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Images source: Coffee board of India  Geographical Indications Updates:  News GIs added to the List Five more Coffee varieties from India added to the List on 1st March 2019, Now total number of Registered Geographical Indications count raised to 335 in India. List of New GI Coffee varieties:  1. Coorg Arabica Coffee 2. Wayanaad Robusta Coffee 3. Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee 4 Araku Valley Arabica Coffee 5. Bababudangiris Arabica Coffee

Review and Count on Geographical Indications Products in year 2018.  West Bengal top the list as 06 products from this state received Geographical Indications Status, followed by Bihar with 05 GI tag Certifications. In year 2018, total 25 Products from Agricultural , Handicrafts, Manufacturing & Food classifications received GI tag status. Out of 25 products, 24 are from Indian Origin and 0 1 Product is from Italy. Till date total 330 Products received Geographical Indications Stag status, and around 278 applications are pending before GI registry.  Maharashtra & Karnataka Together shares Kolapuri Chappal GI   Hope 2019 will have more Geographical Indications Count along with Awareness initiatives by the GOI.  By  Jnana Teja,  Mail: Geographicalindicationsblog@gmail.com                  

"Total Number of Registed GIs in India as on 11.12.2018 - 330 " Silao Khaja & Kolhapuri Chappal, two new Geographicals Indications Certified on 11.12.2018 by the registry. Silao Khaja : Applied under Category of Food Stuff in India, Silao Khaja is from the state of Bihar . Geographical area of production :  Silao in the Nalanda district of the state of Bihar. Uniqueness: Silao Khaja is widely known for its taste, crispness and multiJayered appearance. Its unique features, taste and crispness, can be attributed to the local water and climate of Silao. Silao Khaja consists of twelve to sixteen very thin dough-sheets placed over one another. Generally, its colour is light yellow, and is almost square in shape. Kolhapuri Chappal: 169th Product that applied for GI status in India from the state of Karnataka & Maharastra, applied in 2009, finally it got GI status almost after 9 years of application.  UNIQUENESS:  Household production with...

Geographical Indications (GI) tag is given to the products which has unique characteristics which resulted from the various factors in that particular geographical area. Factors like soil, climatic conditions , landscape of that area , traditional knowledge that people follow are some the Important factors that result in the uniqueness of the Product. Each and every state has one or more geographical Indications tagged products listed in Geographical Indications registry, till date there are 326 registered Geographical Indications registered in India, among all the states in India, Karnataka states first in the list of highest number of GI tagged products. Following are the list of Geographical Indications tagged  Products from Karnataka: Sandur Lambani Embroidery Kinhal Toys Karnataka Bronzeware Ganjifa Cards of Mysore Navalgund Durries Guledgudd Khana Udupi Sarees Mysore Silk Bidriware  Channapatna Toys & Dolls ...

Geographical Indications (GI ) Tag is given to Agricultural, Manufactured or natural goods originating from specific territory, and the quality of such products are due to the conditions in that particular geographical areas. In  India there are about 15 varieties of Rice  granted Geographical Indications tag till date, GI Bulletin on Rice varieties as follows :                                                                                                                                                         © GI-Bulletin/2018 1) Navara Rice  - from Kerala  2)  Pa...