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  • Surat: Growth in India’s gems and jewelery exports amid global challenges

    Surat: Growth in India’s gems and jewelery exports amid global challenges

    In the financial year 2022-23, there has been an increase of 2.48% in the export of gems and jewelery to Rs 300462.52 crore, which was recorded at Rs 293193.19 crore in the same period last year. The total gems and jewelery exports in US Dollars were recorded at US$ 37468.66 million as against US$ 39331.71 million in the same period last year.

    Congratulating the Government of India on achieving the export target of $770 billion in FY 2022-23 and analyzing the export performance of Gems and Jewelery Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC said that “Indian Gems and Jewelery industry has risen to the global challenges. Despite this, it has given a commendable performance. Despite inflation in America, war between Russia-Ukraine, continuous lockdown in China for 6 months, the Indian gems and jewelery industry has performed commendably in achieving its target. The total gross export of gems and jewelery has registered a growth of 2.48% to Rs.300462.52 crore this year as compared to the previous financial year. Due to the timely implementation of CEPA between India and UAE by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, plain gold exports to UAE have seen a growth of 17% in the financial year 2022-23. The main markets of India are America, Hong Kong and UAE. ,

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the total gross exports of cut and polished diamonds are expected to decline by 2.97% (a decline of 9.78% in US dollar terms) to Rs. 176696.95 Crore (US$ 22044.58 Million), a decline has been recorded from Rs. 182111.14 crore (US$ 24433.75 million) was recorded at Rs. Talking about the decline in exports of cut and polished diamonds, Vipul Shah shared his view that, “Global challenges affected the demand for diamonds in major markets including India, USA and China. But Europe And some regions in South-East Asia did well. India faced difficulties due to inconsistent Russian rough diamond supplies and challenges with profitability, as countries such as Namibia, Botswana and Angola export their rough diamonds to their countries. They prefer to do cuttings in countries only.

    • Gold jewelery exports up by 11.13% to Rs 75635.72 crore
    • Export of plain gold jewelery increased by 17.22% to Rs.33177.86 crore
    • Export of studded gold jewelery declined by 2.97% to Rs 176696.95 crore
    • Export of Polished Lab Grown Diamonds increased by 37.31% to Rs.13466.42 crore
    • 16.02% growth in silver jewelery exports to Rs 23492.71 crore
    • Export of Colored Gemstones increased by 45.44% to Rs.3373.43 Crore

    Vipul Shah further added, “However, stability will return to the diamond sector in the coming months, especially in China and Far East Asia. For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross export of gold jewelery is Rs 75635.72 Crore (US$ 9423.31 million), an increase of 11.13% (3.22% in US dollar terms) from Rs.68062.41 crore (US$ 9129.71) million recorded in the previous year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of plain gold jewelery increased by 17.22% (8.74% in US$ terms) to Rs 33177.86 Crore (US$ 4128.57 Million). 28303.37 crores (US$3796.70 million) has been recorded in the previous year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of all types of studded gold jewelery registered a growth of 6.79% (decrease of 0.72% in US$ terms) to Rs 42457.87 Crore (US$ 5294.74 Million) from Rs. 39759.04 Crore (US$ 5333.01 Million) for the year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of Lab Grown Diamonds stood at Rs 13466.42 Crore (US$ 1679.98 Million), a growth of 37.31% (27.85% in US Dollar terms). 9807.56 crore (US$1313.98 million) was recorded for the previous year.

    On the increasing business of Lab Grown, GJEPC President Vipul Shah said that Lab Grown Diamond is a fast recovering sector. An increase of 37.31% has been registered in the export of lab grown from April 2022 to March 2023 to Rs 13466.2 crore. IITs have been given a grant of Rs 242 crore by the Government of India for the next 5 years to do research on lab grown, which will prove to be helpful in developing manufacturing technology at the local level. The removal of custom duty on lab grown diamond seeds, which was earlier 5%, is also a commendable step. This will help India to complete the production cycle of lab grown-diamonds globally and gain leadership as a jewelery manufacturing.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of silver jewelery stood at Rs 23492.71 crore (US$ $ 2932.12 million), a growth of 16.02% (8.03% in US$ terms). 20248.09 crore (US$ $ 2714.14 million) was recorded for the previous year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of platinum jewelery registered a growth of 10.01% (2.49% in US$ terms) to INR 237.73 Crore (US$29.01 Million) from US$ 29.01 Million last year (Rs. 216.09 crore was recorded).

