NSE EGR trading starts today. Should gold investors buy metal in its newest form?The National Stock Exchange has launched Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs), allowing investors to own gold electronically, backed by physical...
18 May, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
Bullion industry proposes plan to turn India's idle gold into working capitalIndia's gold imports are rising, prompting industry bodies to suggest ways to curb them. Proposals include recycling household gold and lim...
12 May, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of up to 28%There are two ways to deal with the kind of uncertainty the US-Iran war has brought to the stock market. First, you could just sit it out a...
11 May, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
The Gold Standard: How a Bootstrapped Company Outlasted Every Funded Rival in India’s Goldtech BoomAugmont Enterprises has quietly established India's most comprehensive gold platform. Unlike well-funded rivals that faltered, Augmont focu...
07 May, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
Indian banks halt gold, silver imports amid delay in government clearance, sources sayIndian banks have halted gold and silver import orders as a fresh government authorisation under DGFT is still pending, leaving tonnes of b...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
As gold imports take a hit, industry looks for ways to make deposit schemes attractiveIndia's existing gold monetisation scheme is yet to take off, garnering deposits of only 20 tonnes of gold till now. Private gold stock in ...
03 Aug, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
India-made gold bars to be used for futures contracts at NSENSE Refiner Standards for BIS standard gold will be effective from Friday, July 10, 2020.
10 Jul, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
Covid-19 Impact: Half of the gold refineries in the country closes downThese refineries are located in Uttarakhand, Ahmedabad and Delhi. Earlier, nearly 20 tonnes of dore gold was coming to India from these cou...
15 Jun, 2020, 08.51 PM IST
MMTC Venture finds refining at Swiss unit cheaperThe company has diverted four tonnes of dore gold since the last week of July.
21 Aug, 2017, 09.30 AM IST
Gold refining picks up as smuggling falls after note banRefining activity has shot up 25% after March versus the same time last year, said James Jose, secretary, Association of Gold Refineries an...
14 Apr, 2017, 03.14 PM IST
Gold refiners ‘threatened’ by hike in excise on doreHowever, excise on gold bars made from dore (in excise paying areas) was raised by half a percentage point to 9.5% –– adversely affecting M...
18 Mar, 2016, 03.34 AM IST
Budget 2016 may result in closure of gold refining units in IndiaIn the budget the government has hiked the excise duty on dore gold (impure gold) from 8% to 8.75% and excise duty from 9% to 9.5%.
29 Feb, 2016, 04.08 PM IST
To cash in on centre's gold monetisation scheme refiners rush for BIS markGold refiners in the country are rushing to get a BIS certification before the government rolls out its gold monetisation scheme.
02 Nov, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
Budget 2014: Edelweiss to foray into gold scrap refining; hopes cut in import duty on goldGold consumption is expected to increase with the start of the festive season next month and on hopes that the government could cut import ...
03 Jul, 2014, 02.10 PM IST
Rising gold prices bring back old jewellery to marketA price push-up in gold has increased the entry of recycled gold in the Indian market. In the first three quarters of 2012, the country rec...
04 Dec, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
Gold refiners gain on lower duty for semi-pure barsGold refiners have a new lease of life after higher duty on refined ready-to-use bars and lower duty on dore bars make refining profitable.
15 Oct, 2012, 12.08 PM IST
Jewellers pin hope on NRI season, expect a 30-40% increase in salesJewellers in Kerala are pinning hopes on NRI (non-resident Indian) buying to jack up sales for June-July month.
12 Jun, 2012, 08.08 AM IST