Explain registered Geographical Indications (GI) in India with the tabulate of examples.
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REGISTERED GI IN INDIA
- GI products registered in India belong to the domains of handicrafts, agricultural, food stuffs, alcoholic beverages, etc.
- The first GI tag was granted in 2004 to Darjeeling Tea and the latest being Kashmir Saffron and Manipur Black rice (Chakhao) in May 2020. A total of 370 GI have been registered in India till May 2020.
- Nearly 58% of these belong to handicrafts, followed by agriculture (30%).
- Other categories belong to food stuff, manufacturing, and natural goods.
- In the Handicraft category, Tamilnadu holds the maximum number (21) of GI followed by Uttar Pradesh (20) and Karnataka (19).
- A few stands out GI are mentioned in the below table