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross export of colored gemstones is Rs. 3373.43 Crore (US$ 419.63 Million) from Rs 2319.41 Crore (US$ 311.21 Million) last year, registering a growth of 45.44% (34.83% in $ terms).

    Export performance in March 2023

    In the month of March 2023, the total gross exports of Gems and Jewelery declined by 23.75% (a decline of 29.39% in US$ terms) from Rs. $3699.90 million).

    The total gross export of cut and polished diamonds in March 2023 is Rs. 13207.10 Crore (US$ 1604.67 Million), registering a decline of 27.68% (a decline of 33.05% in US$ terms) as compared to Rs 18263.16 Crore (US$ 2396.96 Million) registered in the previous year.

    In the month of March 2023, the total gross exports of Gold Jewelery registered a growth of 4.24% from Rs 5769.24 Crore (US$ 701.26 Million) to Rs 5534.53 Crore (US$ 726.27 Million) in the same period last year.

    The total gross export of Plain Gold Jewelery in March 2023 is Rs. 2760.02 crore (US$ 335.56 million), indicating an increase of 27.27% (or 17.86% in US dollar terms) from Rs. 2168.70 crore (US$ 284.70 million) at Rs.
    In the month of March 2023, the total gross exports of studded gold jewelery stood at Rs.3009.22 crore (US$ 365.70 million), a decline of 10.60% (a decline of 17.18% in US$ terms) from Rs. 3365.83 crore (US$ 441.57 million).

  • Ahmedabad: Free shuttle facility to the spectators going to watch the match at Modi Stadium, parking will have to be booked through the application

    Ahmedabad: Free shuttle facility to the spectators going to watch the match at Modi Stadium, parking will have to be booked through the application

    The match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians is to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. As thousands of spectators throng this stadium, parking becomes a major problem. That’s why special arrangements have been made for the spectators coming to watch the match. Viewers will be able to book parking on an app called Show My Parking. Also, free shuttle has been arranged for them to go from the parking plot to the stadium.

    Vehicle will be towed and fine will be charged

    Ahmedabad Police has tweeted that the spectators coming to watch the match should not face any problem, so advance booking will have to be done compulsorily through the Show My Parking application. Apart from this, free shuttle service has been arranged for the spectators living away from the parking of the stadium. Vehicles parked at places other than the parking lot will be towed and fined.

    Spectators used to pay money for vehicle parking

    Due to the Modi Stadium match, parking was allowed by charging more money for parking vehicles in the surrounding areas. Apart from this, traffic was affected due to parking of vehicles everywhere. Therefore, now the police has tweeted that special arrangements have been made for the audience. Arrangements have also been made for the movement of spectators from the parking lot to the stadium. So that traffic is not affected and visitors can get rid of parking by paying more money.

  • Vadodara: 130 days’ remuneration paid to the permanent employees of the State Health Department, but anger over non-payment to contract workers

    Vadodara: 130 days’ remuneration paid to the permanent employees of the State Health Department, but anger over non-payment to contract workers

    During the Corona epidemic, permanent employees across the state have been given additional remuneration of 130 days for doing duty on holidays. But even though the contract employees of the health department have worked on holidays during the Corona period, no separate remuneration has been given to such employees by the state government. Due to which there is resentment among thousands of employees of such technical and non-technical contracts.

    Separate remuneration of contract employees has not been paid till date

    have been offered from time to time by all the districts and corporations of the state to the concerned departments of the state government, but the separate remuneration of such contractual employees has not been paid till date. Along with this, written information has also been given to the Mission Director (NHM) by the Chief District Health Officer from all the districts. However, this question has not been resolved till date.

