GI tag

Atreyapuram women making pootharekulu | Photo Credit: VIJAYA BHASKAR CH When the pootharekhulu from Atreyapuram village received the coveted GI tag, under the Food category, it got the rest of the world curious about the dish. The name…

Pochampally Ikat has the GI tag and in the next few months, the Tandur Red Gram (toor dal) is likely to get the GI tag for agricultural produce. The GI tag application for Deccani Biryani was abandoned in 2017, but this has not stopped…

The first native mango from Kerala to get a GI tag is inspiring farmers and researchers to save more indigenous varieties of the fruit The first native mango from Kerala to get a GI tag is inspiring farmers and researchers to save more…

The GI tag and the newly introduced Vista dome to Haflong promises more than the usual crowd for the Judima fest in Assam With Judima, a traditional rice wine from Dima Hasao district of Assam, earning the Geographical Identification…

Known for its entrancing, deep burnt-red stain, the world famous Sojat Mehndi of Rajasthan got its due on September 14. We explore its harvesting, manufacturing and various art and medicinal forms — as well as the issue of adulteration…

The home-made rice wine Judima uses a variety of rice cultivated only by the Dimasa tribe On Sunday, judima of the Dimasa tribe from the Dimasa Hasao district of Assam won the GI tag. A local fermented drink made with rice, Judima…

Revival isn’t new for this fabric. Now an upcycled collection is bringing eyeballs back to the intricate weave In the book, Woven Wonders of the Deccan, author-researcher Moin Qazi describes the hallmarks of muslin, a cloth so delicate…