Gems

Interplanetary dust particles in comets may hold major clues to understanding how planets were formed: Study

Surviving samples of pre-solar dust are most likely to be preserved in comets – small, cold bodies that formed in the outer solar nebula.

Export drops 1.12% to $23 bn in Oct; trade deficit balloons as imports grow 7.6% to $37.11 bn

Trade deficit widened to $14 billion during the month under review as against $11.13 billion in October 2016

Gems, jewellery exports rise 12% to $11.4 bn in Apr-Jul led by US demand

Gems and jewellery contribute about 14 percent to the country's overall exports

Budget 2015: Govt may consider reducing gold import duty by 2-4%

The government may consider 2-4 percent reduction in gold import duty in the forthcoming Budget, a move that could help boost exports and manufacturing of gems and jewellery

Indian FMCG companies look for growth in GEMS

GEMS aka Global Emerging Markets is the latest buzz word going around in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Space.

Want gold import duty gone, hurts jewellery industry: Comm Minister Sitharaman

Sitharaman expressed hope that once the CAD enters into comfort zone, the finance minister may want to reconsider relaxing the gold import norms.<br />

Zircon crystal found in Australia oldest piece of Earth at 4.4 bn years

Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest known piece of our planet, dating to 4.4 billion years ago.