Daily Current Affairs / Rajasthan's 'Sojat Mehndi' got GI tag from the government
Category : State Published on: September 28 2021
· Rajasthan's "Sojat Mehndi" has got Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the government.
· Mehndi trade union committee, Sojat, Rajasthan and state science and technology department are the registered owners of this GI tag.
· Sojat Mehndi originates from the leaves of Mehndi grown in Sojat. It is cultivated completely naturally by rainwater to obtain high amount of lonsone in the leaves of Mehndi.
· Aromatic oil is also extracted by drying henna leaves. The leaves, bark, seeds and root of the henna plant are taken for medicinal use.
Important facts
About Rajasthan
v Governor: Kalraj Mishra
v Capital: Jaipur
v Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot
v There is only one hill station in Rajasthan - Mount Abu.
v India's only saline river, The Luni, flows through the Thar Desert in Rajasthan and ends at the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
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