The Finance Ministry has issued a notification dated 17th February 2021, of the amendments made to the finance bill 2021 with regards to the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) exemption on…
Diamonds are dressy – whether tailored for day or night. Design-centric and wearable jewellery is one segment that is keeping the sales rolling. Hoops, stackable rings and thin layered chains, tiny ear…
US-based designer Swati Dhanak talks about her new lines and bestselling rings and her proclivity for fancy-cut diamonds. Fancy diamond cuts are the inspiration behind New Yorker Swati Dhanak’s Floating and Duo…
Alrosa will name a large gem-quality rough diamond after Russia’s “Sputnik V” Covid-19 vaccine. The company noted that “Sputnik V” was the world’s first registered vaccine based on the well-studied human adenoviral…
CIBJO’s Pearl Commission has released the first edition of the CIBJO Guide for Classifying Natural Pearls and Cultured Pearls. The 62-page illustrated document provides an overarching view of natural and cultured pearls,…
Jewellery designer ANAND SHAH has the power to surprise each time he unveils a collection. An artist par excellence, Shah uses gold, a medium he reveres, to stylishly replicate the bounties of…
New York jewellery designer Alexia Connellan is incorporating red hues and pearls into her new pieces. New York jeweller Alexia Connellan has expanded her collections with bright offerings. Her perception of beauty…
Every exclusive jewellery piece goes through a fascinating journey – from inception to creation. Here are two masterpieces by the House of Gübelin, Switzerland, set against the backdrop of interesting storylines. The House of Gübelin, a Swiss family-owned firm,…
Suvankar Sen, Executive Director of Senco Gold & Diamonds, talks to Solitaire about his takeaways from the pandemic, the hard-learned lessons it taught him, and how the circumstances forced him to modify…
India’s overall gross exports of gems and jewellery in January 2021 stood at $2669.92 million, showing a decline of 8% compared to January 2020. However, overall gross imports of gems and jewellery…