GOLD JEWELLERY AND ARTEFACTS
Akshaya Tritiya 2026 date and time: Check city-wise muhurat timings for gold buying
Akshaya Tritiya, a festival believed to bring wealth, sees a surge in gold purchases, with demand often rising a week prior. This year, the auspicious day falls on Sunday, April 19, 2026, with specific muhurat timings varying by city. Consumers are increasingly opting for investment-grade gold like coins and bars, alongside digital gold, while traditional jewellery remains popular.
Mandatory gold hallmarking expanded to 7 more districts
Gold hallmarking: The seven districts are: Rupnagar (Punjab), Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Beed (Maharashtra), Gomati (Tripura), Katihar (Bihar), Beawar (Rajasthan) and Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh), an official statement said.
Karnataka villagers unearth buried pot of gold during house construction, but it’s not what you think
A routine construction in Lakkundi unearthed a pot of gold ornaments, sparking local excitement. However, the State Archaeology Department clarified the find, dating back nearly 1,000 years, consists of ordinary household jewellery, not royal treasure. The family who discovered the gold seeks its return or compensation, while it remains in official custody.
Govt brings 9 karat gold under mandatory hallmarking
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has mandated hallmarking for 9 Karat gold, effective July 2025, under BIS Amendment No. 2. This inclusion expands the hallmarking grades to eight, ensuring transparency in purity standards for consumers. The revised standard also updates definitions, excluding gold watches and pens from artefacts, and defines specific criteria for gold coins.
Gold hallmarking is not mandatory for these commonly bought jewellery items: Buyers be aware
Hallmarking on gold is not mandatory: The jewellers are required to sell hallmarked gold jewellery as per law. However, certain exceptions are provided under the BIS rules for hallmarking gold jewellery to make it easier for jewelers. This common type of gold jewellery is often bought by people for wedding purposes but is not required to be hallmarked as per BIS FAQs.
Buying gold jewellery this Dusshera, Diwali? How to check purity of gold jewellery using BIS app
Many individuals buy gold during upcoming festivals, however, they should make sure that they buy the hallmarked jewellery and confirm the same.
Govt hikes gold, silver hallmarking charges; here are the details of new charges
The Bureau of Indian Standards under the Department of Consumer Affairs has issued a notification announcing new charges for hallmarking gold and silver jewellery/artefacts. This is the first time the government has revised the charges since the hallmarking become mandatory. Read on to know about the new charges that will be levied from now on.
Gold hallmarking: What are the charges to get gold jewellery hallmarked
The third phase of the mandatory hallmarking vide Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Third Amendment) Order, 2023 came into force from September 8, 2023.
Gold jewellery buyers to get purity hallmark on all types of gold articles from June 1, 2022
The new rules for gold hallmarking will help consumers to ensure about the purity of gold at the time of buying. In the recent years, the government has introduced new laws to create trust among users for buying of gold jewellery. The government has also revised the purity signs for gold jewellery and charges for hallmarking of gold jewellery.
Gold buying Akshaya Tritiya 2023: Is it mandatory to buy hallmarked gold coins?
The mandatory order only applies to gold jewellery and artefacts. Take note that necessary hallmarking applies to even white gold alloy.
Govt permits 16k-odd jewellers to sell "declared" old gold hallmarked stock till June-end
"Provided that if any person had already given declaration as required by the Bureau under sub-section 4 of section 18 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) declaring his old stock of gold jewellery or gold artefacts with old hallmarking as existed prior to July 1, 2021, such person shall be permitted to sell or display or offer to sell such declared stock of gold jewellery or gold artefacts up to June 30, 2023," the notification said.
You will not be able to buy this type of gold jewellery from April 1, 2023
The Bureau of India Standards (BIS) will not permit the sale of hallmarked gold jewellery or artefacts after March31, 2023 if those items lack a 6-digit alphanumeric Hallmark Unique Identification Number (HUID).
Consumers must buy only hallmarked jewellery on Dhanteras-Diwali festival: Govt
"The bill or invoice of sale of hallmarked jewellery shall indicate separately description of each article, net weight of precious metal, purity in carat and fineness and hallmarking charges," the statement said.
Mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery on track, clarifies govt
Mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts came into force from June 16 in a phased manner. The first phase will cover 256 districts.
Mandatory gold hallmarking: Most districts from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra for Phase-1 implementation
Mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts came into force from June 16 in a phased manner, and the first phase will cover 256 districts.
Mandatory gold hallmarking to be implemented from June 1
The Centre, in November 2019, had announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts would be made mandatory across the country from January 15, 2021. The government had given jewellers more than a year to shift to hallmarking and register themselves with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Jewellers welcome government's move to further extend the deadline for mandatory hallmarking
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the government on Monday announced the extension of a deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts by over four months till June 1, 2021.
Deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery extended till June 1 next year: Paswan
The Centre, in November last year, had announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts would be made mandatory across the country from January 15, 2021.
Hallmarking to be mandatory for gold jewellery from 2021: Paswan
The department of consumer affairs will issue a notification by January 15, 2020, for making gold hallmarking mandatory.
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