Tag: GOLD

Policy UpdateRitobrata PurkayasthaBackgroundIndia’s macroeconomic relationship with gold represents a complex intersection of socio-cultural security, retail asset preservation, and structural trade vulnerability. Privately held gold...

Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundThe gold loan segment has historically been one of India’s fastest-growing forms of secured retail credit, valued for its speed of disbursal,...

Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundGold hallmarking in India began as a voluntary certification scheme run by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in April 2000, allowing...

Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundThe Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) scheme was conceived as part of a broader strategy to curb India’s heavy reliance on physical gold...

Atharva SalunkeA Voluntary Appeal With Extraordinary Economic SignificanceHon’able Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal asking Indians to voluntarily avoid purchasing gold jewellery for one...

Mahek AgarwalABSTRACTOn February 9, 2023, the Geological Survey of India struck gold in the foothills of the Himalayas in the form of 5.9 million...