Why in News?
- Eight traditional products from Himachal Pradesh received Geographical Indication (GI) registration, taking the State’s total to 17 GI-registered products.
Key Details
- The new registrations include Spiti Seabuckthorn, Chamba Metal Art, Kinnauri Apple, Kinnauri Topi, Kinnauri Jewellery, Sirmauri Loiya, Salooni Safed Makka and Mandi Sepuvadi.
- GI registration links a product’s reputation or characteristics with a specific geographical region and protects authorised use of the registered name.
Exam Connect
- GI tag → Intellectual-property protection for goods whose qualities or reputation are linked to geographical origin.
- GI Registry → Located in Chennai.