Trigger
The social media presence of our company was somewhat latent at the time of my joining, but being well-acquainted with it, I took over this activity and expanded our digital footprint. When the Covid crisis hit the world, in a matter of days, much of the physical presence of our brand started disappearing. In addition to the stores being closed, courtesy the lockdown, our marketing initiatives, including our print ads, also bore the brunt of the situation. Businesses started to rely more and more on digital platforms. Fortunately, we had already increased our online presence, and this stood us in good stead during the worst of the lockdown.
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How Dubai Governs Its Gold
Dubai’s high standard of gold quality and trade transparency combined with a jaw-dropping 98% compliance level, makes a perfect case study for how India needs to emulate the best practices that lures buyers from world over to the ‘City of Gold’
HUID: Paralyzed by incapacity
The one clarity about hallmarking and HUID at present is that there is none. Here’s the long and short of the HUID capacity constraint.
Mozambican masterpieces by FURA
Rubies are rarer by far than diamonds — and some of the finest rubies today come from Mozambique. Mindful of the opportunities, FURA Gems, a fast-moving young mining company, is resolute in expanding the ruby market even as it gets ready to hold its inaugural ruby auctions in Jaipur this month.
HUID: India's quest for GOLD PURITY EXCELLENCE
The Indian gold jewellery sector’s journey towards hallmarking has been long, slow and bumpy. Although voluntary hallmarking became available in April 2000, compromised gold was still widely sold in the market — a fact of which neither public nor government was ignorant. In June 2021, however, hallmarking became mandatory. Manufacturers, jewellers and consumers now must quickly come to grips with the new purity norms, which juxtapose a unique six-digit ID for each item with the utterly inadequate state of India’s hallmarking infrastructure. The Retail Jeweller weighs the pros and cons of this sharp turn in the current, mid pandemic moment, when the gems and jewellery industry is more dependent than ever on gold sales.
INTERVIEW - SACHIN JAIN
De Beers is undergoing an unprecedented transformation by returning to the root and adding its tag of assurance to develop a fortified position for its partners and indisputable trust for consumers in years to come. Ahead of the De Beers Forevermark annual Forum 2021, Soma Bhatta speaks to Sachin Jain, MD, Forevermark India, about the massive internal and external changes that the organization is undergoing and what it means for De Beers’ Indian stakeholders.
INTERVIEW - AJOY CHAWLA
As long ago as the early 2000’s, Tanishq, the preeminent brand in organised jewellery retail, made known that gold purity standard in India is questionable. It equated purity with trust, winning over millions of customers. Will mandatory hallmarking erode that lead? Not so, Ajoy Chawla, CEO, Jewellery Division, Titan Company Limited, tells Soma Bhatta - trust is an edifice of many levels, and purity is only the first one.
INTERVIEW - COLIN SHAH
As IIJS 2021 gears up to resuscitate the trade sentiment with its comeback physical show in Sept 2021, Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC speaks to Soma Bhatta about its role in steering domestic policies, plans to scale up India footprint, and why it needs to first build domestic demand in order to become a reliable
INTERVIEW - SHAILESH SANGANI
IIJS 2021 has surprised the trade for many reasons: the highest number of exhibitors ever in the history of the show; forty percent larger show space and shifting base to Bengaluru after a three-decade plus unbeaten stint in Mumbai. Shailesh Sangani, convener, national exhibitions, GJEPC, speaks to Soma Bhatta about the key highlights, trade expectations and why retailers should brave the odds to visit the upcoming show.
GOLD: A Modern Rendition
World Gold Council’s ‘You are Gold’ Campaign to excite millennials about gold purchase.
From the earth, for the earth: How natural diamond miners are rehabilitating nature
Diamond is in a very eventful phase in its global trade history. There are discoveries such as the 1,098 carat diamond by Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government. Natural diamonds no longer adorn a woman with its beauty only, the members of Natural Diamond Council are giving their all to conserve the environment with better technology. And this is exactly where Natural Diamond Council is making a difference inimitable in scale and heart. Let’s understand better.
मान सरकार का बजट होगा पेपरलेस
बजट को पेपरलेस कर सरकारी खजाने में बचेंगे 21 लाख और 34 टन कागज की होगी बचत
WANTED TO FINISH ON GOOD NOTE: PBKS' HARPREET BRAR AFTER WIN OVER SRH
Punjab Kings' all-rounder Harpreet Brar, whose three-wicket haul helped his team in defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets, expressed that he was looking forward to ending the season of IPL 2022 on a good note.
KCR reaches Punjab in search of national relevance
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao arrived in Punjab on Sunday where he paid tributes to the soldiers martyred during the struggle in the Galwan Valley and farmers killed during the protest last year.
India's Heartland
Punjab is known for lavish weddings which are a reflection of their culture. They include numerous ceremonies, traditions, and a wide range of food. We take a journey through India's heartland
एक बार फिर डराने लगा है पंजाब!
1980 के दशक में पंजाब में शुरू हुआ आंतकवाद का दौर, ऑपरेशन ब्लू स्टार, पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री इंदिरा गांधी की हत्या और उसके बाद हुए खून खराबे ने देश को वो जख्म दिया जो आजतक नहीं भर सका है. बहुत लम्बे समय तक प्रयास के बाद पंजाब आंतकवाद के चंगुल से बाहर निकला, ऐसे में इस तरह की घटनायें परेशान करने वाली हैं. ऐसा नहीं है कि इससे पहले पंजाब में आतंकवादी घटनाएं नहीं घटी. नवंबर 2018 में अमृतसर के निरंकारी भवन में ब्लास्ट, जनवरी 2017 में सिरसा के मोड़ मंडी में ब्लास्ट, जनवरी 2016 में पठानकोट एयर बेस पर हमला और 2015 में गुरुदासपुर में पुलिस स्टेशन पर भी हमला हुआ, पर पिछले एक साल में जितनी तेजी से ये घटाएं बढ़ी हैं वो ये बताती हैं कि खतरा हमारी समझ से कही बड़ा है.
खालिस्तान की लंबी छाया
पंजाब पुलिस के खुफिया मुख्यालय पर हुआ हमला याद दिलाता है कि खालिस्तान का मुद्दा अब भी खदबदा रहा है. इस बार अलगाववादी अपने नापाक मकसदों के लिए गैंगस्टरों का इस्तेमाल कर रहे हैं
MANN LAUNCHES SCHEME ‘LOK MILNI' TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES OF PEOPLE, GETS 61 COMPLAINTS
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched first-of-its-kind flagship programme of his government ‘Lok Milni (public interaction) for redressal of grievances of people on the spot.
DC beat PBKS by 17 runs, inch closer to IPL play-offs berth
With this win, DC jumped a place to fourth with 14 points from 13 matches
Kuldeep, Axar strangle Punjab Kings
THE IPL season has moved into the business end with teams scrambling to grab the play-off spots.
The Long Shadow of Khalistan
THE ATTACK ON THE PUNJAB POLICE INTELLIGENCE HQ IS A REMINDER THAT THE KHALISTAN ISSUE IS STILL SIMMERING. THIS TIME THE SEPARATISTS ARE USING GANGSTERS TO DO THEIR DIRTY WORK