The Taste of a Place: Understanding Geographical Indications

INTRODUCTION Some products carry more than flavor, texture, or craftsmanship they carry the memory of a place. Darjeeling tea, Champagne, Roquefort cheese, Basmati rice, Kanjeevaram silk: say the name and an entire landscape, climate, and tradition unfolds in the mind. This is the quiet power of a Geographical Indication (GI)-a legal tag that ties a product’s identity…

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INDIA’S LATENT FOOD LOSS: A CRISIS

Indian agriculture had shown tremendous evolution since independence and converted India as exporting country from importer even after fourfold increase in population. Ever-increasing population however poses serious challenge to prolong this scenario and ways has to be thought of to provide safe and quality food to the masses. Increasing agricultural production is one aspect of fulfilling food demand. Delivering…

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A Tiny Protein, A Giant Leap: India’s Second Green Revolution

Rewriting the Roots: How a Tiny Protein Flip Could Transform Indian Agriculture India’s agricultural heartland — from the vast wheat fields of Punjab to the sprawling rice paddies of Eastern Uttar Pradesh — may be on the cusp of one of the most consequential shifts in farming since the original Green Revolution of the 1960s…

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