Palghar's famous ‘Vada Kolam’ rice gets GI tag

Daily Current Affairs / Palghar's famous ‘Vada Kolam’ rice gets GI tag

Change Language English Hindi

Category : State Published on: October 04 2021

Share on facebook

· A variety of rice widely grown in Wada in the Palghar district of Maharashtra has been given the Geographical Indication tag.

· 'Vada Kolam', also known as Zini or Jhini rice, is a traditional variety grown in the Wada tehsil of Palghar, with white-colored grains.

· Vada Kolam has been grown in Palghar for years. It is gluten-free.

· It is known for its small grain, aroma, and taste, and for being mild to digest.

Important Facts

About Maharashtra

v Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray

v Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari

v Capital: Mumbai

IIM Rohtak’s Team LeBroom won first place at Hermes’ Dialogue 6.0 national debate on energy security hosted by BIMTECH.
Read More....
Indian-origin scientist Deep Jariwala appointed as UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Quantum Devices effective January 2027.
Read More....
India withdrew its bid to host the COP33 climate summit scheduled for 2028.
Read More....
Meta launches Muse Spark, a new lightweight AI model focused on complex reasoning and efficiency.
Read More....
Uttarakhand High Court stays felling of oak trees in Mussoorie for construction purposes.
Read More....
UAE becomes world’s first nation to launch commercial upper 6GHz internet network with 10 Gbps speeds.
Read More....
World Homoeopathy Day observed on April 10 with 2026 theme “Homoeopathy for Sustainable Health”.
Read More....
Digital lending firm KreditBee becomes a unicorn after raising $280 million at $1.5 billion valuation.
Read More....
Doordarshan signs MoU with ICCR to promote Indian cultural content globally through multi-platform broadcast.
Read More....
Indian Railways to introduce modern composite sleepers and AI-based Ground Penetration Radar for track monitoring.
Read More....

Palghar's famous ‘Vada Kolam’ rice gets GI tag