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India Cuts the Cost of Registering a GI Tag by 80%

India Cuts the Cost of Registering a GI Tag by 80%

Surbhi Chadha

India has cut GI filing fees by 80% and renewal fees to ₹500, aiming to bring thousands of lesser-known regional crafts into the formal GI system. The push could give...

India Cuts the Cost of Registering a GI Tag by 80%

Surbhi Chadha

India has cut GI filing fees by 80% and renewal fees to ₹500, aiming to bring thousands of lesser-known regional crafts into the formal GI system. The push could give...

J&K Handicraft Exports Cross Rs 817 Crore, and Officials Want Proof Behind Every GI Tag

J&K Handicraft Exports Cross Rs 817 Crore, and ...

Surbhi Chadha

Jammu & Kashmir’s handicraft economy is growing, with ₹817.39 crore in exports last year and 63 GI-protected crafts. The next challenge is making authenticity verifiable through QR-coded GI products, faster...

J&K Handicraft Exports Cross Rs 817 Crore, and ...

Surbhi Chadha

Jammu & Kashmir’s handicraft economy is growing, with ₹817.39 crore in exports last year and 63 GI-protected crafts. The next challenge is making authenticity verifiable through QR-coded GI products, faster...

California's First Corporate Climate Deadline Was Already Moved Before It Arrived

California's First Corporate Climate Deadline W...

Surbhi Chadha

California's first corporate climate disclosure deadline was due today. In practice, it never landed. The state's regulator quietly moved the date to 10 November seven weeks ago, and companies have...

California's First Corporate Climate Deadline W...

Surbhi Chadha

California's first corporate climate disclosure deadline was due today. In practice, it never landed. The state's regulator quietly moved the date to 10 November seven weeks ago, and companies have...

Over Twenty Countries Say Crafts Are a Livelihood, Not a Relic

Over Twenty Countries Say Crafts Are a Liveliho...

Surbhi Chadha

Over 20 countries adopted the Kuwait Declaration on Crafts in the Creative Economy, treating artisan work as a livelihood rather than a heritage relic. The declaration pushes governments toward fair...

Over Twenty Countries Say Crafts Are a Liveliho...

Surbhi Chadha

Over 20 countries adopted the Kuwait Declaration on Crafts in the Creative Economy, treating artisan work as a livelihood rather than a heritage relic. The declaration pushes governments toward fair...

Louis Vuitton's Paris Waterfall and Three UK Ad Bans Show How Thin Sustainability Claims Can Get

Louis Vuitton's Paris Waterfall and Three UK Ad...

Surbhi Chadha

A waterfall runway during a heatwave and three banned "recycled" ads made the same point this week. Sustainability claims need evidence behind them, not good intentions alone. Louis Vuitton, adidas,...

Louis Vuitton's Paris Waterfall and Three UK Ad...

Surbhi Chadha

A waterfall runway during a heatwave and three banned "recycled" ads made the same point this week. Sustainability claims need evidence behind them, not good intentions alone. Louis Vuitton, adidas,...

Ten Old Uniqlo Pieces Just Became A New Kind Of Fashion Story

Ten Old Uniqlo Pieces Just Became A New Kind Of...

Surbhi Chadha

Uniqlo's first scalable upcycled collection turns returned clothes into something new, with help from Central Saint Martins graduates. Fast Retailing-owned Uniqlo has started selling its Everyday Re:Imagined collection in 15...

Ten Old Uniqlo Pieces Just Became A New Kind Of...

Surbhi Chadha

Uniqlo's first scalable upcycled collection turns returned clothes into something new, with help from Central Saint Martins graduates. Fast Retailing-owned Uniqlo has started selling its Everyday Re:Imagined collection in 15...