Diamond

The newest trend in jewellery, lab-grown diamonds have the added advantage of being eco- and wallet-friendly, besides being free of ethical concerns around mining practices

It said it is the highest bidder with a final price offer of 1.10 per cent

A 2,492-carat diamond was found in Botswana, which is the second largest, and now only behind the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond that was found in South Africa

With over 90 per cent of the world's diamonds being processed in India, primarily in the city of Surat, the sector is renowned for its skilled workforce and intricate craftsmanship

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's Paris Games preparations will be put through a stern test when he begins his season in the first leg of the prestigious Diamond League one-day meet series against a star-studded but familiar field, here on Friday. The 26-year-old Indian javelin superstar, who is also the reigning world and Asian Games champion, will be up against the likes of former world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada and Olympic and world-medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic. Asian Games silver-medallist and his compatriot Kishore Jena will also be in the fray as he makes his Diamond League debut. Jena has a personal best of 87.54m while Chopra's all-time best is 89.94m, which is also the national record. European champion Julian Weber of Germany, fourth in the Olympic Games and World Championships, will also compete in the 10-man field. The league will then move to Morocco on May 19. Chopra is also the defending champion here as he had set the tone for his title-laden

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The Union government has announced a package for Research and Development for five years, which will give a jump to lab-grown diamonds

A diamond broker was arrested for allegedly decamping with precious stones worth Rs 7.86 crore collected from different traders in Gujarat's Surat city, police said on Sunday. The accused had procured the diamonds from 32 different traders based in the city on the pretext of getting better rates and later absconded with them, an official from Varachha police station said. The man left his mobile phone with his sister-in-law and asked her to format it and destroy the SIM, he said. "An FIR was registered under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code," the official said. The police kept a watch on the house of the accused man's relative in Surendranagar and arrested him, he said. The police recovered the stolen diamonds and jewellery worth Rs 2.9 lakh from his possession, the official said. The accused claimed that he was fed up with the diamond business, which his father had handed over to him and wanted to start his own garage

According to Surat Diamond Workers union's rough estimate, some 10,000 diamond workers have lost their jobs in the last few months because of production cuts and small units closing down

This year, the first six months have been strong and the positive consumer sentiment continues and the company is hopeful the business will be similar to last year, De Beers India MD Sachin Jain said.

With some mines in Botswana being put to work, rough diamond trade could ease by 10% amid US sanctions on Russia's Alrosa which commands 27% global supply

Christie's announces The Rock, a 228.31 carat pear-shaped diamond that will lead the Geneva Magnificent Jewelssale on May 11, 2022, as part of Christie's Luxury Week.

A 101.38-carat diamond was sold by Sotheby's for HK$95.1 million ($12.3 million) to an unknown buyer using traditional currency, disappointing cryptocurrency fans

Given the rarity of such large stones, demand for big diamonds has traditionally been resilient, even at times when the wider industry has struggled

With global natural diamond supplies predicted to start declining from this year, LGDs are gaining ground as a useful disruptive technology.

Argyle is best known as the source of about 90% of the world's prized pink diamonds

The diamond polishing industry has been reeling under falling demand, impact of the GST, and lack of working capital

A DeBeers report claims global diamond production may decline in 2018 on mine closure, favourable demand will keep prices elevated

The anemic growth has forced gem producers to respond in recent years

With completion of a second rights issue, of Rs 85 crore, the Reliance ADA Group-anchored Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) is ready to restart futures trading in polished diamonds by the end of this month.Final approval is needed from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). The exchange suspended futures trading in 2014, four years after launch. It has in-principle approval from Sebi for going live.To achieve the mandatory minimum net worth criterion of Rs 100 crore, the exchange had floated a second rights issue (it concluded this week), to raise money from its existing investors. In April 2016, the exchange had raised Rs 50 crore from its shareholders; with the second round, its net worth is Rs 125 crore.However, government-owned commodity trading entity MMTC did not participate. So, after the second round, MMTC's stake is expected to decline to below 10 per cent, from the earlier 13 per cent.MMTC plans to exit the exchange business. In fact, it had divested five ...