Hallmarking and HUID numbers, presently, are reserved for 14, 18, and 22-carat gold variant Mumbai: Amid soaring prices of gold and silver, the gold trade industry...
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of state for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Wednesday said that assaying and hallmarking centres hallmarked more...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has carried out a special enforcement search and seizure drive in major cities of Maharashtra to check the misuse of...
HYDERABAD: Telangana will soon have its own Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) gold referral assay laboratory, on the lines of Tamil Nadu. The lab works are...
Getting gold, silver jewellery hallmarked has become dearer. This is because the government has hiked the charges of gold and silver hallmarking by Rs. 10 per...
Kolkata: Nearly 63% of Indian districts are yet to get a gold hallmarking facility though the government is all set to roll out the second phase...
The government has made it mandatory for all jewellers to sell only hallmarked gold jewellery from June 16, 2021. Further hallmarking signs have been revised effective...
The second phase of the mandatory hallmarking vide Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts shall come into force from June 01, 2022, which will cover...
David Tait, Global CEO, World Gold Council, feels that the time is right for unified efforts in creating a database for gold globally. He speaks to...
According to experts in the business, trends in jewellery making keep on changing, as customers prefer more and more customization. They are clear about their preferences...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai region, has increased drawing of market samples to check the conformity to mandatory hallmarking of gold ornaments and Hallmark...
The Indian government has issued guidelines on hallmarking exemptions for gold jewellery and artefacts, in response to protests from industry leaders on easing gold jewellery export...
The rollout of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery in 256 districts has been smooth so far and the process of expanding it to all districts of...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will start conducting inspections against the jewellers for non-compliance with the mandatory gold hallmarking norms in Uttarakhand. The bureau will...
The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha...
Hyderabad: Staff of hallmarking centres across Telangana staged a token strike on Tuesday protesting against the newly-introduced hallmarking policies of the Central government. The government had...
There is a countrywide resurgence over best trade practices with gold hallmarking made mandatory. To serve the trade during such challenging times by managing an efficient...
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said there was “no impact” of a nationwide strike called by a “very small section of jewellers” against gold hallmarking...
The 102-year-old apex body of gem and jewellery sector, India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA) has decided not to support strike called today by few other...
Jewellers across the country is observing a ‘token strike’ on August 23 against the “arbitrary implementation” of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery, All India Gem and...
Gold jewellers may find it difficult to fulfil orders during the peak festival season starting next month. India’s new purity standards for gold could choke supply...
Kolkata: Amid pandemic panic, caratage has proved to be a bigger concern. Even as the city’s gold hub at Bowbazar is yet to recover from the...
The diamond jewellery makers of Kolkata and Mumbai, the two biggest manufacturing hubs, are facing problems with hallmarking that has become mandatory from June 15. Manufacturers...
The government on Tuesday said mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery is being implemented in phases since June 16, and a circular saying it has been withdrawn...
Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra are the top-3 states where the most number of districts have been identified for the first-phase implementation of mandatory hallmarking of...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website and FAQs do not capture many key points on hallmarking, discussed between the gems and jewellery industry and the...
Exemptions in hallmarking of gold jewellery would lead to malpractices and the process should therefore be made mandatory for all gold items, said C. Vinod Hayagriv,...
The bigger issue has been that most of the smaller players and the unorganised players are the ones who are lagging behind in getting the hallmarking...
Gold jewellery will come under the ambit of hallmarking for sure now. A week before, the government announced that it is fully equipped to strike a...
All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the national apex body of the gems and jewellery industry, has written to the Department of Consumer Affairs...
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said it is fully prepared to implement mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts from June 1, 2021. Gold hallmarking...
Currently, gold hallmarking is voluntary in nature. However, it will be made mandatory from June 2021. Gold sold by jewellers will need to have ‘hallmark’ quality...
Jewellers across the country are unlikely to achieve 100% gold hallmarking by June 2021, the new deadline set by the government, according to the India Bullion...
Gold jewellery retail is a shimmering business in ways more than one. But a warren of risks that have built up of late – such as higher import duty,...
Jewellers can sell only hallmarked jewellery and artefacts made of 14, 18 and 22 carat gold from January 15, 2021 and violation of this will attract...
While buying gold jewellery, it’s advisable to check the hallmark to ensure you get what you are paying for and its purity is as promised by...
The central government has recently announced to make gold hallmarking mandatory in the country by 15th January 2021. During the press conference, the Union consumer affairs...
NEW DELHI: No jeweller will be allowed to sell gold jewellery or artefacts without hallmarking from January 15, 2021. The government will issue a notification by...
The Commerce Ministry has approved a proposal to make BIS hallmarking mandatory for gold jewellery, but it can be implemented only after informing the World Trade...
The Centre has revived its intention to make hallmarking mandatory for gold jewellery and plans to notify the regulation in WTO in a week time, a...
The brand in order to capitalize on the festive season is offering deals available across all Tanishq stores in West...
In addition to the new campaigns, Lightbox has introduced two new jewellery collections: “Reminiscence” and “City Lights” Mumbai: Lightbox, the...
The puja-themed video comprises all the quintessential elements of the festival and highlights four distinct jewellery styles portrayed by each...
The brand’s social media page prominently showcases a variety of reels and shots from the music video, capturing the essence...
The Gold Jewellery Mela campaign, like in its previous editions, attracted primarily bridal jewellery consumers, with about 70% of the...
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