Best Days to Buy Gold and Silver Before Dhanteras 2026: Shubh Muhurat, Pushya Nakshatra and Shopping CalendarDhanteras falls on November 6, 2026, but it is not the only auspicious occasion for festive gold and silver shopping. Pushya Nakshatra on O...
02 Nov, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
Before You Buy Gold, Know Why Dhanteras and Akshaya Tritiya Are Both Considered AuspiciousDhanteras vs Akshaya Tritiya: Both Dhanteras and Akshaya Tritiya are considered auspicious occasions to buy gold in India, but their religi...
29 Oct, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Gold and silver rate today (October 28, 2026): Check 24k, 22k, 20k and 18k gold jewellery prices from IBJA, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Joyalukkas, Kalyan Jewellers and TanishqGold rate today: Gold prices have risen today, October 28, 2026, across major jewellers like Tanishq and Malabar Gold. Prices for 22k gold ...
28 Oct, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
As gold hallmarking charges rise, fraudsters get busy tooGold hallmarking charges have risen significantly, causing concern among industry stakeholders regarding potential fraud. Awareness of the ...
01 Oct, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Banwarilal Chandiwala takes silver shopping beyond Bihar, from malls to wheelsBanwarilal Chandiwala is expanding beyond Bihar through an all-India franchise model, with three franchises finalised, while its Jewellery ...
30 Sep, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Gold hallmarking fee hiked by 67%: New BIS charges for gold and silver articles explainedAs part of the recent regulatory changes, hallmarking fees for gold and silver jewellery have been updated. Jewellers will now incur a fee ...
16 Sep, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
BIS to scale up silver hallmarking testing as buyers shift from costly goldThe Bureau of Indian Standards is expanding silver jewellery testing capacity. This move comes as demand for silver increases due to rising...
09 Aug, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
India’s silver market faces purity crisis amid soaring investment demandCounterfeiters are flooding the Indian market with impure silver, exploiting rising prices and demand. Refiners are urging mandatory hallma...
26 May, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
India cannot ignore quality of products, services if it seeks to be developed nation by 2047: BIS DGBIS Director General Sanjay Garg emphasized that India must prioritize product and service quality to achieve developed nation status by 20...
06 Jan, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
Voluntary-based silver hallmarking under revised rules begins; here’s how you can check silver purityStarting September 1, 2025, India implements HUID-based hallmarking for silver jewellery and articles on a voluntary basis, according to th...
05 Sep, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
IBJA asks Bureau of Indian Standards to implement mandatory self-hallmarking of silver products by jewellersIndia Bullion and Jewellers Association requests Bureau of Indian Standards for self-hallmarking. IBJA suggests jewellers assign unique cod...
22 Jul, 2025, 08.30 PM IST
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi asks BIS to weigh mandatory hallmarking of silver jewelleryConsumers are urging that the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) make hallmarking for silver jewellery mandatory, stated Minister Pralhad Jos...
06 Jan, 2025, 11.15 PM IST
Centre assessing feasibility of mandatory BIS standards on silver: MinisterCurrently BIS hallmarking is mandatory for sale of gold jewellery in the country.
06 Jan, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
Gold hallmarking charges 2024: How much does it cost to get a gold/silver article hallmarked?Hallmarked jewellery provides third party assurance and satisfaction that customer gets right purity of gold/silver for the given price. Si...
24 Oct, 2024, 05.01 PM IST
Is hallmarking mandatory for silver jewellery, coins?The government has made hallmarking mandatory for gold jewelley. Further, jewellers can only sell hallmarked gold jewellery irrespective of...
20 Oct, 2023, 01.24 PM IST
Gold hallmarking still at 50%; trade to add more centresIn FY17, 475 tonnes of gold were hallmarked.
18 Apr, 2018, 09.11 AM IST
IBJA wants 'select' hallmarking of silverIBJA wants a similar rule to be passed for silver so that jewellery and articles that are hallmarked bears the stamp of that purity only.
12 Jan, 2017, 12.23 PM IST