Author name: Kruttika Vijay

After the Mysore Mallige and Darjeeling Tea, the Minister for Commerce has endorsed the need for another much spicier GI! The Byadgi Chilli, grown in the Haveri district of Karnataka, is acclaimed for its colour and less pungent odour. Inaugurating a chilli processing plant that hopes to increase the production of the spice in line with demand, Minister Jairam Ramesh has stated this would definitely help farmer’s in securing higher prices and better export value. Looks like everything in IP […]

The chances of the Free Trade Agreement between India and the EU materializing seem bleak now with differences between the parties continuing after another round of negotiations. As The Hindu reports, “Although both sides have stated that good progress had been made in the first three rounds, officials in the 27-member block European Union feel that signing of the FTA by this year-end was near impossible.” While the parties have postponed the next round of negotiations, officials do not seem

The Indian tea industry is now making use of GIs to help globally promote sale of the product. While Darjeeling has long been registered as a logo and has secured GIs in several countries (including the USA, UK, and a collective mark in the EU), the Tea Board plans to protect teas from Assam and the Nilgiris this year. The Chairman of the Tea Board, Mr.Basudeb Banerjee, said at the 2nd Global Dubai Tea Forum 2008 that this was a