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BIS plans phased move towards mandatory silver hallmarkingThe Bureau of Indian Standards is studying mandatory hallmarking for silver. This move aims to ensure purity for buyers. Silver hallmarking...
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...
Akshaya Tritiya 2026: Gold, silver trade seen topping Rs 20,000 cr despite record prices and decline in volumesAkshaya Tritiya 2026 is set for record precious metal sales in India. Despite soaring gold and silver prices, trade is expected to exceed R...
Govt brings 9 karat gold under mandatory hallmarkingThe Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has mandated hallmarking for 9 Karat gold, effective July 2025, under BIS Amendment No. 2. This inclus...
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...
Govt considering mandatory hallmarking for gold bullionThe Indian government is considering mandatory hallmarking for gold bullion, following the successful implementation for jewelry. This aims...
Mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery expands to 18 more districtsIndia expanded its mandatory gold hallmarking program to 18 more districts, bringing the total to 361. Since launching in June 2021, over 4...
Government announces third phase of mandatory hallmarking to come into force from todayThe state-wise list of newly added 55 districts under the mandatory hallmarking is available on the website of the Bureau of Indian Standar...
Around 3.7 crore jewellery hallmarked during April-July: Bureau of Indian StandardsThe registration of jewellers was made free and valid for lifetime. Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) based hallmarking portal was laun...
Nearly 300,000 jewellers to strike on Monday to protest against the mandatory hallmarking processThe national task force was formed by 350 associations and federations representing all four zones of the gems and jewellery industry. The ...
Mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery on track, clarifies govtMandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts came into force from June 16 in a phased manner. The first phase will cover 256 distr...
Mandatory gold hallmarking: Most districts from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra for Phase-1 implementationMandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts came into force from June 16 in a phased manner, and the first phase will cover 256 d...
Jewellers welcome govt decision to implement hallmarking in phasesGJC has urged all jewellers to get themselves registered with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
What the hallmarking of gold means for youIn order to improve the quality of gold for customers, hallmarking has now become mandatory for gold.
Only 10% of Indian jewellers opt for hallmarked gold ahead of wedding seasonIf hallmarking is not done by the deadline, jewellers will not be able to continue their business. Small jewellers in tier 2 and tier 3 cit...
Jewellers seek yet another extension for mandatory hallmarking deadlineIn July 2020, due to the pandemic, the government had extended the deadline of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts by mor...
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 ...
Jewellers welcome government's move to further extend the deadline for mandatory hallmarkingIn view of the coronavirus pandemic, the government on Monday announced the extension of a deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewel...
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.
- Jewellery hallmarking may be mandatory
The Union Cabinet is expected to consider a proposal to introduce mandatory hallmarking of precious jewellery to protect the interest of co...