Four Swarovski crystals embedded coin!

Three small clear ones within the engraved pattern and a larger one that adds more colourful sparkle than the actual birthstone could be the perfect gift for someone born in July! With its bold red colour, a ruby easily stands out and instantly stirs the imagination. The traditional birthstone for July is a symbol of zeal and passion.

It is traditionally believed to offer fortune and beauty. Flanked by three smaller Swarovski crystals and surrounded by a Celtic art-inspired design, the colourful Swarovski crystal at the centre is a token of good fortune not just in birthday month, but for the whole year. And with the help of a bezel kit, coin will easily become a cherished piece of jewellery that expresses who you are.

GJNRF shoulders CSR amid Covid-19

Gem & Jewellery National Relief Foundation (GJNRF) is performing its’ CSR activities even in the lockdown of pandemic Covid-19 silently! According to the sources, 1: 26000masks (including N95 wherever required), 2:

20000 PPE gowns, 3: 200 PPE kits, 4: 20000 goggles, 5: 20000 gloves, 6: 12000litters of sanitisers, 7: 960 Covid-19 testing kits, 8: 50 Infra digital Thermometers, 9: 50 Oxymeters to various Hospitals and Zonal Police stations is being donated so far! 

Upon arrival of lockdown immediately GJNRF bothered for diamond artisans & Ratnakalakars! GJNRF provided food grain kits time to time to about 22000 artisans of Dahisar, Palanpur, Visnagar, Botad, Surendranagar and Surat since April. Managed to totalled up 110, 000 so far.  

Hummingbird to WGC Board of Members

The World Gold Council (WGC), the market development organisation for the gold industry, has welcomed Hummingbird Resources to its Board of Members. As part of joining the World Gold Council, the company has agreed to adopt and adhere to the Responsible Gold Mining Principles.

Hummingbird Resources engages in the exploration, evaluation and development of mineral properties in West Africa with a primary focus on gold. Founded in 2005, Hummingbird listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2010. The company currently has two operations, Yanfolila, a high grade, producing mine in south west Mali; and Dugbe, a large undeveloped gold deposit in Liberia.

Upward trajectory of G6 currency at DGCX

Against a more stable, but fragile global economy the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) continues to provide investors with a wide range of derivative products that allows them to manage their risk effectively.

In May, the DGCX built upon the recent standout performance of its G6 currencies portfolio, which recorded year-on-year (Y-O-Y) volume growth of 598.98%. The portfolio has now recorded year-to-date (Y-T-D) volume growth of 520.72% compared to the same period last year. Among the G6 currency pairs, Euro, British Pound, and Yen Futures contracts registered the strongest performances, recording impressive Y-O-Y ADV growth of 516.2%, 336.42%, and 588.67% respectively.

DNA fingerprinting tech at SSEF

The Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF is introducing a new service to support the documentation of the origin and provenance of pearls, in partnership with the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich. It is made possible by a substantial expansion of the organisation’s DNA fingerprinting reference database and capabilities, which now include eight oyster species that produce the vast majority of pearls found in the natural and cultured pearl trade.

The eight pearl species that can be distinguished conclusively using these DNA fingerprinting methods are, 1: Pinctada radiata (Arabian/Persian Gulf & Ceylon pearl oyster), 2: Pinctada imbricata (Atlantic pearl oyster), 3: Pinctada fucata/martensii (Akoya pearl oyster), 4: Pinctada maxima (South Sea pearl oyster), 5: Pinctada margaritifera (Tahitian black-lipped pearl oyster), 6: Pinctada mazatlanica (Panama pearl oyster), 7: Pinctada maculata (Pipi pearl oyster) & 8: Pteria sterna (Rainbow-lipped pearl oyster)

Pandora from recycled silver and gold

Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand, announced it will entirely stop using newly mined silver and gold in its jewellery by 2025 and only buy from recycled sources. This will cut carbon emissions by two thirds for silver and by more than 99% for gold.

“Silver and gold are beautiful jewellery materials that can be recycled forever without losing their quality. Metals mined centuries ago are just as good as new. They will never tarnish or decay. We wish to help develop a more responsible way of crafting affordable luxury like our jewellery, and prevent that these fine metals end up in landfills. We want to do our part to build a more circular economy,” said CEO Alexander Lacik.

Kookaburra portrays impression

First issued by The Perth Mint in 1990, the Australian Kookaburra portrays a new impression of the famous bush bird each year. With its unmistakable laughing call, the kookaburra is synonymous with Australia, from the outback to the back yard.

This coin’s reverse depicts a kookaburra perched on a corrugated iron rooftop with stylised rays of the rising sun in the background. The noticeably raised motifs appear on a highly-polished concave surface. As well as the bird, the coin rim and its serrated edge are decorated in 24-carat gold making this spectacular release a first-of-a-kind for The Perth Mint.

MSME sector redefined by government!

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met on Monday, 1st June 2020. This was the first meeting of the Union Cabinet after the Central Government entered into its second year in office. During the meeting, historic decisions were taken that will have a transformative impact on the lives of India’s hardworking farmers, MSME sector and those working as street vendors.

Road map for implementing MSMEs two Packages

In line with Government of India's top focus on energising MSMEs in the country, a special meeting of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) was convened under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, here today, which approved the upward revision of MSME definition and modalities/ road map for laying down effective implementation mechanism for the remaining two announcements under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Package. These include:

Technology Platform to empower MSMEs

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the technology platform Champions which stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength. As the name suggests, the portal is basically for making the smaller units big by solving their grievances, encouraging, supporting, helping and handholding. It is a real one-stop-shop solution of MSME Ministry.

This ICT based system is set up to help the MSMEs in present difficult situation and also to handhold them to become national and international champions.