IIT Delhi to tap Bhathwari Technologies’ expertise in CVD technique to develop diamond-based deep UV photodetectors The technology is aimed at catapulting production capabilities, thereby having a positive...
In addition to its support for these new measures, De Beers is enhancing its commitment to diamond traceability through its Tracr blockchain platform Mumbai: De Beers...
Diamond houses, miners, and retailers set to launch a $8-10 mn marketing campaign to recapture the attention of a major market, dwindled significantly since the COVID-19...
The Pharos BEAM Co-founder echoed sentiments of cautious optimism as he discussed problems faced by the diamond industry which has led to a state of stagnation ...
Key focus on communicating the unique value proposition of natural diamonds and encouraging retailers to expand their diamond offerings Mumbai: Diamond giant De Beers and the...
The council advocated for Authorized Economic Operator status for the gem and jewellery industry as has simplified export operations across various sectors, saving time and cost...
According to the WSJ article, Anglo has had conversations in recent weeks with potential buyers including luxury houses, and Gulf sovereign wealth funds London: British multinational...
Found in 2015, Book My Diamond aims to provide the current rate for liquidity of diamonds in order to maximise profit and minimise loss Mumbai: As...
Over the next three to four months, a new airport, which is still in the works, will be ready to support two daily flights between Surat-Dubai...
The round table discussion on the future of diamond industry in India in 2030 explored the significant issues that will shape the trajectory of the diamond...
The unveiling highlights Dubai’s role in the diamond industry and its growing importance in the coloured gemstone segment Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) – the world’s...
Private equity firm Blackstone is likely to sign an agreement with Fosun and IGI’s other shareholders by the end of this week Blackstone is ready to...
This October,the Natural Diamond Council’s newly appointed Global Ambassador actress Lily James visited the country of Botswana to experiencefirst-hand the positive impacts of the natural diamond...
Recognizing that natural diamond jewellery is a medium of self-expression, NDC’s new trend report will create aspiration and desirability for diamonds in India and the UAE...
GIA India held the graduation ceremony for the Graduate Diamond Diploma Program students at its Surat location. The chief guest for the ceremony, Dinesh Navadia, Regional...
Can you customise your jewellery just like that? Not necessarily, because you’d need to wait for the jeweller to have an entire team customise it. But...
The De Beers Group, the world’s leading diamond company, held its annual Forum in Mumbai this week. The Forum brought together all its authorized partners, diamantaires,...
As De beers Forevermark embarks upon 75 years of its famous tagline, “A diamond is forever”, it is a beautiful coincidence that India celebrates its 75th...
With the United States imposing sanctions on Russian state-owned rough diamond mining company Al Rosa, a major source of rough diamonds for the industry in Surat...
Notwithstanding the deadly second wave of Covid-19, 2021 saw the diamond industry reporting, perhaps, its highest growth in India. While addressing a press conference in Pune...
BENGALURU: The pandemic has led to a major shift in consumer buying and there are evident signs of growth in exposure and interest among consumers to...
New Delhi: Exports of rough diamonds from Russia’s state-owned Alrosa mines have resumed to India, although tensions remain high over such consignments. The exports claim those...
These are extraordinary times. And in the shadow of the pandemic and a tumultuous economy, consumer behaviour is under keen watch. There are clear signs of...
The Russia-Ukraine conflict may lead to job losses in Surat, India’s diamond-cutting and polishing hub, because the global sanctions on Moscow could affect sourcing of rough...
In a circular issued to its members, SDB committee stated that the members completely winding up their polished diamond trading from Mumbai will feature in the...
De Beers pushed through one of its most aggressive diamond price increases in recent years as the world’s biggest producer of the stones cashes in on...
Mumbai: The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has partnered with the Gem Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) for their global campaign – ‘Thank You, By the Way’. ...
Diamonds4crypto.com is the world’s first diamond company to accept payment in cryptocurrency. 9 cryptocurrencies are accepted including Bitcoin, Etherium , and Dogecoin. Digital Currencies are accepted...
The KGK Group debuted in Angola by establishing a cutting-edge diamond manufacturing unit in Luanda in 2019. In continuation to its three years of operational success,...
The diamond industry’s collapse last year left the biggest producers with billions of dollars of uncut gems stashed away in safes. Now, in a matter of...
To empower the entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs of the central Gujarat for their acceleration and exponential performance in start-up ventures, Parul University’s Startup Incubation and Acceleration...
February 23, 2021New York, NY.Nano InnovatorHoldings(NIH) today announced the completion of its prototype platform for end-to-end identification of rough to polished mined diamonds, as well as...
Leading diamond security specialist, Opsydia, has unveiled new classifications for its sub-surface identifiers, allowing diamond manufacturers, brands and grading houses to choose from a range of...
