Pariksha SaathiICAR-CIFT to support GI tags for two traditional Andaman and Nicobar fish products, Chilled Andaman Coral Trout and Nicobari Thoharango
The ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), Kochi, has signed two consultancy agreements with the Department of Fisheries of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Sri Vijaya Puram. Under the first, it will support Geographical Indication (GI) tagging of two traditional fish products, Chilled Andaman Coral Trout (Dollar Fish) and Nicobari Thoharango, a smoked and dried product, through nutritional profiling, shelf-life studies, safety protocols and training for local and tribal producers. Under the second, it will provide 30 standardised fishing boat designs, covering motorised and mechanised boats, in wood, fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP), wood with FRP coating, and steel.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
India protects Geographical Indications under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, with Rules notified in 2002; the framework became operational in 2003 and GI registrations began in 2004-05. Darjeeling Tea from West Bengal was the first product in India to get a GI tag. Registration is handled by the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai, which has all-India jurisdiction, and a registration is valid for ten years but can be renewed. India has over 800 registered GI products.
Reference: PIB, 'GI Tags: Scaling Traditional Wealth into Global Brands', 4 August 2026
Check yourself: which was India's first GI-tagged product, and where is the GI Registry?
Darjeeling Tea from West Bengal; Chennai.
Revision task: from this release, note the two fish products, the institute and its city, the administration's headquarters and the number of boat designs; from the note, the GI Act's year, the first GI product, the Registry's location and how long a registration lasts.
Test yourself
ICAR-CIFT will support GI tagging of 'Nicobari Thoharango' from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. What kind of product is it?
Show the answer
Answer: A smoked and dried fish product
Nicobari Thoharango is a traditional smoked and dried fish product; the other product ICAR-CIFT will support for a GI tag is Chilled Andaman Coral Trout (Dollar Fish).
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