%% GIA made the change to better serve the India trade.It will now grade D-to-Z colour diamonds of up to 2.99 carats (ct) at its state-of-the-art facility in Mumbai. %% “Since we established our India laboratory in 2008, our team has worked diligently to reach out to the industry across the country. The fact that we have consistently been receiving stones of higher carat weight proves the growing awareness in the trade of our Mumbai facility,” said Nirupa Bhatt, managing director of GIA India and the Middle East. “The measure to increase the stone size is the latest in GIA’s on-going commitment to provide the highest standards of service to its clients.” GIA created a universal standard for describing and determining diamond quality more than six decades ago. The 4Cs (carat, colour, clarity and cut) and the GIA International Diamond Grading System™, which today includes the D-Z colour scale, the Flawless-I3 clarity scale, and the Excellent-Poor cut grading scale, are the standards accepted and used by virtually every professional jeweller and knowledgeable diamond buyer in the world. %% Staffed by expert diamond graders and gemmologists and known for its strict impartiality and benchmark grading services, GIA is entrusted with grading and identifying many of the world’s gems, including some of the most famous diamonds. %% GIA’s laboratory in Mumbai issues GIA Diamond Grading Reports™ and GIA Diamond Dossiers®, the most widely used and recognized means of verifying a diamond’s quality. The laboratory also accepts coloured gemstones and pearls, which are forwarded to appropriate GIA facilities for service. GIA provides free pick-up and delivery services from the Opera House in Mumbai. Clients can also access free shipping service through Brinks in the western suburbs. %%