Hari Krishna Group, a leading name in the Gems and Jewellery industry, organized a blood donation drive on 13th February 2021 at The Capital, BKC, Mumbai....
Diamond jewellery demand will recover to pre-pandemic levels between 2022 and 2024, with China leading the way, a report commissioned by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre...
The coronavirus pandemic and the disruption in the supply chain dimmed the glitter of the world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat. However, Christmas...
DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – registered a record breaking 2025 new companies in...
De Beers raised diamond prices for the first time since the outbreak of global pandemic, signaling growing confidence in a rebound for the struggling industry. Prices...
The world’s natural diamond market all but shut down at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than eight months later, experts say the market is...
BR Designs finds an innovative way to increase the value proposition for its customers — by not offering price discounts. Manoj Chakraborty Jeweller s often feel...
No other gemstone evokes the emotion of love and a sense of commitment like the diamond. This year, as the world battled with an unusual virus,...
GSI, NEW YORK – October 20, 2020 – Gemological Science International (GSI), one of the largest gemological organizations in the world, announces the launch of its new online...
October 15 (ANI): Prices of polished diamonds, especially those below 30 cents and one carat have risen by 10-25 per cent, according to diamond traders in Surat....
Want to make Maharashtra world’s largest trading center for diamonds and jewellery: Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra at IIJS Virtual Inauguration The gem and jewellery...
Mr Sriram, the managing director of GIA, believes that education is the key to the sector’s brilliance, and hopes to continue spreading awareness that will make...
In the backdrop of the upcoming virtual India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC, shares his expectations from the event with Samit Bhatta of...
Surat: It seems the coronavirus pandemic has not dimmed the liking of the diamond connoisseurs in Uncle Sam’s land. At a time when the export of...
By Suneeta Kaul The COVID-19 pandemic, which devastated the economy and disrupted almost all sectors, literally took the shine out of India’s $ 24-billion diamond industry....
‘For Moments Like No Other’ fronted by actress Ana de Armas highlights moments to be celebrated with natural diamonds The world’s leading diamond producers, Diamond Producers...
A face to reckon with, Ana de Armas has become the face for Natural Diamond Council. The latest Bond girl opens up about the association, what...
The steadfast diligence and entrepreneurial spirit of Surat diamond manufacturers shines through even in the times of the pandemic. Mumbai 10th Sept. 2020: Surat, the world’s...
A MINER in Africa has found a 442-carat diamond that could be worth up to $18million (£13.7million). Around the size of a golf balls, the huge...
The resurgence came in the same week that Tiffany said its monthly jewellery sales improved, adding to optimism the entire industry is rebounding For the past...
Optimism of a rebound will bring relief to a supply chain that’s been paralysed since the pandemic hit London FOR the past six months, the global...
Themed ‘Meaningful Tomorrows’, the 9th Edition of the Forevermark Forum Addresses Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s opportunities Mumbai: 20 August, 2020 – Staying true to the resilience...
Tiffany & Co. wants to ease customers’ concerns about human rights abuses in the diamond industry by providing them with an unprecedented amount of detail about...
The Forevermark Forum 2020 began on August 18, the first time on a virtual plane, and gave us an insight into the future of the diamond...
DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – announced today the launch of its latest discount...
Giving details of the newly-developed ventilator, Director of DRC Techno company Vipul Sutariya said, “Respiwin is a low-cost ventilator which has been developed by 15 engineers...
Surat: Shaken by the sudden spike in the Covid-19 cases among its workforce, the majority of the big diamond units in Katargam zone of Surat city...
Speaking to ET, President of Surat Diamond Association Dinesh Navadia said that under the new protocol, every polishing unit will have only two workers working on...
The increasing number of COVID-19 cases among Surat’s diamond industry workers has made the authorities sit up. A meeting has been convened on Monday to chalk...
The world’s biggest producers are sitting on a mountain of precious stones as they hoard inventory to maintain prices. In almost 130 years of its existence,...
Diamond manufacturing and trading activities in Surat remained closed on Tuesday to mourn the death of Arunkumar Mehta, 80, owner of diamond company — Rosy Blue...
The extended lockdown and the global pandemic has taken sheen out of the diamond industry. The export of polished diamonds between April and May fell by...
When Kenneth Monahan, a financial analyst in New York, got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend on a Delaware beach at dawn earlier...
Now that the lockdown is easing, how are sales looking and what are the early trends that you are picking up? The stores started opening from...
In times when the world is trapped indoors and people have not quite figured out the way forward, Dharmanandan Diamonds Pvt. Ltd. (DDPL) has today announced...
Diamond Producers Association (DPA) rebrands itself with a new consumer-facing identity and digital platform called ‘Only Natural Diamonds’ The world’s leading diamond producers today launched the...
