8 products get GI Tag
- The Intellectual Property of India (IPI) conferred Geographical Indication (GI) tags to a collective of 8 distinct products.
GI Tagged Products are
Arunachal Pradesh
- Yak Churpi
- Khaw Tai” (Khamti Rice)
- Tangsa Textile Product
Tamil Nadu
- Udangudi Panangkarupatti
Jammu and Kashmir
- Basohli Pashmina Woolen Products
- Udhampur Kaladi
Odisha
- Kendrapara Rasabali
Goa
- Goa Cashew
About Udangudi Panangkarupatti’
- It is also referred to as palm jaggery.
- It is prepared using the palm sap collected from the inflorescence of palmyra trees.
- It grows on the red sand dunes in and around the Tiruchendur region, such as Srivaikuntam, Thoothukudi, Eral, Sathankulam, and Tiruchendur taluks.
Other GI Products from Thoothukudi
- Kovilpatti Kadalaimittai
- Authoor Vetrillai.