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
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
Purchase gold wisely this Dhanteras: Govt urges festive shoppers to buy BIS hallmarked gold jewelleryHow to check purity of gold: Hallmarking in gold jewellery involves three markings: the BIS Standard Mark, the purity of gold expressed in ...
29 Oct, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
How to check purity of goldHow to check if the gold that you have purchased is pure or not. For this, the Bureau of Indian Standards, a government body, certifies the...
02 Nov, 2021, 10.16 AM IST
Mandatory gold hallmarking to be implemented from June 1The Centre, in November 2019, had announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts would be made mandatory across the country fro...
14 Apr, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
GJC says govt needs to address issues for smooth implementation of mandatory gold hallmarking"We have always been supportive of mandatory hallmarking and it will help in making the industry organised, compliant and will improve the ...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
Hallmarking of gold jewellery mandatory now. Here's what you need to knowThe way you buy gold changed from January 15 as hallmarking has now become mandatory. There are four components that you should look for on...
17 Jan, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
Hallmarking now a must for gold jewellersThe rule is mandatory from today but jewellers get a year's time to register with BIS, clear their old stock.
15 Jan, 2020, 07.23 PM IST
From January 2021, jewellers across India can only sell hallmarked gold items. But are retailers and buyers ready?A great change is coming to end adulteration of gold and ensure customers pay for exactly what they buy.
08 Dec, 2019, 09.44 AM IST
In India, gold hallmarking is the roadmap for future growth: Somasundaram PR, World Gold Council IndiaGold prices may have fallen sharply over the past few days but this trend may not continue for long, according to the World Gold Council
31 Jul, 2015, 07.03 AM IST
Government to give legal recognition to gold jewellery hallmarkingAfter about 15 years of launching a hallmarking scheme for gold jewellery, the govt now plans to give legal recognition through amendment t...
01 Dec, 2014, 06.57 PM IST
Make gold hallmarking mandatory: CAG to GovernmentTo protect consumers from unscrupulous jewellers, the CAG has advised the government to enforce compulsory hallmarking of gold jewellery.
30 Aug, 2012, 03.29 PM IST
- 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...
13 Feb, 2012, 11.12 PM IST
- Over 9,000 gold hallmarking licenses issued
The government on Monday said it has so far issued over 9,000 gold hallmarking licences across the country to protect consumers from unscru...
23 Jan, 2012, 08.33 PM IST
- Govt to make hallmarking of gold jewellery compulsory
As per estimates, presently only a minuscule portion of gold ornaments sold in the country is certified for its purity and fineness from th...
06 May, 2007, 10.30 PM IST
- Hallmarking of gold likely to be made mandatory
To ensure purity of gold in jewellery, there is a proposal to make its hallmarking compulsory, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
15 Aug, 2003, 12.01 AM IST
- Govt to make gold hallmarking scheme mandatory
In what may bring the much needed respite to the gullible consumer, government has decided to make hallmarking of gold jewellery mandatory ...
27 Jul, 2003, 11.12 AM IST