India’s $85 billion gems & jewellery sector gets policy fillip, closes in on Dubai, Hong KongThe recent FTWZ expansion by the government is expected to create more opportunities for India’s jewellery sector and elevate the country's...
27 Apr, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
West Asia war: Amid gloom and doom in Surat and Tiruppur’s textile clusters, one industry offers hopeAs the West Asia conflict drags down most sectors in India’s two major textile hubs, one segment in Surat is opening up new opportunities
13 Apr, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
From rough to radiance: Surat’s diamond industry that powers millionsNatural diamonds' value stems from human skill, transforming raw stones into meaningful treasures. India, particularly Surat, processes ove...
16 Mar, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Jaishankar raises India’s concerns over restrictions of Russian diamonds with BelgiumNew Delhi is concerned over Western ban on rough diamond imports from Russia, the world's biggest diamond producer and the biggest source o...
09 Apr, 2024, 10.39 PM IST
Surat Diamond Bourse: 4500 offices, 70 lakh sq ft area, 130 elevators, 22 km passage...inside the world's largest office buildingToday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse, the world's largest center for global diamond and jewelry trade. ...
17 Dec, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
DREAM city project will help Surat to emerge as safest, convenient diamond trading hub: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said once the Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) city project is completed, Surat will emerge...
29 Sep, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
Labour-intensive units step up vigil to allay workers' fearsThe Noida cluster houses 3,000 units and the annual exports are around ₹30,000 crore. Nearly 900,000 workers are engaged at the export clus...
03 Dec, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
Surging Covid-19 cases a cause for concern for Surat’s diamond workersThe industry fears another lockdown would impact production and about 20 million migrants who had returned to the diamond hub after restric...
23 Mar, 2021, 05.31 PM IST
Why Mumbai diamond traders are shifting base to SuratThe trend gathered momentum from January when 65% -70% of diamond imports in value terms took place in Surat. In January, India imported ro...
23 Feb, 2021, 03.34 PM IST
Diamond hub Surat likely to buzz with activity after Diwali as migrant workers set to return“Demand has revived and the trade is getting good orders from the US, China, Gulf countries and some parts of Europe. There is good demand ...
04 Nov, 2020, 04.48 PM IST
Surat may lose cutting edge in diamond tradeDiamond trade has come to a halt because of the lockdown. Many workers have also left.
07 May, 2020, 07.51 AM IST
For thousands of diamond traders, a new bourse in Surat promises to add to the shineGiven the scale of the development, the primary challenge was to enable easy navigation for large volumes of people within the trading-time...
29 Mar, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
We have to be number one in gems and jewellery sector: PM Narendra Modi"Enough of just diamond cutting and polishing. We need to make consumers across the globe interested in 'designed in India' jewellery," Mod...
17 Apr, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
Race is on between Mumbai and Surat to become largest diamond-trading hub in IndiaThe rivalry between Mumbai-based diamond trade and the diamond cutting and polishing industry in Modi's home state Gujarat is heating up.
08 Dec, 2014, 12.27 PM IST
Surat to have India's first diamond SEZ soon: Saurabh PatelAfter courting success with an array of special economic zones, Gujarat is now proposing to set up an only-for-exports hub for diamonds at ...
24 Aug, 2014, 11.36 AM IST
Seeking membership: Global players keen to join Surat Diamond BourseDiamond merchants from Belgium, Dubai, Israel and Hong Kong are keen on joining the upcoming Surat Diamond Bourse and have applied for memb...
11 Aug, 2014, 01.42 AM IST
Why world's diamond polishing hub Surat has never seen Brussels-type heistSurat, the world's diamond polishing hub, has never seen a heist of the kind Brussels saw recently. The entire industry works on a system o...
03 Mar, 2013, 08.16 AM IST