The government said today that there is no proposal to review the gold imports policy as inbound shipments of the metal have remained high. “At present,...

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and to celebrate this occasion, Malabar Gold & Diamonds has introduced an exclusive diamond and 18k gold jewellery pendants...
A 155 Year old trusted brand from South, Chemmanur International Jewellers Group launched its new Diamond Jewellery Collection “AMRA” in Delhi. The exhibition for the same...

Loose diamond traders have started approaching players in the organised sector for business dealings, due to the latter’s deeper pockets, following Rs 115 billion PNB (Punjab...

The government’s proposed gold policy, being finalised after recommendations from a NITI Aayog panel, should lead to a big rise in India’s sourcing of refined gold...
Mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery will become a reality any time during the next quarter, that is, from financial year 2018-19, if the government decides to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Going beyond the usual promotional activities to celebrate Mother’s Day (Arab) on 21st March, the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group (DGJG) has launched a first...
The Reserve Bank of India has revised its directions on ‘Hedging of Commodity Price Risk and Freight Risk in Overseas Markets’, whereby it has excluded gold,...

DMCC, the world’s leading Free Zone for commodities trade and enterprise, is set to hold an in-depth discussion on “The Evolution and Impact of Taxation on...

Non-UAE cards have spent higher amounts during the shopping festival over the past five years compared to the rest of the year. Of all the spending...

Government-owned MMTC, the country’s largest international trading company, will hold the first auction under the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) of the central government in the next...
Gold jewellery sales in the country have fallen 15-20% since the Rs 12,900-crore Nirav Modi-Mehul Choksi fraud came to light in early February as consumers have...
The gems and jewellery exports are likely to remain flat this financial year due to global economic slowdown, but might grow at 10 per cent next...

In a letter to the then Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan on July 26, 2014, the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) had...
World Gold Council (WGC) on Tuesday said gave thumbs up to the government proposal for introducing a gold policy, saying it would change the scenario for...
Demand for gold jewellery in the UAE plummeted to a 20-year low last year, bucking the global trend, despite an uptick in sales in December before...
After Rs 11,300 crore Punjab National Bank fraud involving Nirav Modi, and Gitanjali GemsBSE -4.93 %, consumers appear to be wary of purchasing gold and diamond...
The sheer smithery in gold and silver breathes awe in the unending stretch of ancient accessories arranged across the spanking new Amrapali Museum in Jaipur that...

Demand in the UAE received a small boost in December as consumers rushed to make their purchases before a five per cent value-added tax was imposed...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Designer Pooja Nigam’s highly personal and customized designs find inspiration in the everyday, and guarantee exclusivity. The Retail Jeweller (TRJ): Tell us a little about...

Jewellers and bullion dealers in India will soon get the gold bar with 99.5% purity thanks to soon-to-be-launched India Good Delivery Standard (IGDS). IGDS which is...
Imports of cut and polished diamonds declined by 14.44 per cent to USD 1,527.43 million during the April to November period last year, against the year-ago...

India’s luxury market is set to grow to USD 30 billion from USD 23.8 billion by the year-end on back of growing exposure of international brands...
While analyzing the impact of the 11, 000-crore LoU scam involving Nirav Modi and Punjab National Bank, Care Ratings, a premier credit rating agency, in its...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Young Qatari Designers presented at the heart of the 15th edition of the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition 2018 (DJWE 2018), have witnessed a...
HK Group a leading stalwart in the Diamond industry has successfully developed and is launching Version 2.0 their mobile app. The app uses blockchain technology and...
The 11th edition of Retailers Association of India’s (RAI) Retail Leadership Summit (RLS), presented by Reliance Retail Ltd., was flagged off in Mumbai with an inspiring opening...
Narayan Jewellers by Ketan and Jatin Chokshi, the 75-year- old renowned jewellery brand from Vadodara dazzled at the New York Fashion Week runway, for the third...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Held under the Patronage of the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Milestones Auction Supporting Education...
The CBI has booked Dwarka Das Seth International Pvt Ltd for the alleged fraud. After Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, the CBI has registered a case...

The Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition 2018 (DJWE 2018) first Watches and Jewellery Forum, sponsored by Fifty One East, has concluded. The Forum focused on the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As part of its annual venture, Forevermark has created an exclusive Red Carpet Collection in collaboration with 19 prominent Indian retailers. These exquisite pieces will...

