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Geographical Indications

Conflict between India and Pakistan over the registration of GI

February 18, 2021 Areena Kausar 0

A geographical indication is a tag for goods representing the unique geographical origin and possessing specified attributes due to that origin and is protected by legal […]

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) TAGS OF ASSAM

January 26, 2021 Tanya Sharma 2

Assam is a north-east state of India which is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh in the north; Nagaland and Manipur in the east; Meghalaya, […]

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags Of Tripura

January 8, 2021 Tanya Sharma 0

Tripura, being one of the small states of India in terms of size, is rich in flora and fauna, and has a rich cultural heritage. […]

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags Of West Bengal

December 3, 2020 Tanya Sharma 2

West Bengal, an eastern state in India, situated between the Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal, is the fourth most populous and thirteenth largest state. […]

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags of Rajasthan

August 30, 2020 Tanya Sharma 5

Rajasthan, a State in India, also known as “The Land of Kings” was formed on 30th March, 1949, when Rajputana merged into the Dominion of […]

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags of Sikkim

August 17, 2020 Tanya Sharma 1

Sikkim is a north-eastern State of India bordered with China (in the North), Bhutan (in the East), Nepal (in the West) and West Bengal (in […]

Geographical Indication (GI) tags of Punjab

August 12, 2020 Aastha Sharma 3

Punjab- a northwestern state that got its name after combining Punj + Aab which mean-  land of five rivers. After the partition of 1947, only […]

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags Of Nagaland

August 8, 2020 Tanya Sharma 2

Nagaland is a landlocked mountainous state in the northeast part of India bordered with Arunachal Pradesh (to the North), Assam (to the West), Manipur (to […]

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags of Arunachal Pradesh

July 19, 2020 Tanya Sharma 6

Arunachal Pradesh is also known as the Orchid State of India or the Paradise of the Botanists and geographically it is the largest amongst the […]

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags of Karnataka

July 15, 2020 Tanya Sharma 8

Karnataka is a state in the southern part of  India, bordered by the Arabian Sea coastline to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to […]

Geographical Indication (GI) tags of Kerala

June 24, 2020 Tanya Sharma 3

Kerala, a south-western state of India, situated on India’s tropical Malabar Coast, has nearly 600km of Arabian Sea shoreline. Popular by the name “God’s Own […]

Geographical Indication Tags of MIZORAM

June 18, 2020 Tanya Sharma 0

Geographical Indication Law [Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999] protects the traditional culture and benefits the artisans, weavers, craftsmen socially as well […]

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags of ODISHA

June 15, 2020 Tanya Sharma 1

Odisha was secured with the much-awaited GI Tag on “RASAGOLA” on 29th July 2019 [Certificate]. The application for ‘Odisha Rasagola’ was filed by the Odisha […]

Goa’s Khola Chilli registered as a GI tag

June 1, 2020 Tanya Sharma 0

Goa, a State on the southwestern coast of India, gets its second GI tag on Agricultural product ‘Khola Chilli’ after receiving its first GI tag […]

The assorted flavours of Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai from Tamil Nadu awarded with a GI Tag

May 29, 2020 Ishita Pancholi 1

Tamil Nadu’s renowned peanut sweet known as Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai was awarded with a GI tag certificate on 20th April 2020 with the seal of […]

Manipur, a State in India, gets the newest GI Tag on Agricultural Product ‘Chak-Hao Black Rice’

May 26, 2020 Tanya Sharma 0

Manipur, a State in India, is bagged with a newest GI Tag on agricultural product ‘Black Rice’, popularly known as ‘Chakhao’ after receiving its GI […]

The ancient struggle of Thanjavur Netti and Arumbavur Wood carvings signs its victory with the reward as a GI Tag

May 23, 2020 Madhur Bhatnagar 1

The land of the oldest living language in the world, Tamil Nadu, a State in India, recently on 12th May 2020 was awarded with 2 […]

Uttar Pradesh, one of the States in India, gets the newest GI tag on handicraft “Gorakhpur Terracotta”

May 20, 2020 Tanya Sharma 1

Uttar Pradesh, a State in India, proudly holds 27 GI tags, once again recently on 20th April 2020, a certificate for another GI Tag was […]

Jharkhand, one of the States in India, gets its first GI tag on the Sohrai Khovar painting

May 15, 2020 Charu Srivastava 0

The Sohrai Khovar painting an incredible piece of artistic work comprising of natural soils of different colours practiced by local tribal women during the harvest […]

Telangana gets its newest GI tag on one more handicraft Puttapaka Telia Rumal

May 14, 2020 Charu Srivastava 1

Telangana, an Indian State, was the second geographical region to get GI tag on Pochampally Ikat on 31st December 2004 (access here) after West Bengal being first […]

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