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Gems and Jewellery

Gems and Jewellery

News and analysis for Gem and Jewellery Industry

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...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-has-de-beers-bushwhacked-the-kimberly-process-agenda-1543675 Has De Beers bushwhacked the Kimberley Process agenda? Mon, 16 May 2011-03:21am , Mumbai , dna   The diamond trade is in a flap. Ostensibly, almost all players in the diamond industry back the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). This is a certification...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-the-key-to-turkey-s-success-2055430 The key to Turkey’s success Monday, 26 January 2015 - 6:30am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna R N Bhaskar The country has cleaned up and revitalised its gold trade. Can India follow suit? Turkey is the fourth-largest consumer of gold...
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....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/urgent-need-for-gold-reforms Gold reforms are being delayed. Why? RN Bhaskar  -- 14 November, 2019 Last week, on Nov 5, 2019, this publication, in association with BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) held a conference on The increasing allure of gold. As discussions continued, each panellist spoke...
 http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-government-can-easily-clean-up-gold-market-in-india/1106479 Just three steps and the govt can clean up the gold market — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 20, 2017 07:04 am   The gold market in India is in a mess.  Smuggling continues big time.  Seizure of smuggled-in-gold barely accounts for 3%...
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...
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...
SRK founded by Govindbhai Dholakia is a name to reckon with in diamonds Shree Ramkrishna Exports (the SRK empire) , founded by Govind bhai Dholakia, is among the largest and most renowned players in earth-mined diamonds. It is globally a...
  https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-a-colonial-outlook-has-stunted-indias-gold-mining-sector Gold mining – part III India sabotages its own gold mining interests RN Bhaskar  --  31 December, 2020 Basically, there are two types of corruption.  There can be good corruption and bad corruption.  In China, the state controls all resources. But the...