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The sweet bags GI tag after State asserts that it has been part of its culture.

The Rasogola, a popular dessert of Odisha, has received the geographical indication tag from the registrar of Geographical indication after years of controversy around the sweet
The registration was conferred to ‘Odisha Rasagola’ under section 16(I) or of authorized Section 17(3) (c) of Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act 1999 on Monday. The GI number 612 has been registered in favour of the Odisha small industries corporation Limited (OSIC Limited), a government of Odisha undertaking and Utkal Mistanna Byabasayee Samiti, a A traders; Organisation, in the foodstuff category. “Happy to share that has received GI Tag in Geographical indication Registry. This mouthwatering culinary delight made of cottage cheese, loved by odias across the world is offered to Lord Jagannath as part of bhog since centuries,” tweeted Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
According to the application submitted to the Rasagolas are prepared by Carmelisation of Sugar.
Registrar of GI, ‘Odisha Rasagola’ is a sweet from the state of Odisha made of chhena (cottage cheese) cooked in sugar syrup, which is very soft to feel, is juicy and non-chewy in Consistency and can swallowed without teeth pressure.
Colour development of ‘ Odisha Rasagola’ is very specific, where without addition of external colour, various intensely-colored rasagolas are prepared using the principle of carmelisation of sugar with specific methods of preparation, the application said.

Both odisha and West Bengal have been contesting the origin of the Rasagola. Historical Records submitted say the ‘Odisha Rasagola’ is associated with world famous Puri Jagannath Temple.

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India has nearly 3,000 tigers, up by a third from 2014 Count

has 2,967 , a third more than in 2014, according to results of a tiger census made on Monday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

saw the highest number at 526 closely followed by Karnataka (524) and (442). and saw a decline in tiger population and all other states saw a “Positive” increase, according to a press statement.