Chhattisgarh’s Nagri Dubraj rice variety gets GI tag: The Geographical Indication Registry has designated Nagri Dubraj, an aromatic rice variety from Chhattisgarh, as a geographical indication (GI). This will provide the brand with a unique identity and open up a wide market for it. Efforts have ...

Banarasi Paan, three other Varanasi-based goods receive GI tag: The Benarasi Paan, which was featured in Amitabh Bachchan's famous song "Khaike Paan Benaras Wala," was granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag on April 3, 2022. This means that these products have characteristics that are unique ...

Centre awards nine GI tags to take total to 432: The govt of India has granted the GIs tags to nine new items on 14th December 2022 including Gamocha (Assam), Tandur red gram (Telangana), Raktsey Karpo apricot (Ladakh), Alibag white onion (Maharashtra). December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz ...

Kangra Tea is likely to win the European Union Geographical Indication Tag (GI Tag); this tag helps Kangra tea to get an opportunity to enter the European market. Kangra tea received the Indian GI tag in 2005. Since 1999, the cultivation and development of tea have ...

Govt of Jammu and Kashmir has launched quick response (QR) code for its GI-tagged Kashmiri carpet to preserve the authenticity and genuineness of the hand-knotted carpets. Objective: to help in reviving the sheen and glory of the Kashmiri carpet industry. QR code will ...

The Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) under the Central ministry of commerce has accepted the plea to rename Bihar Makhana as Mithila Makhana and also suggested further amendments in the brand logo to better reflect its origins apart from identifying and protecting the product’s Geographical ...

The unique clove spice grown in the hills of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu has been awarded a geographical indication (GI) as ‘Kanyakumari clove’. The buds, fallen leaves, and stems of the clove trees are also used to make essential oils. The total production of ...

A variety of rice widely grown in Wada in the Palghar district of Maharashtra has been given a ‘Geographical Indication’ (GI) tag, which means the product now gets a unique identity as well as the wider market base. Divisional agriculture joint director Ankush Mane said Wada Kolam rice got the GI ...

The famous Alibaug white onion from Maharashtra’s Raigad district has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag on September 29, bringing worldwide recognition to its unique sweet taste, no-tears factor, as well as its medicinal properties.

The first consignment of Geographical Indication (GI) tagged sweet dish Mihidana, from Bardhaman, West Bengal has been exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain. This initiative is part of the effort to promote indigenous & Geographical Identification (GI) ...