Weddings, Akshaya Tritiya to lift gold demand"Akshaya Tritiya 2017 will herald a boom for the jewellery sector," said Nitin Khandelwal, Chairman, GJF.
26 Apr, 2017, 03.18 PM IST
West Uttar Pradesh gears up to cast its vote on an angry noteThe impact of note bandi is likely to be felt across the poll-bound region, home to several clusters of craft-driven local industries.
06 Feb, 2017, 02.50 PM IST
Note ban to benefit jewellery sector in long run: IndustryIn the 50 days after the note ban, which was also the peak wedding season, recycling went up by three times.
17 Jan, 2017, 08.06 PM IST
On the grapevine: When international weddings moved back home due to demonetisationA few days after the announcement, the number of calls to hotels in Goa and Rajasthan doubled.
21 Dec, 2016, 03.33 PM IST
Demonetisation: Wedding plans go awry as cash crunch continuesThere has been little respite for people even after Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines for setting a higher withdrawal limit for weddi...
14 Dec, 2016, 11.34 AM IST
How much gold will India consume? traders bearish, WGC bullishThough gold price is down by 10.3% since November 8, a cash shortage in the market is keeping rural India that accounts for 60% of the coun...
07 Dec, 2016, 01.15 AM IST
Opinion: A few golden steps towards a gold censusThe demonetisation drive, coupled with GST, can play a critical role in formalising the gold industry, of which 85% falls in the unorganise...
06 Dec, 2016, 12.19 PM IST
Crores spent on Nitin Gadkari daughter's wedding, make details public: CongressCong spokesperson Gaurav Gogoi wondered whether such kind of ostentation fits into Modi's precedent of transparency by revealing bank detai...
05 Dec, 2016, 08.02 PM IST
Ban, Baaja, Baraat: Many of 50,000 Andhra, Telangana weddings put offAnother complaint is that even after all documents are submitted, banks express inability to pay beyond Rs 1.2 lakh because of the acute sh...
04 Dec, 2016, 07.09 AM IST
Jewellers claim 85-90% dip in domestic business, exports unaffectedThe situation is almost the same for jewellers across the country, whose businesses have come to a standstill since November 8 when the Rs ...
30 Nov, 2016, 01.11 PM IST
Demonetisation: High Court order tomorrow on plea against Rs 2.5 lakh withdrawal limit for weddingsThe plea, which has also sought that old currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 should be accepted for paying court fees, came up for hearin...
28 Nov, 2016, 01.32 PM IST
How fat Indian weddings are going on a crash diet to cope with demonetisationFor those who do not want to scrimp on costs in the time of a cash crunch, wedding planners who have tied up with banks is an option.
28 Nov, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
Cashless India walks down the online aisle at weddingsAs cash runs dry in wallets, startups are rising to the occasion. Wedding arrangements in cashless India are turning out to be a purely onl...
24 Nov, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
Wedding budget cuts hit edible oil consumptionCompanies that sell edible oil said they expect consumers to exercise caution in utilising cash that is in short supply and may buy smaller...
23 Nov, 2016, 04.04 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari meets Uddhav ThackerayGadkari met Thackeray to extend his daughter's wedding invitation, the Sena chief's media advisor Harshal Pradhan said.
22 Nov, 2016, 12.58 PM IST
Bara Sarafa Bazaar: Indore’s jewellery market by day and street-food hub by night groans amid poor liquidity conditions“There are very few customers in the market since the government’s announcement on Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. We are small jewellers and ca...
13 Nov, 2016, 01.45 AM IST
Allow use of invalid notes in Pvt hospitals: Akhilesh to PM ModiAs the Centre's move caught people by surprise, especially with wedding season round the corner, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav demanded a ...
11 Nov, 2016, 06.18 PM IST