GJEPC’s India-France Jewellery Summit will bring 17 Indian jewellery companies to Paris from October 13 to 15, 2026, to explore partnerships with French luxury brands, opening avenues for design collaboration, private-label manufacturing, and access to European markets, discovers Suneeta Kaul.

De Beers appointed Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur as its natural diamond advocate in India, while Forevermark Diamond Jewellery unveiled Princess Gauravi Kumari as the face of its festive campaign.

The lab-grown diamond jewellery startup will use the funds to strengthen its team, marketing and supply chain as it expands its business.

The natural diamond jewellery retailer recorded 75.75% revenue growth in H1 FY27 and added company-operated stores in Pune and Nashik.

The initiative will provide Divine Solitaires’ partner jewellers with diamond screening technology to verify natural or lab-grown diamonds, laser inscriptions and Hearts & Arrows.

India can move beyond being a major producer of laboratory-grown diamonds to becoming a global technology leader by developing indigenous equipment, advanced materials, device fabrication capabilities, and high-value industrial applications, says Prof. M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Head of the India Centre for Lab Grown Diamond (InCent-LGD) at IIT Madras, in a conversation with Suneeta Kaul. Prof. Rao was one of the main organizers of GJEPC's VAIRAM 2026 Workshop, held earlier this year at the campus of IIT Madras.

As leading retailers and designers flag rising interest in colour stones, COUTURE India 2026 reveals how emeralds, turquoise and Tanzanite are shaping the jewellery conversation ahead of the wedding season, discovers Preeti Kulkarni

Tribe Amrapali has opened its third Chennai store at Terminal 4 of Chennai Domestic Airport, taking its India store count to 43 as it expands across retail and travel destinations.

At the 11th edition of COUTURE India 2026, businesses across design, branding, packaging, technology, certification and retail services presented solutions aimed at addressing the operational challenges faced by jewellery retailers.

Divine Solitaires was named ‘Best Diamond Jewellery Brand’ at JewelZ South India 2026, recognizing its focus on quality assurance, standardized pricing and transparency in natural diamond solitaires.

Mini Diamonds’ wholly owned subsidiary Namra Jewels has introduced a men’s jewellery collection featuring lab-grown diamonds, with a phased festive-season rollout across online and offline channels.

Bvlgari has opened its first Kolkata boutique at Quest Mall, expanding its India retail network to four boutiques and introducing jewellery, watches and accessories to the eastern market.

Jaipur jeweller Sunil Kothari has been named the BJP’s candidate for Jaipur mayor, with the formal election scheduled for September 25 and the final declaration expected after the voting process.

EKARAA Jewellery has introduced a gifting collection of fine diamond jewellery in 9kt gold, spanning rings, bracelets, pendants and earrings, with select pieces available for customization.