The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has welcomed two rulings by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) against jewellery retailers accused of misleading consumers by failing to clearly identify lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) in…
US retail sales continued their upward trend in April despite high gas prices and persistent inflation, signalling resilient consumer spending in the world’s largest retail market. According to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor…
Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) hosted visiting delegates attending the Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional in Mumbai. The delegates received a ceremonial welcome before touring the BDB facility, the world’s largest functional diamond exchange.…
Following Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce non-essential gold purchases and conserve foreign exchange reserves, the GJEPC has issued a detailed statement backing the Government’s “Nation First” approach while…
Shri Suchindra Misra, KP Chair 2026 and Special Secretary, Govt. of India, along with Shri Saket Kumar, Senior Advisor to KP Chair and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Shri…
Consumer spending on jewellery in the US rose sharply in April 2026, with average retail spending per item increasing by a record 21%, according to the latest retail analysis by Tenoris. The…
In collaboration with Irasva Fine Jewellery, Shibani Dandekar Akhtar makes her jewellery design debut with ISSHO—a collection shaped by emotional intimacy, confidence, and a contemporary vision of conscious luxury. For Indo-Australian singer…
World Diamond Council President Ronnie VanderLinden on May 11 opened the Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting in Mumbai with a call for unity among all members of the natural diamond trade. “We are…
At the ‘KP Dialogue – A 3C Initiative’ by GJEPC, global industry leaders examined how the Kimberley Process must move beyond compliance to reinforce consumer confidence, credibility and trust in natural diamonds.…
The Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional Meeting 2026 commenced in Mumbai under India’s Chair. The meeting, being held from May 11 to 14, 2026, has brought together representatives from Kimberley Process Participants, Observers…