Tamil Nadu News

New GI tags for Tamil Nadu

December 4 , 2025 16 hrs 0 min 20 0

Five products from Tamil Nadu — Woraiyur cotton sari, Kavindapadi nattu sakkarai (jaggery powder), Namakkal makkal pathirangal (soapstone cookware), the traditional Thooyamalli rice variety and Ambasamudram choppu saman (wooden toys) — have secured the Geographical Indications (GI) tag.
With this, Tamil Nadu now has 74 products with GI tags.
Kavindapadi in Erode district is a major supplier of jaggery powder in Tamil Nadu.
Thooyamalli, is a traditional sambha-season rice variety grown over 135 - 140 days.