Spice Current Affairs, GK & News
India signs Rs 300 crore deal with Israel to procure 100 SPICE bombs used in Balakot airstrike
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has recently signed a deal worth around Rs 300 crore for buying more than 100 SPICE bombs from Israel. The IAF fighter jets used these bombs to target Jaish-e-Mohammed training camps in Pakistan’s Balakot on 26th February 2019 after the ghastly Pulwama terror attack in which over 44 CRPF jawans ..
Topics: Balakot • Balakot airstrike • In Pakistan • Indian Air Force • Indo-Pakistani wars • Jaish-E-Mohammed • Kashmir Conflict • Spice • Subdivisions of Pakistan • Terrorism
Odisha’s Kandhamal Haldi to get Geographical Indications tag
Odisha’s Kandhamal Haldi (turmeric variety), famous for its healing properties, will soon gets Geographical Indications (GI) tag. Its registration was applied by Kandhamal Apex Spices Association for Marketing (KASAM) and was accepted under sub-section (1) of Section 13 of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. A GI is a sign used ..
Topics: Geographical indication • Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act • Haldi • Indian society • Kandhamal district • Khonds • Plants • Spice • States and union territories of India • Turmeric