In this issue

Indian jewellery industry has come a long way and it has set its sights on the bigger, international level. Today the industry stands truly global that does not havet to shift into reverse and focus on only the domestic market. But this does not mean that India obsession with gold will plunge. But, to think about when we say it as ‘obsession’, is it true or it is an impersonate of ‘Weakness’? Well it is an debatable statement and for this issue our cover story will give you the essence what actually gold is for Indians.A must read article.

After an interval of three years ‘God’s Own Country’, Kerala saw its own Kerala Jewellery Show. The first edition received and overwhelming success with national level participation. The special report on KJS will tell you the tale of its victory in terms of its exhibitors, visitors, latest collections showcased and much more.

Get the ephemeral about direct versus indirect taxes, importance of each taxes, difference between those taxes and advantages by our guest writer who himself is an ocean of knowledge shares his views and talks about it in detail.

Finally, the mandatory hallmarking of gold is making its way to industry and the working to fortify the required infrastructure which also includes testing labs. It is once again an achievement for IBJA, the based on the representation of IBJA, the Govt agreed on compulsory hallmarking of 24 carat jewellery apart from 14, 18 and 22 carats.

We hope you enjoy this issue too with right and interesting information loaded. Happy Reading!

IBJA times Magazine Description:

A bi-monthly, IBJA Times will provide authentic and accurate information on the happenings of gem and jewellery industry in India, in addition to the activities of IBJA. We would want the magazine to be interactive and have created special sections like ‘Ask the Expert’ where members can get answers for their queries related to the business, government policies etc answered by an expert panel set up by IBJA.