Namma Kolhapuri Chappal gets Geographical Indication tag

Namma Kolhapuri chappal gets GI tag   The iconic footwear, Kolhapuri chappal, was granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The controller general of patents, designs and trademarks have granted the GI tag to Kolhapuri chappal from Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Solapur districts of Maharashtra and Dharwad, Belgam, Bagalkot and Bijapur of Karnataka. With GI tag, these artisans get legal support. Anyone who is going to copy this can be punished.   Kolhapuri chappal These leather…