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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...
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...
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
'US will remain dependent on India,' Surat Diamond Traders confidant of riding out Trump Tariff effectsThe US tariffs of 50% on Indian imports have commenced, potentially impacting Surat's diamond industry, though stakeholders anticipate only...
Thousands of Surat workers are caught in Russia-West crossfireRussia-Ukraine war has impacted the diamond industry in Surat, Gujarat, leading to job losses and factory closures. Western sanctions on Ru...
Nearly 30,000 women join diamond trade in Surat, Saurashtra since April“Women were steadily coming into diamond cutting and polishing over the last five years. But the flow has increased post-Covid as they want...
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...
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...
Price of small diamonds down 15%The diamond firms who participated in the event said the demand for loose diamonds and jewellery was subdued.
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...
Diamantaires flourish in Saurashtra with 24x7 electricityDiamond units, most of which operate from houses, see hectic activity, thanks to 24x7 power supply ensured by the Jyotigram Yojana.
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...
Surat Diamantiares sigh relief as polished diamond prices up by 5 pcDiamantiares in Surat have heaved a sigh of relief as prices of polished diamonds have started stabilising ahead of the Diwali.
- Surat top player in big diamond processing
The world’s biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat has become a top player in global diamond industry by processing almost 8...
- Geetanjali to invest Rs 3k cr in three jewellery SEZs
Defying recession blues, Mumbai-based Geetanjali Gems Limited will invest Rs 3,000 crore in Gujarat in the next five years to set up three ...
Rapaport feels need for cash mkt for diamondsMartin Rapaport, the maverick in world diamond industry, is a rather controversial figure who went against the tide to commoditise diamonds...
- Trousseau centre in the making
As Surat, the largest supplier of polished diamonds to the world, looks inwards for sustenance and growth, it plans to leverage the stronge...
- Rough road for Surat diamond industry
Until recently, the Surat diamond industry was faced with a problem of increasing rough diamond prices and shrinking workforce.
- Workers of Diamond industry in Surat demand rise in wages
Hundreds of workers engaged in cutting and polishing of diamonds in Surat took to streets and pelted stones on diamond factories as their w...
- High gold prices hit diamond trade
The massive rise in the price of gold globally this year has hit the diamond trade, especially in Surat, where nine of the world’s 11 diamo...