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BIS to set up Pashmina Testing Centre in Leh
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has announced setting up Pashmina testing centre in Leh region of Jammu and Kashmir to check the quality of pashmina collected. It will be set up in partnership with lab of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh. The centre will have standards testing lab, machines and scientists to check ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Bureau of Indian Standards • GI tag • Jammu and Kashmir • Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council • Leh • Pashmina
Namma Kolhapuri chappal gets GI Tag
The Namma Kolhapuri chappal has obtained GI tag. The GI tag has been jointly received by Karnataka and Maharashtra. Kolhapuri chappals are made of leather and tanned using vegetable dyes. Contradictory to popular perception there are a large number of artisans in Karnataka and have been making these chappals for centuries. GI Tag Geographical Indication ..
Topics: Geographical Indications • GI tag • Karnataka • Maharashtra • Namma Kolhapuri chappal • Union ministry of commerce & industries
GI Tag: Kolhapuri chappals
The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Kolhapuris, the ethnic leather chappal (footwear) to four districts in each state of Maharashtra and Karnataka. These 8 districts are- Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur and Satara districts of Maharashtra and Belgaum, Dharwad, Bagalkot and Bijapur districts of Karnataka. Kolhapuri ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Controller General of Patents • Designs and Trade Marks • Geographical Indications • Geographical Indications of Goods Act 1999 • GI tag • Karnataka • Maharashtra • Namma Kolhapuri chappals • Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights • Union Minister of Commerce and Industry • Vishwaguru Basavanna • World Trade Organisation
Kandhamal Haldi earns Geographical indication (GI) tag
Kandhamal Haldi a variety of turmeric indigenous to southern Odisha earns Geographical indication (GI) tag. Kandamal Haldi Kandhamal in Odisha’s southern hinterland is famous for its turmeric cultivation, a spice that enjoys its pride of place in an array of cuisines. Kandhamal Haldi has more oleoresin and volatile oil contents compared to other turmeric varieties. Kandhamal ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Geographical indication • Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection Act) 1999 • GI tag • Kandhamal • Kandhamal Haldi • Ministry of commerce & industries • Odisha
GI tag for Coffee Varieties
The Geographical Indications Registry has approved the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for coffee varieties viz. Coorg Arabica Coffee, Wayanad Robusta Coffee, Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee, Araku Valley Arabica Coffee and Bababudangiri Arabica Coffee. Coorg Arabica Coffee Kodagu district of Karnataka is famous for Coffee cultivation. The unique biotic and abiotic conditions provide uniqueness to the Coffee ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Araku Valley Arabica Coffee • Bababudangiri Arabica Coffee. • Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee • Coorg Arabica Coffee • Geographical indication • GI tag • Odisha • Wayanad Robusta Coffee
Sirsi Supari gets GI Tag
The Sirsi Supari of Karnataka has got the GI tag by the Registrar of Geographical Indications. Sirsi Supari is the first product from the Arecanut sector to get a GI tag. Facts Sirsi Supari is cultivated in Yellapura, Siddapura and Sirsi taluks. Sirsi Supari is medium in size, somewhat flat and rounded in shape, somewhat ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Arecanut • Geographical indication • GI tag • Karnataka • Siddapura • Sirsi • Sirsi Supari • Yellapura