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Rising gold prices failed to curb its demand in India. Gold buying has gained momentum with a good monsoon - which boosts agriculture output and income for farmers along with a strong rupee and would continue during the festive season. The economy, too is looking good.In India, gold demand picks up between August and October, when consumers buy bullion for auspicious reasons to celebrate festivals, which peak with the Diwali festival in November. The wedding season in October-December will further add to increase in gold jewelry sales. Though, gold investors might wait a little for correction in the gold prices.Export of gold jewellery from India, the largest consumer of the yellow metal in ...

Jewelry exporters have something to get excited about! Recent reports say that UBM the world’s leading organizer of B2B jewellery and gem fairs is going to organise the Mumbai jewellery & gem fair. The first edition of the show will be held from 16-18 December 2011 in Mumbai. Industry insiders are elated not just because this gives the Indian players an opportunity to improve their network while marketing their products, it also acts as a symbolic gesture of the world jewelry industry that India's market is robust like never before and has bounced back strongly after the economic slowdown. Such shows usually attract over hundreds of trade exhibitors and thousands of trade visitors and provide ...

It seems like paul the octopus (who predicted the FIFA world cup results correctly) is in high demand once again. New delhi seeks his services badly to know if the commonwealth games would take place successfully or not? Sad that unlike our politicians he has retired and wouldn't make any predictions ever in the future. Another aspect which has been overshadowed by the commonwealth mess has been the decline in the estimated influx of tourists to see the games. Forget the spectators, the organisers are now seen pleading hard to the athletes to turn up for the event. What could have been a golden opportunity for the government to put Delhi gloriously on the world map, ...

In a major boost to the Indian carpet industry, the famed handmade carpet of Bhadohi has been granted Geographical Indication (GI). With this, it has joined the league of other GI tagged products like Pochampalli, Tirupati laddu, Darjeeling tea and Banarasi silk and brocadeIn the past four months, the Registrar of Geographical Indications (GI) has granted GI tag to Bikaneri bhujia from Rajasthan, Guntur Sannam chilli, Gadwal sarees & Hyderabadi haleem from Andhra Pradesh, Nashik valley wine, Mahabaleshwar strawberry and Paithani sarees from Maharashtra, Kasaragod sarees and Kuthampully sarees from Kerala, Kinnauri shawl from Himachal Pradesh, and Sandur Lambani embroidery from Karnataka. ...

"Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming." - Richard Branson The vibrant domestic market in India is throwing up unprecedented opportunities in the garment sector specially for the upcoming entrepreneurs. Some of the clothing manufacturers in India, who have been supplying goods to the reputed global garment and accessory retailers, are now toying with idea of launching their own brands. Few of the garment accessories suppliers sums up the general mood as “ The investors are willing, the policies are favourable and by all angels this seems like an idea whose time as come ! ” Recent news report confirms the fact that the organised garment & accessories ...

The golden fibre is finally finding its true place in our day to day lifestyle. The green activists crescendo is reaching its fever pitch highlighting the usage of jute products as an alternative to plastics, at least at the corporate and political level.Recently, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit urged people to use jute bags while launching the 'Sheel Shera' project aimed at discouraging the use of plastic. The chief minister further stressed upon the need to use environment-friendly bags apart from bringing awareness on environmental issues.Another initiative which is doing the rounds is from SULABH INTERNATIONAL, a well known civil society organisation . They too have launched a campaign ...

UAE's trade surplus with India rose to Dh2.2 billion during the first quarter this year from a trade deficit of Dh7.3 billion during the same period last year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Foreign trade.The report attributed this positive change to the big increase of 273 per cent in the value of UAE non-oil exports that went up from Dh2.2 billion during the first quarter of 2009 to Dh8.4 billion this year. In addition, the value of India-bound re-exported UAE commodities rose by 162 per cent, going up from Dh4.4 billion to Dh11.5 billion during the same comparison period.The report also revealed that there is a 83 per cent increase in the value of non-oil foreign trade ...

There is a huge divide between India shining and India suffering and very few cinematic attempts have been made to expose this harsh reality. Peepli Live - a comic satire on the state of farmers successfully highlighted the same and helped in creating some buzz around the pathetic conditions of our farmers. Over urbanization is slowly but surely killing our once famed agriculture industry and its repercussions are felt by each one of the stakeholders involved including the tractor manufacturers and suppliers. Statistics show that the demand for tractors and tractor spare parts was robust up till the mid 90s and thereafter it begun to decline gradually.Even during this slump some of the well ...

There have been two big news stories for the jute products manufacturers which can bring a ray of hope for the otherwise ailing jute industry. The first one is that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CEA) decided to reverse the Union textile ministry’s proposal for 25 per cent dilution in mandatory use of jute bags for packaging of food-grain and sugar. This is for the second year in a row that CCEA has turned down the proposal for dilution of the Jute Packaging Materials Act (JPMA). According to JPMA of 1987, it is mandatory for the government procurement agencies to pack foodgrain and sugar in jute bags. Industry insiders think of this as a pre poll bonanza for the West Bengal. ...

PETA may not like this but the sale and purchase of animal horns is a multi million dollar industry, all over the world. These days, due to strict rules and regulations animal horn suppliers take every possible precaution not to cause any cruelty towards animals and extract their horns in the most peaceful manner usually after an animal has died its natural death. The history of human kind is filled of instances wherein they have derived immense pleasure out of animal hunting. In the past horned animals were hunted so that their mounted head or horns can be displayed as a hunting trophy or as decorative objects. However, as of now things have changed and the horn products ...

“The universe is a machine where you have been placed, and like a machine the outcome can be known. Every battle has already been won or lost. All that is left is for you to choose your side.” Introduction As per Wiki, Extrusion is a process used to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile. A material is pushed or drawn through a die of the desired cross-section. The two main advantages of this process over other manufacturing processes are its ability to create very complex cross-sections and work materials that are brittle, because the material only encounters compressive and shear stresses. It also forms finished parts with an excellent surface finish. Metals, ...

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients - Carl Levin As millions of surgical procedures are conducted across the globe, sterile hospital environment has acquired importance like never before. Reports say that around 25 % of the human deaths happens due to infectious diseases. Infection control is critical to any hospital's success. This realization has led to the increased focus on disposable or single use surgery equipments worldwide. The risk of contracting infection during and post surgery are quite high. Subsequently hospital staffers put disposable and sterile products as their top-most ...

You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Doris Egan Recent reports say that the environmentalists are urging the ganesha idol makers to go green on this ganesh chaturthi. In this festival the household idols are carried to the sea shore, where they are immersed into the seabed. Environmentalists don't have an issue with this concept, though they have a certain discomfort with the material used in the idol making. Usually plaster of paris is used to give the idol a robust look and shape whereas environmentalists insist on using clay and green paints. This festival also give us an opportunity to take a quick glance on the statue making industry. ...