    More than 70 percent of the employees did extra work during the Corona period

    Significantly, during the last pandemic Corona period, more than 70 percent of the employees did extra work. Even during the holidays, he performed duty during the Corona period. It is an indisputable fact that if the contractual employees had not joined shoulder to shoulder with the permanent employees during the Corona period, the condition of the administration would have deteriorated. However, permanent employees have been given an honorarium of 130 days for doing duty during the Corona period. But in this case, thousands of contract workers of the health department are indignant when the government’s discriminatory policy of not giving any remuneration to thousands of contract workers was exposed.

    Fury prevails among contract workers

    It is noteworthy that the number of contractual employees is likely to be much higher in comparison to permanent employees in all the departments of the state. There is a general feeling and demand of the contract employees that all the rights which are available or given to the permanent employees should be given to the contract employees according to their salary. The government had made a written recommendation for salary allowance to the permanent employees, but there is anger among the contract employees for not recommending the contract employees.

    Recommend in writing to the Deputy Secretary for certain cadres

    The Additional Director of the State Government has recommended in writing to the Deputy Secretary for certain cadres, in which regular or permanent employees have been recommended to receive 130 days leave salary in addition to the higher monthly allowance during the last Corona period, but Thousands of contractual employees have not been recommended to give more monthly allowance or 130 days fixed pay leave, which has exposed the double policy of the Health Department. However, no recommendation has been made by any higher level authority regarding additional allowance for contract employees or payment for work done on holidays. There is anger among the contract employees for not solving the problems of the contract employees.

  • Rajkot: Traffic signals will remain closed from 1 pm to 5 pm due to rising heat

    Rajkot: Traffic signals will remain closed from 1 pm to 5 pm due to rising heat

    Scorching heat has started in the state. In some cities, the temperature is going beyond 40 degrees. In Rajkot city too, the mercury has started reaching beyond 40 degrees. The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of increasing the temperature further in the coming days. The onset of summer has been delayed this year, but now there is a possibility of severe heat wave. After this, the Rajkot traffic department has decided to keep the traffic signals closed from 1 pm to 5 pm so that the drivers do not face any problem in the afternoon.

    Traffic signals in Rajkot will remain closed from 1 pm to 5 pm

    Rajkot traffic department has taken an important decision to avoid the scorching heat. All traffic signals in the city will remain closed from 1 pm to 5 pm. Due to which the drivers will not have to stand on the traffic signal in the scorching heat and get scorched in the heat. People avoid going out without work in the afternoon or summer, but this decision is important for those who have to go out under compulsion. Traffic signals usually remain closed for 60 to 90 seconds. This time may sound less but when you have to stand for so long in the scorching heat then it is very difficult. Especially the elderly and children will benefit more from this decision and will be able to avoid heat stroke.

    cases of fainting due to heat stroke in summer

    Due to the unbearable heat in summer, many cases of sunstroke come to the fore and sometimes people even faint. The traffic department has tried to save people from trouble by standing on the traffic signal. During this, due to the strong sunlight, people go out only when there is some very important work. So that due to this decision the traffic department does not have to face any kind of traffic problem. This decision will be effective till further notice.

  • Gujarat: 5 more accused arrested in dummy case, accused had given 10th and competitive exam

    Gujarat: 5 more accused arrested in dummy case, accused had given 10th and competitive exam

    Police on Monday arrested 5 more accused in the Bhavnagar dummy paper case. Significantly, the police had arrested Ghanshyam Landhwa and Bipin Trivedi last day. Both of them are named in the complaint along with Yuvraj Singh. Bipin Trivedi is a close friend of Yuvraj whose video surfaced. Bipin Trivedi claimed to have taken 55 lakhs from Yuvraj. Along with this, the name of Ghanshyam also came up in this video, who had done the transaction of Rs. A total of 38 complaints have been registered so far in the dummy case and 19 accused have been arrested so far.

    arrested accused

    The accused, arrested by the police on Monday, appeared as dummies in class 10th as well as competitive examinations. The names of the accused are Hasmukh Punabhai Bhatt, Jaideep Bababhai Bheda, Devang Ramanuj Yogeshbhai, Yuvraj Singh Jitendrasinh Parmar and Jani Hirenkumar Ravi Shankar.

