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Sustainability considerations now rank on par with price and design for global consumers when purchasing diamonds, according to new research published today by De Beers Group in the company’s eighth annual Diamond Insight Report, titled Sustainability: shaping the future of the diamond sector. The report takes an in-depth look at the topic of sustainability in the diamond sector, including how sustainability...

With the onset of the festive season, De Beers Forevermark, one of the most trusted diamond brands, is upbeat about the demand for diamonds in south India. The brand has already witnessed a huge response post the second wave and compared to the pre-festive season consumption, it is looking forward to a growth of over 35-40 per cent over...

Kiran Gems, Managing Director, Mavjibhai Patel, and Directors Dinesh Lakhani and Rajesh Lakhani have visited Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) on Saturday, October 16' 2021 to prep up the on-site team of Surat Diamond Bourse.  The interior work of Kiran Gems has started and the World’s Largest Diamond Manufacturing Company is set to mark its beginning in Diamond City of India...

BVC Logistics has been awarded the Best Customs Broker of the Year award at the 46th India Gem & Jewellery Awards (IGJA) 2019-20 organised by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the highest recognition for excellence in the gems and jewellery industry. The event was held on August 27, 2021, in Surat and the award was facilitated...

Kiran Gems, the world’s largest manufacturer of natural diamonds, has been recognised for its outstanding performance in three coveted categories of IGJ Awards. The year 2021 marked Kiran Gems’ 12th consecutive win for ranking FIRST in the category of Cut & Polished Diamonds – Highest Turnover, Highest Taxpayer Company for the 4th consecutive year and Best Digital Initiative at this...

BVC Logistics has been appointed as the Official Logistics Partner for the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Premiere 2021, yet again this year. As the official Logistics partner of IIJS 2021, BVC Logistics will provide secure transportation and vaulting services for over 1000 exhibitors for this edition. Along with back-end logistics support for the event, BVC has created solutions for...

After receiving overwhelming participation for all of the virtual alumni guest sessions, GIA India organised its fourth session with John King, former Chief Quality Officer at GIA, as the guest speaker. King spoke on the topic ‘Struck by Lightning: The Rare World of Coloured Diamonds.’ The session started with a quick introduction of John King by Sriram Natarajan, Managing Director...

Online jewellery brand CaratLane has today announced its financial results for Q1 FY 2022. The company has delivered revenue of Rs. 157 crores, a 272 per cent YoY growth. CaratLane has said they have acheived this growth despite having only 41 per cent of store operational days in the quarter. The company also stated that its international business, with only...

GIA India is empowering the gem and jewellery trade with the latest industry knowledge and advancing its consumer protection mission with more than 60 knowledge webinars that were delivered complimentary. These webinars were attended by nearly 6,500 members of the industry from 550+ cities across India. To learn about our upcoming Knowledge Webinars, call +91-22-68493960. GIA India’s Knowledge Webinars began...

The Kokan region has been devastated by continuous heavy rainfall since July 20' 2021. High tide in the Arabian Sea and non-stop rains took place at the same time due to which the situation has become critical. Many areas are submerged under water causing damage to the property and the livelihood of people there.   The life of the people has...