India GI Tag News

India has seen significant developments in its GI-tagged products. The *GI-tagged Mithila Makhana* from Bihar has been exported to Australia by sea for the first time. Key points about this development include:
- The crop has a strong cultural association with Mithila and is widely used in various dishes.
- Bihar accounts for about 85-90% of India's makhana production.
Other Indian products like *Kuppadam Silk* are seeing a boost in sales due to the GI tag, with sales increasing by 30%.
Additionally, Amazon India has partnered with the Odisha government to promote handloom e-commerce, which will extend e-commerce access to over 130,000 Odisha weavers and artisans, including makers of nine GI-tagged handlooms.
Various other products are being prepared for export with international barcodes, and researchers have secured an India design patent for a low-cost wastewater purification device.