De Beers announced that Nancy Liu will become the new Forevermark CEO, stepping up from her current role as COO and taking over the day-to-day responsibility for the leading diamond brand. Stephen…
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NIRUPA BHATT, managing director of GIA India and Middle East, speaks to SOLITAIRE about the recent changes in terminology for GIA’s laboratory-grown diamond reports. Why did GIA feel the need to change…
GemFair, a pilot project developed by De Beers Group, which aims to create a secure and transparent route to market for ethically sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds, is scaling up…
This May, Fabergé and Gemfields celebrate the month’s birthstone, emerald—which is said to symbolise new beginnings, loyalty, hope, peace and security, with the launch of the Lady Libertine I timepiece that is…
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) is the certification partner of choice for Shumukh, the world’s most expensive bottle of scent, a luxurious unisex perfume worth $1.30 million. Shumukh is the only perfume…
Forevermark, the diamond brand from De Beers Group recently hosted an evening in honour of female achievers across a variety of disciplines at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai. The evening commenced…
Job seekers participated in one-on-one career coaching with industry veterans specialising in their field of interest. More than 450 students, Gemological Institute of America (GIA) alumni, job seekers and industry professionals connected…
The Debswana Diamond Company, a 50/50 joint venture between the Botswana government and De Beers, announced the commencement of the Cut-9 project to extend the life of Jwaneng mine to 2035. The…
The Netherlands-based Dutch Diamond Technologies (DD) has created the world’s first ring that is entirely made from a lab-grown diamond. ‘Project D’, DD’s name for the ring, took a year to manufacture…
Alrosa, the biggest diamond producer in the world, has conducted a media preview of the collection of large coloured diamonds, including unique pink, bright yellow and pink purple gems. The star of…