Published on India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia (http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in)

Home > News > South Asia > South Asia

 South Asia [1]

PASHMINA is Kashmiri: India granted, on September 12, the Geographical Indicat-ion (GI) status to Pashmina yarn, produced in th Kashmir valley by Tahfuz (a body of all Kashmiri handicraft artisans). Islamabad filed an objection claiming that the fine wool is also produced in Pakistan. A consultative committee of the Geographical Indication Registry of India rejected Pakistan

Publication Date: 
14/10/2008
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Wool [3], Shipping [4], Pesticides And Toxins [5], Poaching [6], High Court [7], Bangladesh [8], Pakistan [9], Sri Lanka [10], India [11], Jammu & Kashmir [12]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/south-asia-42

Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/south-asia-42
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wool
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/shipping
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pakistan
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jammu-kashmir