On the back of sharp improvement in industrial performance, India expects the country's economy to grow faster during 2012-13 fiscal than previous, according to the Finance Ministry.....

In a bid to match the import duty with rising prices, the Indian government trebled the customs duty on import of gold by increasing the duty twice by Rs. 100 each time, during the Fiscal Year 2009....

India government has made hallmarking of gold jewellery mandatory to avoid the issues of quality.....

Electrical and electronics uses are major sources of demand for silver and were a record 242.9 million ounces globally last year, according to GFMS. Used in switches and contacts, silver is one of ....

The Mumbai Jewellery and Gems Fair, held here from December 9 to 11 had over 300 exhibitors attracting close to 8000 buyers from India and across the world....

Global gold demand in the third quarter of 2011 reached 1,053.9 tonnes, an increase of 6% compared to the same period last year. This equates to US$57.7bn, an all-time high in value terms, accordin....

According to GFMS/Silver Institute data, total demand for silver in 2010 was 1057 mn ounces 14% of which was consituted by demand for making coins and silverware, while a major portion (45%) was fo....

Come October, and a flurry of festivities, wedding season in India together create a colourful atmosphere all around which would continue until December. This is the ideal to time for advertising a....

Rising gold prices have created panic among jewellery buyers as Indian wedding season unfolds. The demand is now for investment in half gram gold coins and bullion dealers are planning to launch su....

Gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) witnessed solid net inflows of almost 1.7t during the second quarter of 2011, which compared well to the previous 12 quarters (excluding two record peaks) where ET....

Gold demand is set to remain strong in second half of 2011 despite higher gold prices due to strong India and China demand,according to World Gold Council.The increasing demand in India and China i....

The Joyalukkas Jewellery showroom in Chennai is the largest in the world, accordign to the Limca Book Of Records. It is spread out in five floors with four floors dedicated for jewellery shoppers w....

Photochemical etiching can help reduce rising precious metal and labor costs because the tooling is significantly less expensive than casting or stamping, according to Photofabrication Engineering ....