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Topic: GI tag

Whose Pisco is it anyway? How Delhi HC put to rest Chile-Peru dispute over GI tag for grape brandy

Delhi HC set aside 2018 order passed by IPAB granting Peru’s claim to GI tag over Pisco, a brandy derived from grapes in Peru’s Ica and Chile’s Copiapo and Coquimbo regions.

After rosogolla, Odias and Bengalis fight over Mamata’s Jagannath Dham

Bengalis seem to have a peculiar fondness for replicas. During Durga Pujas, Buckingham Palaces, Golden Temples, and the Pyramids pop up across pandals all over the state.

Does GI tag bring more business? Mysore silk & Jardalu mango rose, not Kannauj attar

In Karnataka, the GI tag has increased demand for Mysore silk so much that supply can’t keep up. Jardalu mango from Bihar was exported for the first time in 2021.

Goa Kunbi saree is making a comeback—in defunct schools turned factories

While the Goa government had given basic training to the women, FiiRE, a non-profit, arranged for a master trainer from Kerala, greatly improving the production efficiency.

Fighting over Tangail saree GI tag won’t do India-Bangladesh any good. It’s a shared legacy

The Tangail saree is not some esoteric piece of handicraft for display in a glass showcase. It is a living, breathing article of daily wear for lakhs of women in India and Bangladesh.

Can Kangra tea reclaim former glory with coveted EU PGI tag? Industry has been cooling since 1900s

EU protected geographical indication (PGI) tag for Kangra tea will come into effect on 11 April, raising hopes of growers that the sector will finally perk up again.

How the wet grinder revolutionised Coimbatore’s industrial hub

In 2015, there were over 700 units in the Coimbatore district alone, producing over 75,000 wet grinders each month and employing more than 20,000 people directly.

India and Pakistan likely to settle for joint recognition of basmati branding rights in EU

The stand-off began when India filed a claim in the EU in September 2020, seeking GI tag for its basmati. But Pakistan soon responded with a counter-petition.

Pakistan wants to geotag Himalayan pink salt & Karachi Zoo’s ‘half-fox, half-woman’ star

Our prolific feature about Pakistan’s fascinating politics, economy, society, culture, cricket, fashion and more — stories beyond the routine headlines.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.