Monday, February 23, 2026
Gems and Jewellery

Gems and Jewellery

News and analysis for Gem and Jewellery Industry

http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/gms-needs-polishing-for-brighter-glow/716007 The Gold Monetisation scheme deserves to be better implemented — By RN Bhaskar | Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am It is heartening to see the government pushing the GMS (Gold Monetisation Scheme). After decades, the government has finally become quite serious about mobilising...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-diamonds-may-not-be-safe-for-investors-any-more Diamonds no longer anyone's best friend any more RN Bhaskar The last couple of months have witnessed a barrage of advertisements seeking to lure jewellery buyers to diamonds.  They talk about how natural diamonds are the safest items of jewellery, unique...
Making Surat Diamnd Bouse India’s diamond hub -- Mahesh Gadhavi The Surat Diamond Bourse, estimated to start operations this year, would be India's second diamond trading hub. Spread across 35 acres, it aims to provide state-of-the-art infrastructure to organizations engaged...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-gold-be-made-less-attractive-for-smugglers-en-bhaskar/1101981 Can the government make gold a cleaner, more profitable, business in India? — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 13, 2017 07:16 am Listen carefully to the words that are constantly being uttered by government spokesmen. They talk about driving black-marketeers to the ground....
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/when-will-the-budget-provisions-actually-liberate-this-yellow-metal-2507939.html Budget 2018 and gold -- a long way to go yet To understand how significant the provisions of the Budget are, one must go back in the past where gold was largely been treated only as a commodity – albeit...
Lectures by RN Bhaskar The rural Economy Future of Agriculture series -- Lectures Date Title  URL 16-07-2020 Why Agriculture matters for India| Future of Agriculture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNqVLmf2G4g&t=295s 23-07-2020 Milk is the real backbone of India's rural economy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4JY5YjWsBo  30-07-2020 Animal Husbandry -Economics and Fallacies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGyLxdHFQMw 06-08-2020 The emerging wealth generator in farming is vegetables and fruit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77gqM0nQObg&t=55s 13-08-2020 Rural...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/the-world-loves-gold-india-confused-amid-uncertain-economic-situation India is confused about dealing with gold RN Bhaskar  -- January 16, 2020 In the aftermath of the US armed forces assassinating General Soleimani of Iran, prices of gold spiked.  The more the world becomes an uncertain place, the more people...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-gold-be-used-to-reduce-indias-cad-anxieties/1377671 India's privately held gold can be used to reduce the country's CAD — By RN Bhaskar | Oct 18, 2018 The increase in oil prices and the surge in other imports are threatening to worsen India current account deficit.  According to the RBI’s...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-india-s-huge-crush-on-gold-2020297 India's huge crush on gold It does not really matter whether the outlook for gold is bearish (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-with-stock-markets-on-boom-bearish-phase-for-gold-not-over-2017007) or even bullish (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-bulls-won-t-abandon-gold-easily-it-s-only-a-matter-of-time-2018682) . The one fact that cannot be ignored is that Indians love gold, and will keep buying it...
Vipul Shah and his world of diamonds Vipul Shah, current GJEPC Chairman, has held this post even earlier, from 2011-2015, and has also held office as vice chairman from 2020 to 2022. His vast experience in the trade enables him...