Ponduru Khadi Granted GI Tag

Ponduru Khadi is a special kind of cloth made by hand in a village called Ponduru in Andhra Pradesh.

It's made from different types of cotton grown in the same area.

The people who make this cloth use a unique method to clean the cotton using the jawbone of a fish called Valuga, which is not done anywhere else in the world.

This cloth is very fine and has a high yarn count.

Recently, it got a special tag called a GI tag, which means it's now protected and recognized both in India and around the world.

This tag helps the people who make the cloth get more money for their work and also protects the cloth from being copied.

The leader of the organization that helps these artisans, Manoj Kumar, said this is a big achievement and a matter of pride for everyone involved.