Shops for all scale of manufacturers, single window clearance of permits, training school and affordable housing are the key advantages to manufacture jewellery in the park,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, HE Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim...

The Federation of GCC Chambers Project has forwarded recommendations calling for reviewing the introduction of VAT on jewelry, gold, precious and semi-precious stones industry. The Federation of...
Gitanjali jewellers on Tuesday have told their employees to take their relieving letters immediately as the company is looking at a shutdown, sources tell Republic TV....
Fura Gems Inc. has launched its new corporate website, at www.furagems.com, and the availability of its new corporate presentation. The new website features up-to-date information on...
The 15th edition of the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition 2018 (DJWE), opening today (February 21) at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC), will bring...
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has signed a Memorandum of Association (MoU) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to establish India’s largest jewellery...
The Growth System Saurabh Gadgil, Chairman & Managing Director, PNG Jewellers, Pune, Maharashtra Things I stopped doing: Financially assisting employees in need is part of being...
Gold prices jumped by Rs. 170 to Rs. 31,820 per ten gram owing to a strong local demand ahead of the wedding season. A positive global trend also lifted buyers’...
The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai, expects at least 1,000 visitors from India and abroad to take part in the first Bharat Diamond Week, to...

Corporatisation of business structure and winning consumer trust are keys to build a good confidence with the banking sector and an easier path to get finances...
Top Indian retail jewellers are now under the lens for not putting in place systems to track possible human rights violation within their supply chains. While...
Vijay Exports, one of the leading jewellery manufacturers, won the Retail Jeweller India Trendsetters 2018 Award at IIDGR Presents Retail Jeweller India Forum 2018 last night...
Meraki by P Mangatram, a leading jewellery manufacturer, won the prestigious Retail Jeweller India Trendsetters 2018 Award at IIDGR Presents Retail Jeweller India Forum 2018 last...
CVM Group, a leading jewellery manufacturer, won the prestigious Retail Jeweller India Trendsetters 2018 Award at IIDGR Presents Retail Jeweller India Forum 2018 last night in...
Kiran Jewels, one of the largest diamond jewellery manufacturing houses in India, won the prestigious Retail Jeweller India Trendsetters 2018 Award at IIDGR Presents Retail Jeweller...

The CBI has booked billionaire diamond merchant Nirav Modi, his brother and wife and a business partner for allegedly cheating Punjab National Bank of over Rs 280.70 crore during 2017, officials...
The world’s favourite jeweller makes a dazzling new addition to the lush and thriving city of Salalah with its latest showroom. The much anticipated launch is...

Market regulator SEBI is considering allowing exchange-traded funds (ETF) based on metals like silver and platinum to encourage participation of retail and institutional investors in these...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Delhi-based designer Ritika Bhasin Gupta re-visualises jewellery, breathing new life into outmoded One can always create from one’s own creative drive, but the fact that...
Madanji Meghraj jewellers, one of the most recognised names for precious jewellery in Kolkata since 1901, have partnered with Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers...
Proposed agricultural reforms in rural sector likely to boost jewellery sales: Nitin Khandelwal Mumbai: Budget 2018-19 has been largely positive to the gold and jewellery industry...
Jewellery brand Ghanasingh Be True unveiled its new collection titled ‘Belleza’, designed by artist Bina Aziz and created by brand CEO Gautam Ghanasingh in Mumbai. Celebrities such as Urvashi Joshi, Nisha...
2017 was a year of transformations, regulations and compliance for the retail jewellery industry. Demonetisation, the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Prevention of Money Laundering...

