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Why Lab-Grown Diamonds are Thriving in a Volatile Market

As the diamond industry faces a range of challenges, lab-grown diamonds have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional mined diamonds. With rising gold prices, the US ramping up sanctions against Russian…

India’s Resource Potential: Unlocking the Mother Lode

A revamped policies to mine diamonds, gold and other precious metals, and perhaps an artisanal approach, could alter the Indian economy dramatically and take the nation to its rightful place among top…

LGD Gets Due Recognition At IIJS Signature

SMIT PATEL, Convener, Lab-Grown Diamond (LGD) Panel, GJEPC, expounds on the role LGDs will play in employment generation and offering an option to price-sensitive young consumers. For the first time, IIJS Signature…

New Gems Join The Big League!

In the vast and beautiful world of coloured gemstones, the Big Three have always reigned supreme. But the narrative has been changing gradually, thanks to the powerful combination of branding and digitalisation,…

Budget Boost: Indian G&J Industry Sparkles With New Opportunities

India’s Union Budget 2023, presented by the Hon’ble Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman on 1st February, 2023, has some significant benefits for the gold sector and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).…

Silver & LGD – A Winning Combination, Exporters Predict

Silver jewellery studded with colourful gemstones always makes for an ethnic-boho eye candy. However, silver jewellery exporters are witnessing a strong demand for silver jewellery set with natural diamonds. But here is…