    6 accused were detained on Sunday

    Along with this, six more accused in the Bhavnagar dummy case were sent to jail. On completion of the remand of the accused last day, all the 6 accused were sent to jail. Vipul Agravat, Bhargav Baraiya, Parth Jani, Ashwin Solanki, Ramesh Baraiya and Rahul Lambadia have been put behind bars in the dummy case. A total of 10 accused are in jail so far in the dummy case. Significantly, on Thursday, Bhavnagar SIT had arrested 6 accused. After this, he was presented in the court and demanded remand. Therefore, the court had approved the remand of the accused for two days, after completion of the remand, all the accused have been sent to jail.

  • Dawoodi Bohra society is the country’s peace-loving society: Brijmohan Agarwal

    Dawoodi Bohra society is the country’s peace-loving society: Brijmohan Agarwal

    Raipur. Senior BJP leader and Raipur South MLA Brijmohan Agarwal attended the Eid Milan function organized by Dawoodi Bohra Samaj at Jamaat Khana. Giving Eid greetings to the society on this occasion, Brijmohan Agarwal said that the Dawoodi Bohra community is a peace-loving society of the country. Not only in Chhattisgarh, but also in the progress of the country, this society has contributed significantly. The Eid Milan ceremony ended with the National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana…” on the occasion.

    In his address, Brijmohan Agarwal said that if someone forms an opinion about any society or group, then there is their work behind it. If the work is good, then people remain attached to it with positivity. He said that the traditions of the Dawoodi Bohra community have greatly influenced him. The food of the entire society is prepared at one place at one time. People eat food by taking tiffin. Rich or poor, everyone’s food remains the same. All the people of the society wear the same type of clothes. This sense of equality is wonderful.

  • The MLA advised the police station in-charge to return the money, the video went viral

    The MLA advised the police station in-charge to return the money, the video went viral

    Balrampur. A video of Ramanujganj MLA Brihaspati Singh is going viral. In the viral video, the MLA is talking to the outpost in-charge on the phone about returning the bribe money. According to the information received, in the viral video, the MLA of Ramanujganj is talking about returning the bribe money.

    While talking to Vijayanagar outpost in-charge on the phone, he is talking about the bribe money taken from the villager. They say that there is no problem with the little bribe you are taking. But taking money from someone whose family member is in jail and then troubling him is not right. Return all the money taken from them. It is being told that this video is from the time when Jawahir Nagvanshi, a resident of Mahavirganj, reached the MLA with a complaint about this.

  • Anyone can participate in our struggle – Indian Wrestlers Calling

    Anyone can participate in our struggle – Indian Wrestlers Calling

    President of the Wrestling Federation of India, BJP. MP Brij Bhushan Charan Singh, 66 years old, and some coaches accused of sexually harassing and psychologically harassing young female wrestlers, led a dharna protest in Delhi’s Jandar Mandar last January to demand action against him. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, who brought the 3-day-long protest to an amicable end, constituted a 6-member monitoring committee headed by boxer Mary Kom to inquire into the allegation. He also ordered that Brij Bhushan be removed from the post of chairman until the investigation is over. Brij Bhushan categorically denied the complaints against him and said that he will not step down from the post of president. At the same time, he announced that he will not contest again for the post of the president of the wrestling federation, which will be held next month. Meanwhile, the six-member committee that probed the allegations against Brij Bhushan and the wrestlers concerned has recently submitted its report to the Union Sports Ministry. But the details of the report are yet to be released by the sports ministry. No case has yet been registered against Brij Bhushan Charan Singh. In this case, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India, who is involved in the sexual complaint, and the BJP. The male and female wrestlers started protesting yesterday to file a case against MP Brij Bhushan Charan Singh. The protest that started yesterday continued into the night. The players and players have said that anyone can support their protest as the protest continues even today. In this regard, Vinish Phogat, a gold medalist in the Commonwealth and Asian Games, said, “We don’t trust anyone blindly. Last time we were misled. We hope that this time there will be no politics in this case. Similarly, Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia said that this time any party like Congress and BJP can participate in our protest. We have no connection with any party’ he said.