After becoming the vice-president of Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Colin Shah talks about the road-map to boost industry growth. TRJ: Congratulations on becoming...
The gems and jewellery industry has welcomed the Goods and Service Tax Council’s decision to lower the GST on diamonds and precious gemstones to 0.25% from...
Govt should lower lending rates, introduce industry-friendly hallmarking regulations: GJF chairman Jewellers are waiting for the declarations of the upcoming budget in February and the All...
The IIDGR Retail Jeweller India Forum 2017 (RJIF), in its third edition, offered jewellers a firm understanding of the consumer, market drivers, tax policies and competitive...
While every other jeweller was busy promoting its products for Valentine’s Day, Jaipur Gems presented a unique concept it called the Box of Love. Its campaign...
16 million in 2015! They are Indian, they are non-resident. Why NRIs represent a golden opportunity for India’s jewellers, how the smartest retailers have gone about...
Gold prices edged up on Tuesday in low-volume trade to more than three-week highs, helped by a weaker dollar. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,278.06...
Gems and jewellery exports saw a 4.8 percent dip at $22.43 billion during April- November this year owing to demand slowdown in major markets, including the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2200″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Kalyan Jewellers, one of the leading jewellery brands in the GCC and India, has announced that it will open three showrooms as part...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2200″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] India’s diamond industry is looking up in 2017 after being hit by demonetisation last year, a Bain & Company report said, adding that...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2200″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Indian film Star Srimurali inaugurates Malabar Gold & Diamonds 197th global showroom in Vijayapura (Bijapur), Karnataka, India on December 9, in the presence of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2200″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]India’s diamond traders are eyeing an increase in business from the tax reforms in the United States that they believe will lead to an...
Intro Haldwani-based Vardhaman Jewellers has a unique way of reaching out to the customers – through Whatsapp and Facebook. The activity is called Operation Google wherein...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A first-generation jeweller brings her quiet originality to traditional design aesthetics Accessory designer Ambar Pariddi Sahai found her calling in accessory design while studying at...
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”1873″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] An extension of Saffronart’s Dialogues in Art series, the inaugural conference titled The Timeless Legacy of Indian Jewels, culminated with a...
All in all, DDC succeeded in offering a great opportunity to bring together all stakeholders to discuss a common sense of purpose and identify the roadmap...
On the second day, a panel discussion on ‘Lab-grown diamonds and their disclosure: Is there a problem’ sparked a new thought-wave. The panel was moderated by...
Two major industry issues were discussed on the first day of DDC – ‘Uniting the industry to accelerate initiatives driving the sustainable development agenda forward’, and...
The IIDGR Retail Jeweller India Forum 2017 (RJIF), in its third edition, offered jewellers a firm understanding of the consumer, market drivers, tax policies and competitive...

SANJEEV AGARWAL, Gitanjali JATIN ARORA, PwC Rohan Shah, counsel Jyoti Sharan, SBI Shivanshu Mehta, MCX Ranjith Singh, BSE Intro: India’s new tax system was the anxiety-inducing...
Nehal Shah – Cool diamond Jewellery (Ennese), Founder, Mumbai The session on brand marketing explained in great detail how to create a brand and how to...
Ashish Mehta, convener, Natural Diamond Monitoring Committee (NDMC), GJEPC Sabyasachi Ray, executive director, GJEPC Sachin Jain, president, Forevermark India Vikram Merchant, director, India representative office, Rio...
The final session of the Retail Jeweller India Forum 2017 explored the growth drivers of modern retail. Panellists representing independent family jewellers, as well as regional...
Lavin Punjabi, CEO and co-founder, mCanvas Advertising Mobile telecommunications are changing the world for marketers. Mobile phones are becoming the default choice of channel for brands...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The jewellery industry, generally considered slow-paced, is in the midst of a handful of rapid transformations. In some of them the pace of change is...

Second-generation jeweller Nakshatra Mehta has come a long way. From a small shop at Zaveri Bazaar he now runs a one-stop bridal luxury couture jewellery store....
Richa Singh ex-GM, L’Oreal It never pays to presume that the consumer is a timid and unchanging entity, constrained by tradition because jewellery is a high...
Vedant Mandaliya is an eighth-generation jeweller with the venerable CH Jewellers of Vadodara, Gujarat. He’s good with jewellery, and he’s also good with children — so...
Trigger: A business that is more than a century old needs to keep up with the times. That is the way forward. At our business, everything...
Dipankar Jain, Director, Nikkamal Jewellers, Ludhiana, wants his showroom to stand out and be the must visit destination for jewellery shopping. He plans on offering his...
Young Turk – Harsh Hemdev Fourth-generation jeweller Harsh Hemdev has his finger on the millennial pulse. His consumers want wearable, multipurpose and pocket-friendly, and Hemdev is...
With a firm determination & clear mindset, Antony Jose has truly set the ball rolling for Prince Jewellers in South India. Antony Prince joined his family...