-SentinelAssam.com This step will be very helpful for weavers of the state who were adversely affected by counterfeit products in the market. GUWAHATI: A long-awaited demand of the people of Assam has been fulfilled as the traditional Gamocha finally gets a GI Tag. Gamocha is an essential part of the Assamese lifestyle and identity. But in recent times, it was noticed that machine-made products from different parts of the country were flooding the...
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Weavers seek GI tag for Woraiyur cotton saree
-The New Indian Express An application has been filed seeking the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Woraiyur cotton saree. THANJAVUR: An application has been filed seeking the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Woraiyur cotton saree. P Sanjai Gandhi, an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) attorney and registered GI agent for Tamil Nadu, on Sunday said the application has been filed on behalf of five weaver cooperative societies, including the Woraiyur Devanga Handloom Weavers...
More »With GI tag, will the Tirur betel leaf go places? -V Sajeev Kumar
-The Hindu Business Line Kochi: Kerala betel leaf farmers are pinning hopes on the Geographical Indication status received for Tirur Vettila, the unique betel leaf variety from Malappuram district of the State, as the tag is likely to enhance its marketability in Asian markets. Pakistan was a major market for Tirur Vettila till 2016, when the government imposed restrictions by levying additional duties on the merchandise trade between the two countries following...
More »Young and wasted -TK Rajalakshmi
-Frontline.in The 2018 Global Nutrition Report points to the link between income and malnutrition but falls short of examining critical factors such as enhanced public spending that determine the levels of hunger and nutrition. In 2017, fewer than one in five children, six to 24 months of age, in the world ate a minimally accepted diet. More than half of them in the same age group did not get the recommended number...
More »It's official: MP gets GI tag for Kadaknath chicken meat -Ankur Sirothia
-The Times of India BHOPAL: Now, it is official that Kadaknath, the all-black fowl, belongs to Madhya Pradesh. The Geographical Indications Registry issued certificate in this regard on Monday, six years after the filing for the GI registry on February 8, 2012. GI registered Jhabua Kadaknath Black Chicken Meat to geographical area, MP. GI registration is valid up to a period of around five years till February 7, 2022. B Manghnani, state...
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