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Kala Kumbh

  • 17 Mar 2020

  • It is a thematic exhibition on handicrafts to promote Geographical Indication (GI) crafts and heritage of India.
  • The Ministry of Textiles is organising Kala Kumbh and it is being sponsored by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH).
  • The exhibitions are planned in various major cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
  • The GI tag is used on handicrafts which correspond to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country).
  • As on August 2019, 178 GI handicraft products were registered from all over India.