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New GI Tag

Telia Rumal cloth

- belongs to Telagana.
- It is an art of Ikat tradition using natural vegetable dyes

- involves intricate handmade work with cotton loom displaying a variety of designs and motifs in three particular colours — red, black and white.

- These rumals were patronised by Nizams of Hyderabad.
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Geographical Indication(GI)

- It is an indication used to identify goods having special characteristics originating from a definite geographical territory.

- The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999Agreement, seeks to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India.

- The Act is administered by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and TradeMarks (Registrar of Geographical Indications).

- The Geographical Indications Registry is located at Chennai.

- The GI Tag is valid for 10 years. It can be renewed from time to time for a further period of 10 years each.

- It is in consonance with World Organisation’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement.
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Six sites have been added to India’s tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites.

These include:

1.Maratha military architecture in Maharashtra.

2.Hire Benkal megalithic site in Karnataka.

3.Bhedaghat-Lametaghat of Narmada Valley in Madhya Pradesh.

4.Ganga ghats in Varanasi.

5.temples of Kancheepuram.

6.Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.

With the addition of these six sites, the UNESCO has 48 proposals in tentative list of India.
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World Heritage site

- A World Heritage site is classified as a natural or man-made area or a structure that is of international importance, and a space which requires special protection.

- These sites are officially recognised by the UN and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, also known as UNESCO.