Commerce and business minister Piyush Goyal Monday said that exports of gems and jewelry, textiles and leather-based goods, which are India’s power areas, are currently beneath stress. At an occasion organised by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he additionally mentioned that Europe and the US are under stress, commodity costs and demand have softened, and discretionary spending is lukewarm. The detailed report was ready following a sequence of regional roundtables – overlaying Europe, North America, Asia and Africa – and comprehensive research, including a Gender, Diversity & Inclusion Survey conducted by RJC in collaboration with BSR. According to the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Gender Gap report, it’s going to take 257 years to shut the economic gender gap. While all industries have the accountability to address this hole, the jewellery business is taking tangible motion, underpinned by the efforts of RJC, which has rallied all stakeholders to …