a hybrid between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and
mandarin (Citrus reticulata). The chloroplast genome, and therefore the
maternal line, is that of pomelo. The
orange originated in a region encompassing Southern China, Northeast India, and
Myanmar, and the earliest mention of the sweet orange was in Chinese literature
in 314 BC
Indeed, oranges offer many
health benefits: They may boost your immune system, give you better skin, and
even help improve your health heart and cholesterol levels. In addition, some
evidence suggests that eating oranges may help reduce the risk of respiratory
diseases, certain cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcers and kidney stones. Oranges
are popular due to their natural sweetness, the many different types available,
and the diversity of uses. This popular citrus fruit is particularly known for its
vitamin C content. Oranges also contain a range of other plant compounds and
antioxidants that may reduce inflammation and work against disease. In
addition to vitamin C, oranges contain fiber, potassium and choline, all of
which are good for the heart. Potassium,
an electrolyte mineral, is vital for the healthy functioning of the nervous
system, and a lack of potassium can lead to arrhythmia (an irregular
heartbeat), increased blood pressure and a depletion of calcium in bones,
according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Oranges grown in the desert
are driving a boom in citrus exports from Egypt, establishing the country as
one of the world’s top suppliers of the fruit. Officials in Cairo say Egypt has
become the world’s largest exporter of oranges by volume, surpassing rivals
Spain and South Africa, though these two countries still make much more in
revenue from their orange exports. Egypt exported almost 1.8m tonnes of oranges
in 2019 scraping to first position just ahead of Spain, according to the
International Trade Centre. “Egypt has the advantage of a cheap currency
which means the prices are competitive. Oranges have made a jump in income for
farmers so they are planting more.” The Egyptian pound fell steeply against the
dollar in 2016 as a result of a devaluation that was a condition for an IMF
bailout. Most of Egypt’s orange exports come from large farms on reclaimed
desert land established during the past three decades, rather than the old
fertile fields of the Delta and Nile Valley, where landholdings are fragmented
and farmers cannot afford the level of investment required to produce for
export. Egyptian exporters began sending oranges to
China eight years ago. Along with Bangladesh it is their most important market. It is stated that in China they have some of the highest standards
for oranges in the world and would not accept a single blemish or scratch on the
fruit. Once Camel milk was touted as Africa’s
new ‘superfood’ – farmers, schemes and digitalized supply chains have all
combined to take Egypt on top in terms of volumes of orange exports.
By some accounts, fruit exports have already reached nearly 1.2
million tonnes for the 2020 campaign, or nearly half of all horticultural shipments
in the country. While this level testifies to the good health of the sector,
many players are anticipating good prospects for the next season with renewed
interest in the fruit. The demand for
oranges is currently booming in many importing countries due to its beneficial
effects in enhancing immunity in the context of the global coronavirus
pandemic. Added to this is the weakness of the Egyptian pound, which makes the
Egyptian supply more competitive on exports compared to other competitors such
as Spain, Turkey and Morocco.
In our place, even orange
juice is a great hit and even orange peels are eaten – they are put in sambar
and chutneys too. They add great flavor.
But although orange peels are edible,
they are not nearly as sweet or as juicy as the pulp. They can also be
difficult to digest, and unless you're eating a peel from an organic orange, it
could be covered in chemicals. If you do eat the peel, you'll get a good amount
of nutrients. "Orange peel actually has more fiber than the fruit inside. "
"It also has flavonoids in it that
contain nutritious benefits." Flavonoids — compounds found in many foods,
such as fruits and vegetables, grains, tea and wine — are known to lower blood
pressure and reduce inflammation, according to a 2016 article published in the
Journal of Nutritional Science.
1.Nov.2020.
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