Kodaikanal's 'hill garlic' gets GI tag

Kodaikanal's famed hill garlic (malai poondu), which is a pungent, raindrop-shaped bulb, has earned the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, making it an agricultural product unique only to this southern hill station. The tag protects prohibits use of the name 'hill garlic' for other varieties.

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