Diwali, the festival of lights is just around the corner and the air seems to vibrate with a palpable celebratory energy. Families all over India are making checklists and preparing to shop for the ...

Gold buying on Dhanteras & Diwali 2023: It’s the festive season again and buying gold and gold jewellery is considered auspicious. If you are planning to buy gold jewellery this Dhanteras or Diwali, ...

Gold and silver jewellery require hallmarking for purity assurance under Indian standards. Charges are fixed per article, with testing at recognized centres for BIS compliance. HUID codes ensure ...

What is hallmarking in jewellery? The government repeatedly stresses on hallmarking of jewellery since it gives a third-party assurance to consumers on their purity and fitness. “Under the hallmarking ...

Gold Purity: Gold is a very precious metal, so it is natural for people to be worried while investing in a precious metal ...

The government has convened a meeting with various stakeholders, including jewelers, associations and BIS, on Thursday, August 17, to discuss the expansion of the mandatory gold hallmarking. A ...

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday chaired a meeting to review the activities of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). To promote quality culture in micro scale units, it has been ...

As the Kerala High Court allows three more months for stamping the Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) number on gold jewellery sold to the public, small-scale jewellers are still worried that they ...

NEW DELHI: More than 40 crore gold jewellery items have received a unique Hallmarking Unique Identification (HUID) in the fourth phase, enhancing consumer trust and transparency in the market, ...