Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, on Saturday launched the Geographical Indication (GI) QR Code Management System at its Quality Control Division (QCD) in Srinagar, expanding GI certification to a range of traditional non-textile and languishing crafts.

With the launch, the QCD has become the third GI laboratory in Jammu and Kashmir after the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)-accredited Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) and Pashmina Testing and Quality Certification Centre (PTQCC) laboratories.

Officials said the laboratory will now test and affix GI labels on products including Wagguv, Gabba, felted Namdah, Walnut Wood Carving, Chain Stitch, K...