India’s booming Dubai gold trade may be built on someone else’s minesPolicymakers in India are increasingly worried about the surge in gold imports, especially following the beneficial India-UAE trade deal th...
11 May, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
From Royalty to Retail: The Cultural Renaissance of the Indian DiamondIndia's diamond legacy began with the legendary Golconda mines, once the world's primary source, yielding stones that adorned royalty and f...
08 May, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
Woman labourer discovers eight diamonds in her mine in Panna district, Madhya PradeshRachna Goldar, a labourer from Panna, Madhya Pradesh, found eight diamonds in her leased mine. Experts estimate the stones could fetch Rs 3...
20 Sep, 2025, 01.34 PM IST
Inside Andhra's monsoon diamond rush: Farmers, fortune-seekers and Rs 5 crore findsEvery monsoon, the promise of diamonds draws crowds to Andhra Pradesh's fields. Villagers and prospectors armed with simple tools scour the...
30 Jul, 2025, 01.57 PM IST
EU delays polished diamond traceability requirements to January 2026, easing pressure on Indian tradeThe EU delays implementing stringent traceability rules for polished diamond imports to January 2026, easing pressure on the Indian diamond...
26 Feb, 2025, 12.37 AM IST
India's rich tussle for Argyle pink diamond because mines are not foreverDiamond traders said demand for Argyle pink diamonds has shot up by three times among high net worth Indians compared to last year.
28 Sep, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
Diamantaires weigh shifting manufacturing units abroad as high import duties hit hardColin Shah, vice-chairman of Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, told, “The high import duty of 7.5% on both cut and polished diamond...
26 Nov, 2019, 07.26 AM IST
Diamonds a symbol of love and luxury, not traded commodity like gold: Jean-Marc Lieberherr, CEO, DPA"We are talking to couples who are a few years into their journey of marriage focussing on NCCS A, living in metros, Tier-1 and Tier-2 town...
15 Nov, 2017, 08.46 PM IST
Diamond traders ask miners to explore mining in IndiaThis is for the first time that the industry has approached diamond miners individually after Rio Tinto announced last year that it would c...
21 Mar, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
Make In India: We are looking at direct sale of diamonds to India, says Alrosa's Andrey Zharkov"Prices of oil, metals and commodities have crashed 30–40% over the past one year, but diamonds have not fallen with the same intensity."
17 Feb, 2016, 08.31 AM IST
Diamond company seeks MoUs for R&D with Indian institutes, othersIIa Technologies Pte Ltd, which has an R&D collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, the Cornell University in New Yo...
15 Mar, 2015, 08.46 AM IST
Rio Tinto to invest $500 million in Madhya Pradesh diamond mine projectRio Tinto will be investing to the tune of $500 million in developing a diamond mine at Bunder in Madhya Pradesh.
24 Aug, 2012, 08.04 PM IST
- Rio Tinto mulls USD 100 mn investment in exploration project
UK-based diamond producer, Rio Tinto Diamonds, plans to invest USD 75-100 million on a pre-feasibility study of its diamond mines project i...
09 Aug, 2009, 12.49 PM IST
- Rio Tinto goes another mile with exploration in MP
Rio Tinto India, the Indian arm of UK’s Rio Tinto Plc is in advanced stages of exploration at Chatrapur, Madhya Pradesh.
26 Nov, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- Export duty may take shine off diamonds
The world’s largest mining country - South Africa - plans to change the laws governing its diamond sector, including imposition of an expor...
17 May, 2007, 04.05 AM IST
- S Africa's export duty on rough diamonds may hit Indian traders
South Africa’s plan to change the laws governing its diamond sector, including the proposed export duty on rough diamonds, has become a maj...
15 May, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- India seeks cutting edge in diamond trade
A girl’s best friend - diamonds - has found a great pal in the commerce department. To convert India into a global hub for diamond trade, t...
07 Sep, 2006, 12.00 AM IST