Pepper

Bhut Jolokia is one of the hottest chillies in the world originating in Northeast India, especially in the regions around Assam, Nagaland and Manipur

The Delhi Prisons Department has initiated the process of procuring electric shock batons, pepper sprays and other non-lethal weapons to be used by prison personnel to quell inmate brawls inside jails, officials said on Friday. The announcement comes after the prison department received criticism over the killing of gangster Sunil Balyan, alias Tillu Tajpuriya, inside the high-security Tihar Jail, allegedly by members of a rival gang. In the initial phase, the three prison complexes in the national capital will be equipped with 80 electric shock batons, 160 full-body protectors, 80 pepper sprays and 160 T-batons, according to a senior officer at Tihar Jail. Polycarbonate lathis, polycarbonate shield and helmets have also been ordered for the safety of prison personnel against unruly inmates, officials said. The use of non-lethal weapons was recommended in a report by officials detailing the lapses in security in Delhi prisons. According to jail officials, the proposal for the ...

The prices of red chilli peppers are surging as output in top exporter India is set to drop by a fifth from a year ago, hit by an invasive pest attack and damage from unseasonal rain

Farmers hold on to stocks due to great demand for high-quality Indian produce

The price of pepper price has risen by another Rs 80 a kg in the past 10 days, an unprecedented pace, say growers. This follows the announcement of a minimum import price (MIP) for import, announced early this month. Right after, domestic pepper rosey 10-12 per cent to Rs 420 a kg on December 12.Rohan Colaco, former executive committee member, Karnataka Planters' Association, and a major grower, says the price of black pepper is Rs 500 a kg at most physical terminals. Two weeks earlier, it was Rs 380 a kg. There is good demand and there seems a supply squeeze, with about 40 per cent of farmers keeping back produce (the other 60-odd per cent have sold) in the expectation of the price touching Rs 600 a kg.The commerce ministry had approved the Spices Board's proposal for fixing pepper's CIF (cost, insurance, freight) value at Rs 500 per kg as MIP, to protect the interest of growers. "In recent times, a decline in the domestic price due to cheaper import from other countries has been a ..

Pepper contains chemical that could stop body from producing enzyme that is commonly found in tumour