Jewellery
How to buy gold, diamond and silver jewellery in India: making charges, hallmarks, purity, lab-grown vs natural, and daily-wear designs.

How to calculate gold price in India: the formula, with a worked example
The formula for pricing gold jewellery in India: net weight, rate, making charge, wastage, stones and GST, with a worked example using example numbers.

Gold making charges in India: what you should actually pay in 2026
Making charges explained: percentage vs per gram, sourced per-gram figures, wastage, GST, buyback and a checklist, with clearly labelled example numbers.
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