• Investment World
• eWorld
• Catalyst
• Mentor
• Life
• Canvas
• Praxis
• Urban Pulse
• Brand Quest

Stocks

• Quotes
• SE Diary
• Scoreboard
• Open-End Mutual Fund

Shipping

• Ports
  
  

Archives

• Yesterday
• Datewise
• Resources

Group Sites

• The Hindu
• Business Line
• Sportstar
• Frontline
• The Hindu eBooks
• The Hindu Images

Our Bureau

Mangalore , Jan. 30

THE Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will conduct an awareness programme on hallmarking scheme for jewellers, in Mangalore on February 10.

A BIS press release said here on Monday that the Union Government had decided to make hallmarking mandatory for all jewellers with effect from January 1, 2008.

As many manufacturers, traders and retailers of gold jewellery are operating in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, the awareness programme will apprise the jewellers of the salient features of the hallmarking scheme so that they can prepare themselves to meet the mandatory requirements of hallmarking. Senior officials from BIS headquarters in New Delhi will address the jewellers, the release said.

The BIS launched hallmarking scheme as a voluntary scheme in April 2000. More than 1,000 jewellers are operating the scheme in the country, the release added.

More Stories on : Gems & Jewellery

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Stories in this Section
Cold loses bite as westerly systems `flatten out'

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line