Jamshedpur: The organic tussar silk produced in Kuchai-Kharsawan has now got patent, making Jharkhand the first state in India to obtain the same.
The Jharkhand government had applied to a US-based firm, Onecert Asia, for the patent. The firm affiliated to Agriculture Produce Export Development Agency (OPEDA) gave its approval on October 13.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/patent-pride-silk
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-ranchi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-farming
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science-and-technology
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/patents
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand