Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and diseaseSoaring tourism to Antarctica, driven by climate change fears, raises concerns about contamination and damage to the fragile ecosystem. A r...
07 May, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
$15 billion Google data centre to transform Vizag into AI hub: Union Minister VaishnawVisakhapatnam is set to become a major artificial intelligence hub. Google is establishing a $15 billion AI data centre there. This project...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
African Cullinan diamond on King Charles’s crown are unlikely to be returned, here’s whyAfter King Charles III's coronation, calls to return the African diamonds ignited and have now become a part of a broader global conversati...
19 May, 2023, 07.26 PM IST
South Africans want this diamond back from BritainA recent report said that calls for the return of Great Star of Africa or Cullinan I, world's largest known clear-cut diamond, were growing...
19 Sep, 2022, 04.26 PM IST
Not just Kohinoor, Queen Elizabeth II's death puts spotlight on 'stolen' 500 carat Great Star of Africa diamondThe 500-carat 'Great Star of Africa,' placed on the royal sceptre that the Queen of England Elizabeth II used during her time as monarch, i...
16 Sep, 2022, 05.12 PM IST
Surat: Sharp increase in rough diamond prices is impacting workersAs a result, in some cases, workers are being deployed for only three days a week. Rough diamond prices had started increasing from July on...
12 Dec, 2021, 10.04 PM IST
Diamond mines-to-brand firm KGK opens factory in AngolaThe new KGK factory, in partnership with SODIAM, the Angolan state owned company for the trading of diamonds in Angola, incorporates the la...
15 Nov, 2019, 02.20 PM IST
Ebola outbreak dulls diamond industryWith some 1,400 people dying from the deadly hemorrhagic virus in West Africa, the diamantaires have halted their visits for the past coupl...
07 Sep, 2014, 11.24 AM IST
- 507-carat diamond found in South Africa
South Africa's Cullinan mine, the source of the world's biggest diamond, has produced yet another unusually large, high-quality diamond.
29 Sep, 2009, 05.09 PM IST
- Biggest ever rough diamond to be polished in India
Surat-based company wins $12.13-million bid for processing India’s costliest diamond bought from South Africa.
12 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Diamond industry faces heat as South Africa plans to restrict export
According to sources, the South African government is all set to introduce amendments in law governing the diamond industry. Should artists...
02 Jan, 2008, 01.31 PM IST
- De Beers sells South African Cullinan Diamond Mine
The world's biggest diamond company De Beers said Thursday it was selling its historic Cullinan Diamond Mine in South Africa, where the lar...
22 Nov, 2007, 07.23 PM IST
- Diamond workers in demand
With more and more Indian companies setting up diamond cutting and polishing units in African countries like Bostwana, Namibia, Angola and ...
22 Aug, 2007, 02.47 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
- Africa set to blood diamond Opec
A group of 18 African nations producing diamonds have come together to form the African Countries Diamond Producers Association (ADPA) head...
27 Apr, 2007, 02.28 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