West Asia conflict may dent India Inc profitability by 200 bps: CrisilA prolonged West Asia conflict poses a risk to India Inc's profitability. Crisil Ratings predicts a significant drop in operating margins d...
25 May, 2026, 03.29 PM IST
Gems & jewellery exports fall 9% in April to Rs 20952 crIndian gems and jewellery exports saw a dip in April 2026. Geopolitical tensions and cautious buyer sentiment impacted trade. While cut and...
15 May, 2026, 06.26 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
Indian diamond polishers to witness 6-7% revenue growth in FY27 to $15.5 bn: ReportThe growth will ride on increased exports to the US following the interim trade deal that eliminated the 25 per cent reciprocal tariff on I...
13 Mar, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
Weak Chinese demand dents India's diamond exports, industry seeks supportThe economic slowdown, shifting consumer preferences from diamonds to gold jewellery and fewer weddings have been squeezing the demand for ...
05 Jul, 2024, 09.53 AM IST
Amid higher scrutiny from G7: Diamond trade in rough, exporters looking to ChinaIndia's diamond exporters are expecting demand from Chinese buyers for the country's cut and polished diamonds at the Hong Kong Jewellery &...
20 Sep, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
Rapaport suspends all activity with Russian and Belarusian companiesRapNet — the world’s largest diamond trading network, with daily listings of 1.7 million polished diamonds valued at $8.7 billion — has imp...
06 Apr, 2022, 08.17 PM IST
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...
09 Aug, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
Relief for jewellers as polished diamond prices beat Covid blues, go up three to five percentRough diamond imports fell in value by 74.5% to a provisional $1.2bn during April -August 2020 from a year ago. Over the same period, expor...
03 Oct, 2020, 07.43 PM IST
Diamond traders urge FM Sitharaman to slash import duty on cut and polished diamondsDuty on polished diamonds was raised to 7.5% in September 2018. This includes duty on diamonds exported and then reimported. “The duty shou...
07 Jul, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
Import of rough diamonds unlikely to resume soonDue to muted global demand, Indian diamond trade is unlikely to import rough diamonds for a month beginning June 1, as the global demand wi...
26 May, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
Will India’s diamond cutting operations shift to Israel, Belgium?India is the world’s largest cutting and polishing centre of rough diamonds, and it is said that 14 out of every 15 rough diamonds in the w...
23 Feb, 2018, 07.06 AM IST
Budget doubles import duty on polished diamonds, upsets tradeThe consumption and trading of polished stones is marginal, but 5% is a bit stiff," said Anoop Mehta, president Bharat Diamond Bourse, the ...
01 Feb, 2018, 04.27 PM IST
Budget doubles import duty on polished diamonds, upsets tradeThe consumption and trading of polished stones is marginal, but 5% is a bit stiff," said Anoop Mehta, president Bharat Diamond Bourse, the ...
01 Feb, 2018, 03.13 PM IST
India and Russia to sign diamond trading pactIndia, the world's largest diamond-processing nation and Russia, the world's largest rough diamond producer, have decided to share data on ...
10 Apr, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
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.
10 Oct, 2012, 05.11 PM IST
- Rising Indian imports spur Dubai diamond trade
Dubai's total diamond trade rose by 53 per cent last year to reach $11.23 billion, as a result of increased imports from Belgium and India,...
03 Mar, 2008, 01.18 PM IST