When Prada introduced a pair of Kolhapuri-style chappals in its Spring/Summer 2026 menswear collection — labelled simply as “leather sandals”, and priced at Rs.1.16 lakh — it reinforced a familiar pattern for anyone working in the Indian jewellery industry

Silver jewellery continues to dominate the US retail market in 2024, registering robust sales growth and delivering the highest margins among all precious metals, according to the latest survey by the Silver Institute

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The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) announced the 5th edition of the India Gems and Jewellery Show (GJS April 2024) from April 2nd to 5th, 2024, at Mumbai's Jio World Convention Centre. GJS events, dubbed #HamaraApnaShow, are pivotal for industry growth

Jaipur witnesses the launch of a new service as IIGJ-RLC introduces its Pearl Identification Service

ASSURE Program is a testing regimen for Diamond Verification Instruments, offering reliable, third-party approved insights to support purchasing decisions and driving consumer protection used to separate and/or identify diamonds from synthetic diamonds.

New research highlights key trends shaping how younger generations perceive, research and buy diamonds. Ethical assurances, branded offerings, ‘phygital’ retail and web3 experiences will define the new diamond world

The event is an exhibition and sale of exquisite creations in gold, diamond and precious gem jewellery

The study has revealed gold concentration ranges from 7.71-13 ppm, indicating the auriferous (containing gold) nature of Goa’s iron ore

Third meeting of the expert committee formed by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to resolve the issues of mandatory hallmarking was held yesterday. A number of issues were raised during the meeting and BIS has assured to consider and come up with a comprehensive guidelines and detailed responses to the expert committee queries in next few days

From strict morning routines that keeps them going for the rest of the day, taking quick cat naps to ensure the evenings are energetic to handling staff problems and client requirements, this is how a day in the life of these jewellers looks like,
observes Vijetha Rangabashyam

Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) launched the Jewellery Artificial Intelligence & Data-science Excellence (JADE) initiative in a virtual ceremony on 30th November, 2020. JADE is a Center of Excellence for artificial intelligence focusing on the gems and jewellery industry

• The Gems and Jewellery sector pioneer to open nine new retail outlets
• Adds 23,000 sqft of retail space for customers this festive season

The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) recently submitted its findings of a Cluster Mapping survey commissioned by the GJEPC two years ago