The Geographical Indication Registry (GIR) has granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Sirsa Kinnow, making it the first fruit from Haryana to receive this recognition.
The certification has been awarded to the Kharisureran Farmer Producer Company Ltd, based in the Sirsa district of Haryana.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted that patent application filings in India increased by 30.2% to 1.44 lakh in FY26, compared to 1.1 lakh in FY25. India currently holds the 6th position globally in patent filings according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Domestic patent filings rose to 99,721 in FY26 from 68,201 in FY25, resulting in an increase in their share of overall filings from 61.8% to 69.4%. Among foreign applicants, the USA recorded the highest number of filings. The highest volume of patent filings in FY26 was recorded in computer-related sectors. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Maharashtra were the top contributing states.