NEW DELHI: Gold demand in India has slipped by nearly 70 per cent after the government doubled import duty on the precious metal earlier this month.

Demand fell to about 7.5 tonnes in the fortnight ended May 27 from around 25 tonnes a year earlier, according to industry estimates. The government increased the import duty on…

NEW DELHI: Gold demand in India has slipped by nearly 70 per cent after the government doubled import duty on the precious metal earlier this month.