{"id":169933,"date":"2025-02-11T12:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T07:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=169933"},"modified":"2025-02-11T12:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T07:29:23","slug":"world-pulses-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/world-pulses-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"World Pulses Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>World Pulses Day is celebrated every year on February 10 to increase global awareness of the significance of pulses as a sustainable and nutritious food source. This day emphasizes the nutritional benefits, food security contributions, and environmental advantages of pulses, highlighting their importance in creating a sustainable agricultural system. Supported by the United Nations (UN), this observance aims to promote the role of pulses in eliminating hunger, improving human health, and enhancing soil fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are Pulses?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulses, commonly known as&nbsp;<strong>legumes<\/strong>, are the edible seeds of leguminous plants grown primarily for food. These crops are distinct from other legumes because they are harvested solely for their dry grains.&nbsp;<strong>The most widely consumed pulses include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dry beans<\/strong>\u00a0(kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lentils<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peas<\/strong>\u00a0(chickpeas, green peas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other varieties<\/strong>\u00a0like broad beans and cowpeas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulses are an integral part of various&nbsp;<strong>global cuisines<\/strong>, such as&nbsp;<strong>Mediterranean hummus, Indian dal, Mexican refried beans, and Middle Eastern falafel<\/strong>. They are rich in&nbsp;<strong>proteins, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals<\/strong>, making them a key component of a balanced diet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Pulses Day is celebrated every year on February 10 to increase global awareness of the significance of pulses as a sustainable and nutritious food source. This day emphasizes the nutritional benefits, food security contributions, and environmental advantages of pulses, highlighting their importance in creating a sustainable agricultural system. Supported by the United Nations (UN), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":169942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5359],"tags":[2298],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-169933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-february-2025","tag-important-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169943,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169933\/revisions\/169943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169933"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=169933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}