GI Tag breathes new life into Purulia’s traditional lac industry
The GI status in the Natural Goods category was secured following an application by the Balarampur Shellac Cluster Shilpa Samabay Samity Limited.
The GI status in the Natural Goods category was secured following an application by the Balarampur Shellac Cluster Shilpa Samabay Samity Limited.
Punjab has begun the process of seeking Geographical Indication (GI) status for the famous Amritsari Kulcha, a move aimed at preserving the originality of the centuries-old delicacy and strengthening its association with the holy city of Amritsar.
The Malda Silk Yarn Producers’ Association (MSYPA) has moved the West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology seeking Geographical Indication (GI) registration for Malda Raw Silk Fabric, locally known as Silk Carathan.
Malda Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce has formally appealed for the Geographical Indication (GI) registration of two popular varieties of brinjal—Ashapur Brinjal and Nawabganj Brinjal—uniquely cultivated in the Chanchal and Old Malda blocks of the district.
Union Minister for Rextiles Giriraj Singh said on Sunday that GI tagging of Ladakh’s Pashmina wool wound prevent its exploitation by the Kashmiri traders who were promoting it as their own product.
Asian countries soon realized the potential of this unique form of protection being extended to their indigenous domestic interests.
Bengal’s GI application had said the rosogolla had been born as the granular danadar or ‘delta rosogolla’ which was modified into the soft, spongy rosogolla that was first seen in Fulia, Nadia, and later went to Bagbazar in Kolkata in the 1860s, said Dipanjan Dey, a research worker on sweets and a college teacher in Krishnagar.
The word Rasagola was written in the 'Dandi Ramayana' by Odia poet Balaram Das in the 15th century.
These additional products will further increase the market potential resulting in a boost for the economy of the region.
The government has eventually granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to the Alphonso Mango from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other adjoining…
