Industry

The Natural Diamond Council in collaboration with Condé Nast Traveller has released 'The Diamond Standard List' recognising the best jewellery brands in the Indian industry. A pioneering initiative, this special index curated by the editors is a part of the magazine’s revered Gold List 2022. Celebrating extraordinary craftsmanship and remarkable experiences, this list recognises jewellers who have set the artistry...

GIA India, in association with the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), organised a training programme for more than 30 Precious Cargo and Customs Clearance Centre (PCCCC) officers. A ceremony to award ‘Letter of Completion’ certificates to the Customs officers was held at the GJEPC office in Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB). Dignitaries that graced the occasion were Vipul Shah,...

The Choki Premier League (CPL) Season 2 was a 3-day fun-filled carnival organized by Maruti Impex. Season 2 started with a bang and was held from April 5 to 7’ 2022 at Astro Park, Bandra West. Kiran Gems' Director Dinesh Lakhani was invited as the Chief Guest for inaugurating the Choki Premier League (CPL) Season 2. He encouraged the players...

The Natural Diamond Council in collaboration with Rimzim Dadu showcased a unique amalgamation of intricate stories of love and celebratory moments with the enduring sparkle and ageless beauty of modern, elegant natural diamond jewellery at the FDCI X Lakmé Fashion Week.  Distinctive and timeless, exquisite natural diamond jewellery has been an integral part of slow fashion, and with this show,...

This year, Kiran Gems celebrated International Women’s Day with great fervor. A grand event was held to felicitate the women employees to encourage the spirit of womanhood. Kiran Gems Director, Dinesh Lakhani along with Mrs. Saroj Rajesh Lakhani, Mrs. Dipal Dinesh Lakhani, Rasilaben Mavjibhai Patel, and Srushti Munjalbhai Patel, and women employees were present during the celebration. The entire Kiran Team...

This International Women’s Day, De Beers Group is proud to announce it has extended its partnership with WomEng for a further three years, expanding the reach to cover all four of the countries where De Beers discovers diamonds and placing a greater focus on supporting women and girls to pursue careers in sustainability-related fields. The partnership will play an important...

The Jewellery World Awards (JWA) awarded KGK Group Chairman Navrattan Kothari with the laureate of the Jewellery World Awards' highest honour, the Lifetime Achievement Award, for the year 2021 on 21 February in Dubai by Ahmed Sultan Bin Sulayem who is an Executive Chairman of DMCC in the esteemed presence of industry stalwarts.  Mr. Kothari has been working persistently in the business...

Virtual Diamond Boutique (VDB), the jewellery industry’s leading technology partner and largest virtual marketplace, will host a new Mercury Ring laboratory-grown diamond auction on the enhanced VDB Online Auction House app. Lab-grown supplier Mercury Ring (a division of Unique Designs Inc. and a member of The Plumb Club) will offer approximately 1,000+ high quality, loose, 1 carat, and higher,...

In the latest newsletter, Dinesh Lakhani, Director, Kiran Gems, has highlighted the latest and timely updates on rough diamond supply, price action and demand-supply analysis etc. related to the diamond trade in conjunction with the socio-economic and geo political backdrop. At the beginning of the year, he has shared how the lean midstream inventories, robust demand, and increase in...

Sarine Technologies Ltd., a worldwide leader in the development, manufacturing, marketing, and sale of precision technology products for the evaluation, planning, processing, measurement, grading, and trading of diamonds and gems, has announced that French High Jewellery Maison Boucheron is launching a new bridal jewellery line, for which it has partnered with Sarine to provide Boucheron-branded diamond reports 'powered by...