Kumari Fine Jewellery’s Supriya Kataria Wins Prestigious “Voice of the Year” in Goa
Kumari Fine Jewellery Founder Supriya Kataria received the “Voice of the Year” honour for championing individuality, creativity, and women’s expression at the Women Leaders Summit & Awards 2025 held in Goa.
GJEPC Presents $100 Billion Export Roadmap for India’s Gem & Jewellery Sector to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
GJEPC Chairman Kirit Bhansali, addressing Prime Minister Modi’s select industry meet, outlined a roadmap to make India the global hub for gems and jewellery with $100 billion exports by 2047.
Trump Tariff Troubles: GoI should allow reverse job work from SEEPZ, says Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, GJEPC
With the steep Trump tariffs now having come into play, the cutting, polishing, manufacturing and export hubs of India are facing severe problems, with joblessness and unit-closure a distinct possibility. The silver lining is that the GJEPC is hopeful of a solution, particularly in view of the advocacy efforts of its US counterparts, who are also working hard to impress upon the Trump administration that the high tariffs will have a deleterious effect on the US jewellery industry as well. In a free-wheeling conversation with Suneeta Kaul, Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, GJEPC, talks about the impact of the tariffs, the steps being taken to bring about some relief to the industry, its expectation from the government, and more.
Bullion exchange to solidify India’s image as gold trading hub: GJEPC
The GJEPC has been propagating the benefits of setting up a Bullion Exchange that can focus on price discovery
Union Minister Rajnath Singh meets G&J industry delegates regarding hallmarking
The industry players plan to meet Piyush Goyal soon in order to further discuss the matter
National Task Committee set up to address concerns regarding hallmarking
Retail jewellery players are up in arms against the new hallmarking rules, which they consider unjust and arbitrary
GJEPC recommends reduction in import duty & other policy changes for the forthcoming budget
5 million people work in the G&J industry that is worth $40 billion and contributes around 7 per cent to our nation’s GDP
Gold amnesty scheme for India brewing, announcement likely to be made soon
According to sources, gold without receipt will have to be disclosed to the government and tax would be payable based on the rate set by the government
Consumer affairs minister says BIS hallmarking should be made mandatory before Diwali
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), under the consumer affairs ministry, is the administrative authority of hallmarking
Mohit Bharatiya steps down as president of IBJA; Prithviraj Kothari elected as new president
IBJA's representation in the Ministry and RBI on gold related matters has been a path breaking work under Bharatiya's leadership
Union Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu launches Domestic Council for Gems & Jewellery sector
The Domestic Council will help create 3 million more jobs in
Gems & Jewellery sector
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New gold policy soon; aims to promote yellow metal, jewellery exports: Govt
The domestic industry has demanded a cut in import duty on gold to 4% from the current 10%
2nd India Gold & Jewellery Summit Seeks to Solve Issues Plaguing the Industry
The Summit was inaugurated by Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Industry & Commerce who spoke of the importance of strengthening our exports market.
Niti Aayog Suggests Slashing Import Duty, GST On Gold
The Government think tank Niti Aayog has suggested that the Government bring down import duty on gold from the existing level of 10 percent and also slash the Goods and Service Tax rate on the precious metal from the current 3 percent.
Working Group Formed for Domestic Council for G&J Sector
The Working Group will be headed by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Joint Secretary, MoC&I.
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