GI Tags in News
Marayur Jaggery – Kerala
Marayur jaggery gets GI tag.
Marayoor and Kanthalloor Panchayaths in Idukki district are famous for the unique product Marayoor jaggery or Marayoorsharkara.
Marayoorsharkara is one of the sweetest jaggeries produced in the area using traditional technologies. High sweetness without salty taste, high content of iron, less sodium content, less insoluble impurities, organic method of production and dark brown colour are the unique characters of this traditional sharkara.
Turmeric of Erode - Tamil Nadu
Turmeric grown in the Erode region was conferred the Geographical Indication tag , enabling the farmers and traders from the region to claim sole rights over the famed ‘Erode Manjal’.
During the Sangam era, 2000 BC, of Tamils, the peasants grew turmeric plants in front of their houses. There is evidence that turmeric is one of the commodities traded during the Chera, Chola and Pandian Kingdoms. The turmeric assumed greater importance in the religious and socio-cultural traditions as it was considered as an auspicious and holy herb. For its aroma and colour to the food items, turmeric has multifaceted utility in food, medicine and cosmetics,” the application said.
Among the two important varieties of turmeric – Chinna Nadan and Perum Nadan, the Erode farmers raise Chinna Nadan. It is grown as an important commercial spice crop in the Erode and bordering areas in Coimbatore district and thousands of small and marginal farmers are involved in its cultivation.
- Erode turmeric requires a hot and moist climate .
- The turmeric thrives best on the loamy or alluvial soils.
Alphonso Mangoes- Maharashtra
Alphonso mangoes from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other adjoiining areas in Maharashtra have finally got the Geographical Indication tag.
The king of mangoes, Alphonso, is better known as ‘Hapus’ in Maharashtra.
Alphonso Mangoes- Maharashtra
Alphonso mangoes from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other adjoiining areas in Maharashtra have finally got the Geographical Indication tag.
The king of mangoes, Alphonso, is better known as ‘Hapus’ in Maharashtra.
Kadaknath chicken meat- Jhabua- Madhya Pradesh
The famous Kadaknath chicken meat from Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh has now got a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Kadaknath or Kali Masi (flowl with black flash) is unique breed of chicken that is complete black colour.t is completely black with black plumage having greenish iridescence, black legs, beak, tongue, comb and wattles.Apart from its meat, its bones and most organs are also black. Its black colour stems from deposition of melanin pigment.
This breed of chicken is popular for its adaptability and flavourful good-tasting black meat, which is believed to have medicinal properties. Kadaknath chicken contains 25-27% of protein in comparison with other breeds of chickens that contain 18% protein.It is also known for its high iron content. It has fat and cholesterol content lower compared with other chicken breeds.
Shahi Litchi
After Katarni rice, Jardalu mango and Magahi paan (betel vine), Bihars Shahi litchi has got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag .
The famous Shahi litchi, which is famous for its sweet, juicy, unique flavour and aroma, is mostly grown in Muzaffarpur and neighbouring districts including East Champaran, Vaishali, Samastipur and Begusarai.
GI tag for Telangana’s Adilabad dokra, Warangal Dhurries
– Adilabad Dokra– an ancient bell metal craft popular in the tribal regions of Adilabad district in Telangana,Practiced by Woj community.They use ancient casting technique called cire prudue(lost wax process)
– Warangal Durries-Dhurries is popular traditional thick cotton rug in which weavers create beautiful patterns and dye them using vegetable colours, which are washed in flowing water after the printing process.
Sangli chi halad- Maharashtra
Sangli chi halad gets GI tag.
Turmeric from Sangli, which has great medicinal value, accounts for nearly 70 per cent of the state’s total production. Within Maharashtra, Sangli and Parbhani are major turmeric growing districts.
Boka Chaul/ Assamese Soft Rice
The indigenous Boka Chaul (Oryza sativa) or Assamese soft-rice is the latest natural produce from Assam to be registered with the Geographical Indications (GI) tag.
This is the only product after Muga silk, Joha rice and Tezpur litchi to be registered as GI from Assam.
Boka Chaul is mostly cultivated in Nalbari, Barpeta, Goalpara, Baksa, Kamrup, Dhubri, Kokrajhar and Darrang districts of lower Assam. It is a winter rice or sali, which is sown from the third and fourth week of June.
This native variety of rice is unique because it requires no fuel to cook and can be eaten by just soaking it in water at room temperature. It is known for its nutrition and is consumed during summer because of its cooling effect.
Other News related to GI
1.Baba Budangiri, 250 km from Bengaluru, where coffee was first grown in India, is going for Geographical Indication (GI) of its variety of the Arabica brew.
2.Coffee Board has filed an application for the GI tagging of Baba Budangiri Arabica and four other varieties — Coorg Arabica, Wayanad Robusta, Chikmagalur Arabic and Araku Valley Arabica — with the Geographical Indication Registry at Chennai.
3.The rights of Geographical Indication(GI) can be enforced only in respect of goods and not services, held the Calcutta High Court, while dismissing an infringement suit by Tea Board against Indian Tobacco Company(ITC).
4.Application for GI tag from Jharkhand for-Sohrai and kohvar paintings are indigenous art forms also known as the wall paintings of Hazaribagh.Kohvar (“koh” means cave and “var” signifies a bridal couple) is generally associated with marriages, whereas sohrai celebrates harvest and fertility.Artists use natural resources such as red, black, yellow and white soil, cow dung, coal and powdered leaves, to make colours.
5.Rasgolla – GI tag to West Bengal. Odisha was also claiming it.
6.Odisha’s Kandhamal Haldi (turmeric) will soon get Geographical Indications (GI) tag.
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