The ninth edition of Hyderabad Jewellery, Pearl and Gem Fair will be held here for two-days from June 4. Over 150 exhibitors comprising jewellery brands, wholesalers, retailers, importers, exporters, diamond and gemstone suppliers and representatives from trade and government organisations will participate in the fair, which is hosted by UBM India and supported by the Read More →

To aid weavers, the Jharkhand government has decided that clothing material for government schools would be purchased from Jharcraft (Jharkhand Silk Textile & Handicraft Development Corporation Ltd.), the state’s textile body. Chief Minister Raghubar Das issued orders to purchase the clothing materials from Jharcraft and end the practice of floating tenders to purchase uniform, blankets Read More →

A rare Argyle red diamond, along with other premium gemstones, will go under the hammer in Taipei, Taiwan on May 1. The auction will be conducted by gemstone expert Richard Li. Among the gemstones and jewellery pieces on offer is a 0.51-carat fancy red rectangular diamond from Australia’s Argyle diamond mine, with a starting price of Read More →

Government in Rajya Sabha today refused to budge from its stance on levying one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery saying luxury items cannot be kept out of tax ambit for perpetuity, prompting a walk-out by members of the Congress and SP. Tearing into the opposition charge that imposition of the levy was killing the trade, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley refuted Read More →