Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) has been rated among the top three Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) on performance for Apprenticeship for the year 2018 by the National Skill Development…
De Beers said rough diamond production for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 12% to 9.1 million carats. This brought De Beers’ total diamond production for 2018 to 35.29 million carats,…
Diamond Producers Association (DPA) in association with Lakmé Fashion Week announced the winners of The Real Cut, a platform which will bring together emerging diamond jewellery designers from iconic jewellery brands to…
Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain traceability platform being developed by De Beers in collaboration with key industry stakeholders, said that Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group has joined the platform’s pilot programme.…
While reiterating its support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) as the most effective means possible to end the trade in conflict diamonds, the World Diamond Council (WDC) expressed concern that…
The Kasaï region in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is struggling to recover from two years of intense conflict. The influx in October last year of more than 300,000 people from…
Suresh Prabhu, the union minister for commerce & industry and civil aviation, launched the Parichay Card for gem and jewellery sector workers, artisans and craftspersons in India – an initiative of the…
Suresh Prabhu, the union minister for commerce & industry and civil aviation, inaugurated the Domestic Council for Gems & Jewellery (DCGJ) at a glittering function organised by the Gem & Jewellery Export…
Double-digit growth in Indian platinum jewellery will partially offset reduced consumer spending and competition from low-karat gold jewellery in China, leaving total platinum jewellery demand down by an expected 2% to 2,405…
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and KRC Research released the findings of a new survey which states that over 53 million Americans (21%) plan to purchase a diamond between Thanksgiving (November 22nd,…