SEBI clears norms for gold exchanges
The Hindu
Move will enable transparency in pricing, country will become ‘price setter’ in ecosystem, says Tyagi
The board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Tuesday approved the framework for a gold exchange as well as for vault managers.
These were proposals made in the last Union Budget.
The approval paves the way for gold exchanges to be set up for trading in ‘Electronic Gold Receipt’. (EGR) like in the case of other securities.

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall microplastic abundance does not necessarily imply low ecological risk. Even small particles can cause long-term ecological damage by affecting marine life, moving up the food chain, and eventually impacting human health through contaminated seafood.











