B.V. Chinai Charitable Trust, also known as BVC Foundation, the philanthropy arm of BVC Group of Companies, organised its annual tree plantation drive at the Mother Teresa’s Home for the Elders in…
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) India will launch the GIA Diamond Origin Report at the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Premiere from August 8th-12th at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The Diamond Origin…
Russian diamond mining major Alrosa’s supervisory board members re-elected first deputy prime minister and minister of finance of the Russian Federation, Anton Siluanov, as the chairman of the company. Siluanov has been…
Laashikaa Jewels, a Mumbai-based jewellery brand founded by Prince Bhandari, set a Guinness World Record for its Lotus Temple Ring for the most number of diamonds set in one ring. The ring…
De Beers reported a 17% decline in total revenue to $2.6 billion for the first half of 2019 that ended June 30th 2019, with rough diamond sales declining by 21% year-on-year to…
TARUN JAIN, Head of Dubai Design Academy (DDA), tells Solitaire why this latest DMCC initiative is soon becoming one of the most sought-after design institutions in the gems and jewellery industry. Why…
JEAN-MARC LIEBERHERR, CEO, Diamond Producers Association (DPA), in an exclusive email interview with REGAN LUIS, shares his insights on the recently published report by Trucost, the research arm of Standard & Poor’s.…
The De Beers brand aims to sell more than 275,000 diamonds totalling 75,000 carats in India by the end of 2019. Forevermark India hosted the eighth edition of the Forevermark Forum in…
The gems and jewellery industry breathed a collective sigh of relief following an announcement by the ministry of finance on July 22nd that the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) will not…
India has become one of the early adopters of distinct HS Codes for both rough and polished synthetic diamonds with the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introducing an amendment to create a separate…