In yet another landmark step, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to establish India’s largest jewellery park, to…
Toronto-based jewellery designer Shelly Purdy was named one of three winners at the illustrious 2018 Centurion Emerging Designer Competition. Now in its 10th year, the competition awards free exhibit space at the…
On January 11th, Gemological Institute of America (GIA) celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the opening of its gem identification and grading laboratory in Mumbai, India, GIA India Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. (GIA India).…
Jim Vimadalal, who previously worked at the Indian offices of Rio Tinto and Swarovski, was appointed as director of Alrosa’s representative office in Mumbai. The official opening of the Indian office is…
De Beers Group announced its progress in the development of the first blockchain technology initiative to span the diamond value chain and provide a single, tamper-proof and permanent digital record for every…
Gemfields and Fabergé unveiled what is believed to be the world’s first emerald laser-inscribed with traceability information and a personalised message. The 4.11-carat, lively green emerald-cut gemstone was mined at Gemfields’ Kagem…
Gemstone mining company Fura Gems Inc. completed its acquisition of 76% of the issued and outstanding shares of Esmeracol S.A., which owns a 100% interest in Coscuez mining licence no. 122 –…
Nine of the leading diamond and jewellery industry organisations (AWDC, CIBJO, DPA, GJEPC, IDI, IDMA, USJC, WDC and WFDB) have released a jointly developed Diamond Terminology Guideline to encourage full, fair and…
As part of its continuing endeavour to make synthetic diamond screening easily accessible, the Gemmological Institute of India (GII) inaugurated its self-operated kiosk service and R&D and services facility at T2-WC-B1, Bharat…
Swiss luxury group Richemont said its jewellery maisons, comprising Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Giampiero Bodino, registered double-digit sales growth for the third quarter that ended December 31st 2017. “The jewellery…