  • Family who lost son on Eid donates his organs to save two lives in Delhi

    Family who lost son on Eid donates his organs to save two lives in Delhi

    NEW DELHI: A grieving family of Muslim labourers gave a life-changing gift to a boy and a young man on Eid. They donated the organs of their nine-year-old son who was declared brain dead on April 21 after an accident.
    Doctors tried to revive the boy, who was brought to AIIMS on April 15 with severe head injuries after a two-wheeler accident. They couldn’t.
    After the AIIMS organ retrieval banking organisation spoke to the family, they signed the consent forms on April 22. The boy was the youngest of the five children of the couple who did not have the heart to speak about the donation. The family is from Mewat in Haryana.
    The boy’s cousin told TOI that the decision was a tough one for the entire family. He was the youngest, and they lost him at the time of the festival, he said. “If his organs can save the lives of others, then it’s the best gift to him,” the cousin said.
    The boy was born with one kidney, which AIIMS confirmed after a CT scan and a USG of his abdomen. It was retrieved to be donated to a 20-year-old youth from Haryana’s Bahadurgarh, admitted to AIIMS.
    His liver has been given to a 16-year-old boy at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, according to allocation by the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), doctors in AIIMS said.
    Both his corneas were retrieved by the RP Centre Eye Bank and will be given to patients in AIIMS in the near future. The boy’s heart valves were also retrieved to be used later. However, his heart and lungs were not found suitable for transplant by experts from NOTTO.
    AIIMS doctors said this was the fifth paediatric donation in the age group of 1-12 years of the 19 donations at the JPN Apex Trauma Centre since April 2022.
    Dr Deepak Gupta, professor of neurosurgery and faculty in-charge of the organ procurement team, trauma centre, said there is a myth that organs can be extracted for donation only from patients only between 18 years and 60 years of age. Organ donation can be done after brain death of a patient, irrespective of their age, he said.
    “A set of two tests are conducted (repeated at interval of six hours in adults and 12 hours in children) by a team of four doctors for brain death certification according to the Transplantation of Human Organs & Tissues Act (THOTA),” he said. A brain-dead patient can give a new lease of life to an average of eight patients after consent is given by the patient’s family.
    He said that in the case of neonatal donors, they are too small to recover organs for transplantation, especially those younger than one year of age. Finding suitable recipients for such young donors can be a challenge too.

  • Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik performed Akhi Muthi friendly ritual on Akshaya Tritiya

    Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik performed Akhi Muthi friendly ritual on Akshaya Tritiya

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday launched several people-oriented programmes on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya.

    On this occasion, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik participated in a special programme organised by the Department of Agriculture at the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) farm in Bhubaneswar.

    CM Naveen also performed the ritual of Akhi Muthi Anukula and Bhumi Pujana during the programme. Agriculture Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain and other officials were present during the occasion.

    On this occasion, the Chief Minister also inaugurated an ‘Agricultural Review Centre’, which will function as a ‘central command and control system’ in the state agriculture building.

    In the application of computer and information technology, it can help in decision-making by obtaining real-time information from the field level. The center will play an important role in the successful implementation of various schemes and support to the farmers.

    Chief Minister also inaugurated a creche ‘Kalika’ for the children of the employees working in Lok Seva Bhavan. Currently, it can accommodate 20 children in the initial phase.

    Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain, Women and Child Development Minister Basanti Hembram, Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Development Commissioner Anu Garg, Secretary Mission Shakti Sujatha Karthikeyan Pandian and Secretary for Women and Child Development Shubha Sharma were present at this event.