Indian industry will have to deal with high raw material prices, and user industries will see their costs rising though with a lag in some cases.

Dealers with turnover of Rs 2 crore and above covered; industry says threshold too low

According to government data, the prices have still not crossed the MSPs in some mandis.

On an average most commodities are up between 20-30 per cent compared to a year ago levels.

In July alone, 2.5 tonnes of gold coins were imported so far from South Korea under zero-duty facility

A new solution to raise deal speed is expected to avoid hiccups in trading when launched on August 1

Good monsoon, farm loan waiver -- the two key reasons behind more customers in jewellery shops

In India 24-carat gold is used mostly in coins and bars

The proposed bullion bank can help settle gold loan accounts in gold terms, and promote existing gold schemes, along with launching schemes including gold-recurring deposits.

"The government feels the industry needs some government oversight and can't be left unregulated. A panel of bureaucrats will soon submit their recommendations on the subject," said an official.

BIS proposes compulsory registration for selling hallmarked jewellery. This will kill business of online sales as BIS registration is given only to physical premises.

Retail jewellers may be exempted as customers are allowed to buy jewellery up to Rs 200,000 in cash

'We need to see how quickly the industry comes out of the impact of the note ban.'

Output, consumption estimates further revised downwards; debt restructuring for mills possible.

After demonetisation, demand jumped as many people with unaccounted money bought the yellow metal.

Nishith Desai appointed as advisor to frame norms.

If there is turmoil in currencies, gold can shoot up sharply, says author of Arora Report.

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The customs duty from gold imports could be approximately Rs 8,000 crore, about less than half of what was collected a year ago.