Gemological Science International (GSI) launched the industry’s first-ever educational course dedicated to laboratory-grown diamonds. In the last couple of years, the diamond industry has witnessed rapid growth and increasing demand of laboratory-grown…
The World Diamond Council (WDC) held a virtual Annual General Meeting on 19th October, 2020, featuring guest speakers David Prager, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs of the De Beers Group, and Edward…
Leaders are not always born; sometimes they are self-made through stellar qualities – hard work, perseverance, dedication and the will to succeed. That, in a nutshell, defines COLIN SHAH, the newly elected…
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited reported positive sales growth of 2.6% for the three months that ended 30th September, 2020, as a recovering Mainland China outshone struggling Hong Kong and Macau.…
Rio Tinto’s third-quarter diamond production fell 8% year-on-year to 4.2 million carats on account of lower grades at the soon-to-be-closed Argyle mine. For the quarter that ended 30th September, 2020, carat production…
Alrosa, the world’s biggest diamond producer, reported that its proceeds from rough and polished diamond sales in Q3 came in at $589 million (a 6.8x increase quarter-on-quarter and down 4% year-on-year), including…
The upbeat sentiment among exhibitors and visitors at IIJS Virtual has lifted the mood of the entire Indian gem and jewellery industry. The positive trend could perhaps continue through the festive and…
Distinguished members form the industry spoke on the Design Direction 2021 at the UNCUT 2020 Knowledge Series at IIJS Virtual. The webinar was moderated by Richa Goyal Sikri, journalist and storyteller. Eminent…
As gold prices shoot up, demand for traditional jewellery in the bridal segment is reaching a new high. In the last six months or so, there have been no weddings and now…
It is estimated that in India, 60% of sales are driven by the bridal segment. With the pandemic engulfing us in its shadow, the domestic market had shut down totally for a…