India’s jewellery industry is on the brink of a transformative era, driven by economic expansion, rising consumer demand, and a shift towards organized retail

The Indian gold industry has announced the formation of the Indian Association for Gold Excellence and Standards (IAGES – pronounced as I-AAY-GES), a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) created by the Indian gold industry for the Indian gold industry and supported by the World Gold Council

The MOU signing ushers commencement of work for India Jewellery Pak at Navi Mumbai. India Jewellery Park with substantial investment of Rs. 50,000 crores is expected to generate 1 lakh new jobs in the sector

IIJS Premiere is simultaneously organised at two venues - the Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC) from 3rd to 7th August, and the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) from 4th to 8th August

For the first time in its 39-year old history, IIJS Premiere will be held at two different venues in Mumbai city - NESCO Goregaon & JIO World. GJEPC’s

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on the Parliament on February 1, 2023. With the approaching central elections, popular consensus on this year’s budget is that it would be growth-oriented, with a focus on infrastructure, inflation, manufacturing and rural economy

A reduced import duty will make gold smuggling less attractive and will eventually drive the illegal gold out of the markets.

Kalyan Jewellers, Joyalukkas, PC Jewellers, and Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Limited have ranked 37th, 46th, 57th, and 92nd, respectively, in the list

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) come out with Gem & Jewellery Cluster Mapping Report

The three-day expo will see participation of 200 + exhibitors, 850 + traditional, modern and innovative designer brands, and 15000+ unique designs

• Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council congratulated the Tokyo Olympic 2020 champions by giving them conceptualised brooches as a token of appreciation

• This year’s beneficiaries for Jewellers for Hope were Udayan Care and SDA-Diamond Hospital & Medical Research Centre

India’s economic slowdown which began before the lockdown of 2020, eventually brought the whole economy on its knees. Therefore this budget will have to be truly ground breaking in order to resurrect the Indian economy. Here’s what industry personnel expect of the Union Budget of 2021
 

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) proposes several measures like reduction in cut and polished diamonds to 2.5%, reduction in import duty of gold and other precious metals to 4%, Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) Scheme for G&J industry; need for additional Common Facility Centres (CFCs) and many more to strengthen the gems and jewellery export sector

The Silver Institute hosted a webinar on 17th November to discuss its annual Interim Silver Market Review