Why in news?

• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched Banarasi Pashmina in Varanasi.
• This is for the first time that Pashmina products are being produced outside the region of Leh-Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.
• Changthangi or Pashmina goats are raised for ultra-fine cashmere wool, known as Pashmina once woven.
  • Changthangi or Pashmina goat is a special breed of goat indigenous to the high altitude regions of Ladakh (domesticated and reared by Changpa nomadic communities).
• Kashmir Pashmina has been assigned Geographical indication (GI) tag.