Silver jewellery HUID hallmarking mandatory now: Here’s how you can check authenticity of your silver itemMandatory Hallmarking Unique Identification (HUID) for silver jewellery is now in effect, ensuring purity and curbing unfair practices. Ove...
05 Dec, 2025, 04.04 PM IST
18 carat gold rate today: As gold prices rise, here's how much you will pay for 10 gm 18K gold18 carat gold is not the purest form of the yellow metal but a lot of people purchase it because of its affordability as it is cheaper than...
10 Oct, 2025, 12.53 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
Government introduces voluntary silver jewellery hallmarking with digital traceabilityThe government is set to launch voluntary hallmarking for silver items from September 1. This move includes a digital ID system for purity ...
04 Sep, 2025, 06.17 PM IST
22K gold rates today: Check gold jewellery rates of Malabar Gold, Joyalukkas, Kalyan Jewellers, TanishqLatest 22K gold rates today: Purchasing hallmarked jewellery provides a third-party assurance of the purity of gold for the quoted price. L...
20 Nov, 2024, 02.36 PM IST
How to check purity of gold jewellery? Three signs to check for hallmarkingGold jewellery hallmarking: If you are buying gold jewellery, then it is important to ensure that it is hallmarked. This is because hallmar...
21 Oct, 2024, 01.21 PM IST
Three signs to check for purity of gold of BIS hallmarked jewelleryThe government has not only made hallmarking of gold mandatory but has also revised the symbols of hallmarking to be inscribed on gold. It ...
23 Oct, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
Buying gold jewellery this Dusshera, Diwali? How to check purity of gold jewellery using BIS appMany individuals buy gold during upcoming festivals, however, they should make sure that they buy the hallmarked jewellery and confirm the ...
20 Oct, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
Gold jewellery with 6-digit HUID number can be sold from April 1, 2023: What it means for consumersHUID stands for Hallmark Unique Identification. It was introduced as part of the BIS hallmarking symbols on the gold jewellery from July 1,...
20 Oct, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Gold hallmarking: What are the charges to get gold jewellery hallmarkedThe third phase of the mandatory hallmarking vide Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Third Amendment) Order, 2023 came into ...
14 Oct, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
This app can help you verify the purity of gold jewelleryThe Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has developed the 'BIS Care App,' a smartphone application that tracks all ISI and hallmark-certified ...
19 Apr, 2023, 02.34 PM IST
You will not be able to buy this type of gold jewellery from April 1, 2023The Bureau of India Standards (BIS) will not permit the sale of hallmarked gold jewellery or artefacts after March31, 2023 if those items l...
30 Mar, 2023, 04.21 PM IST
Sale of gold jewellery and gold artefacts hallmarked without six-digit code to be banned from April 1Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal. It was voluntary in nature till June 16, 2021. After that, the govt decid...
04 Mar, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Consumers can get un-hallmarked jewellery tested at BIS recognised centresThe Ministry of Consumer Affairs said mandatory hallmarking has been successfully implemented wherein 3 lakh gold articles are being hallma...
11 Mar, 2022, 08.43 PM IST
What is Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) number in gold jewelleryAccording to the Department of Consumer Affairs website, hallmark consists of 3 symbols which give you some information. In this, the first...
14 Jan, 2022, 12.35 PM IST
Unique identification number for hallmarked jewellery: BISBIS is introducing Unique Identification Number for hallmarked jewellery to ensure better traceability and consumer protection.
01 Mar, 2014, 09.02 PM IST
Gold hallmarking fee slashed for jewellers in small townsIn two big initiatives to promote sale of pure gold, government today cut licence fee for gold hallmarking by up to 87.5 per cent for jewel...
19 Feb, 2014, 07.35 PM IST