Dev Shetty, President and CEO, Fura Gems in a conversation with Samit Bhatta, Publisher, The Retail Jeweller shares his company’s vision for 2024 and his future...
After government gave relaxation for opening the industries while taking necessary precautions during the fourth phase of lockdown, the diamond industry in the city opened on...
New Delhi (Sputnik): The economic repercussions of the lockdown have jeopardised the prospects of the booming luxury goods market, including the diamond industry, in India. Faced...
The diamond industry in Surat has heaved a sigh of relief with the resumption of exports, though in a small quantity. Though exports to Hong Kong, a major...
The Committee of the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) put out a statement today commending the efforts of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi...
“It is a matter of great pride for the Surat Hira Bourse (SHB) to serve the diamond industry in the times of lockdown,” said CEO of...
Bharat Diamond Bourse committee commends the effort of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Government, CM Shree Uddhav Thakrey to fight the war against...
Banks’ outstanding loans to the gems and jewellery sector declined 16.8% in February 2020 after growing 2.6% a year ago With the epicentre of the Covid-19...
On the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Divine Solitaires today announced the launch of an exciting offer for customers which enables them to contribute towards India’s...
NEW DELHI – The Indian diamond industry, which is already reeling under severe stress since last year, has more hardship in store as demand for luxury...
Kolkata: The US, Europe’s richer neighbourhoods, and much of Northeast and West Asia – the main consuming markets for India’s diamond jewellery output – are shuttered,...
Virtually spelling doom for various Indian public sector banks, the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai has ordered the liquidation of absconding diamantaire Nirav Modis group company,...
SBI was working on a policy framework to standardize lending practices to the gems and jewellery sector and was looking forward to extend it to other...
Hari Krishna Group, a leading name in Gems and Jewellery industry, organised a blood donation drive on 13th February,2020at The Capital, BKC. The donation camp was...
New Delhi is considering signing a bilateral agreement with Russia to reduce import duties on processed diamonds and jewelry, the chairman of the country’s Gem &...
Divine Solitaires disrupted the diamond industry in 2006 as the only loose solitaire brand in India, and slowly created a niche for itself in the solitaire...
Hari Krishna Exports Pvt Ltd. India’s leading manufacturer of cut and polished diamonds hosted Kisna Diamond Marathon on 22 nd December 2019 at BKC, Bandra (E)....
Can you differentiate between a test-tube baby and a normally-conceived baby?” Pratik Patade, a salesman at Fiona Diamonds in Mumbai’s Bandra, asks his three customers. “No,”...
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) today announced that Jean-Marc Lieberherr has decided to step down from his role as CEO at the end of his current...
DMCC, the world’s leading free zone for commodities trade and enterprise, today hosted its flagship Dubai Diamond Conference (DDC) welcoming nearly 400 government officials, financiers, retailers and...
DUBAI: The lab-grown diamonds have the potential to revive India’s struggling diamond industry, an Indian-origin business executive has said. Around 10 per cent of the diamond...
Industry bodies hope to allay fears of job losses and uncertain future Surat’s diamond industry fears that its worst nightmare will come true. Ahead of the...
The Gemological Institute of America is geared up to launch Diamond Origin Report in Indian Market. Launched in June 2019 at JCK Las Vegas show, the GIA...
What it comes down to whether it is lab-grown diamonds or natural diamonds that manage to win the affection of Millennials, brands need to keep it...
De Beers trimmed its production plans for this year as the world’s biggest diamond producer responds to a brewing industry crisis that’s hitting demand for its...
Mr. Dinesh Lakhani has been a part of the diamond industry since the ripe young age of 17. His early years were spent in learning and...
Mumbai, 17 June 2019: The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Intersessional Meeting 2019 is an annual mid-year event of KPCS, which unites administrations, civil societies and diamond...
The manufacturers in the world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing centre Surat have cut down on production by up to 50% following sharp fall in prices...
The Diamond Producers Association, an international alliance of the world’s leading diamond mining companies, is working with stakeholders in the industry to create a new occasion...
India’s $23 billion diamond industry accounts for over one-third of its gems and jewellery trade, making up seven percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)....
The song goes; ‘Diamonds are a girl’s best friend’ but that isn’t true for Millennial women (or Millennials in general), 70% would consider buying lab-grown diamonds...
The brand in order to capitalize on the festive season is offering deals available across all Tanishq stores in West...
In addition to the new campaigns, Lightbox has introduced two new jewellery collections: “Reminiscence” and “City Lights” Mumbai: Lightbox, the...
The puja-themed video comprises all the quintessential elements of the festival and highlights four distinct jewellery styles portrayed by each...
The brand’s social media page prominently showcases a variety of reels and shots from the music video, capturing the essence...
The Gold Jewellery Mela campaign, like in its previous editions, attracted primarily bridal jewellery consumers, with about 70% of the...
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