Union Minister for Rextiles Giriraj Singh said on Sunday that GI tagging of Ladakh’s Pashmina wool wound prevent its exploitation by the Kashmiri traders who were promoting it as their own product.
Asian countries soon realized the potential of this unique form of protection being extended to their indigenous domestic interests.
Bengal’s GI application had said the rosogolla had been born as the granular danadar or ‘delta rosogolla’ which was modified into the soft, spongy rosogolla that was first seen in Fulia, Nadia, and later went to Bagbazar in Kolkata in the 1860s, said Dipanjan Dey, a research worker on sweets and a college teacher in Krishnagar.
The word Rasagola was written in the 'Dandi Ramayana' by Odia poet Balaram Das in the 15th century.
These additional products will further increase the market potential resulting in a boost for the economy of the region.
The government has eventually granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to the Alphonso Mango from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other adjoining…
Boka saul, a unique variety of Assamese rice, is very simple, and equally budget-friendly, to “cook”.
The Odisha government on Tuesday said it would continue its battle to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for ‘rasagola’…
Ending a bitter fight with neighbouring Odisha, West Bengal on Tuesday won the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the iconic…
