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Hallmarking centres across India to go on token strike next TuesdayThe government has said that hallmarking centres need to be located at the jewellery manufacturing centres only. This move will lead to clo...
Pace of gold jewellery hallmarking shoots up after becoming mandatoryUday Shinde, president, Indian Association of Hallmarking Centres told ET, “In August, the hallmarking centres have been able to hallmark 4...
400 new gold jewellery hallmarking centres to come up by end of next month“The government has said that hallmarking will become mandatory from June 1. So, we too, are coming up with an adequate number of hallmarki...
Leading retailers step up gold jewellery hallmarking ahead of deadlineBIS hallmarking has been made mandatory for gold jewellery of 14, 18 and 22 carat sold from June 1. Failure to comply could attract a penal...
Jewellers, traders seek more time for hallmarkingSurendra Mehta, secretary, India Bullion & Jewellers Association, said they have already sent the proposal to the minister to extend the de...
Compulsory gold hallmarking: Early response is tepidThe deadline jewellers given a year since Jan 15 to register with the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Jewellers want more hallmarking centres to be set upThere are 860 hallmarking centres in the country. Each of these centres can handle 2000 pieces of gold jewellery per day. In FY19, around 4...
Hallmarking move may change gold market dynamicsThe non hallmarked jewellery is largely sold in small cities and rural areas where consumers are not fully aware of hallmarking and its ben...
Trade bodies make conflicting remarks on raids involving hallmarkingAn official in BIS’s Delhi headquarters said he was not aware about any such raids.
Gold hallmarking still at 50%; trade to add more centresIn FY17, 475 tonnes of gold were hallmarked.
Gold jewellery sector calls for clarity on 20, 23-carat hallmarkingTraders said that though the government is set to introduce mandatory hallmarking for 14, 18 and 22-carat jewellery from January 2018.
Enabling provision for mandatory hallmarking of gold kicks in from October 12Currently, hallmarking of jewellery is voluntary, with just 20000 of 3 lakh jewellers countrywide having a BIS license, said sources.
Gold industry plans 100 hallmarking unitsIndustry believes this will help ensure purity of the metal sold in India.
Mandatory hallmarking of gold ornaments to protect customersWhile the mandatory hallmarking guidelines were approved by the government in 2000, their effective implementation was deferred until now.
More hallmarking centres to come up with about 100 centres submitting applications to BISIn 2015-16, about 370 lakh jewellery pieces weighing 500 tonnes were hallmarked at the 375 BIS-recognised hallmarking centres in the countr...
Industry seeks BIS amendment for proper gold hallmarkingWGC study found that there are widespread differences in purity and an average under-caratage of anywhere from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
- Hold jewellers as accountable for gold hallmarking fraud: IAHC
IAHC suggested that the government hold jewellers as accountable as the certification firm when a jewellery item fails a test of gold purit...
- High gold prices fail to deter buyers ahead of festive season
Rising gold prices have no impact over the buyers ahead of the upcoming festive season of Dussera, Diwali and X'mas across the country.