NEW DELHI - It was back in 2004 that tea grown in Darjeeling's misty hills acquired India's first geographical indication (GI) tag.
Since then, many other Indian products have acquired this coveted status - the last being Mithila Makhana, a special variety of aquatic fox nut cultivated in the Mithila region of Bihar, in August this year.
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