Author name: JNI

Malabar Group, India’s leading business conglomerate and parent company of Malabar Gold & Diamonds, has set aside INR 150 crore in 2025-26 to expand its CSR initiatives in healthcare, education, hunger and poverty alleviation, women’s empowerment, environmental protection, and housing for the underprivileged. Under its main CSR effort ‘The Hunger Free World,’ the Group has […]

In Lucknow, GJEPC organized the IIJS Premiere 2025 Road Show and Jewellers’ Conclave in association with the Sarafa Wing of the Uttar Pradesh Vyapar Mandal. The event, which attracted over 125 attendees, sought to introduce Uttar Pradeshi jewelers to government programs, contemporary business methods, and export potential. The president of UP Vyapar Mandal, Mr. Sanjay

On May 28, 2025, Anglo American Platinum Limited formally changed its name to Valterra Platinum Limited, and it began trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) under the new name. The move ushers in a new era for one of the top platinum producers in South Africa. The rebrand was finalized after receiving regulatory authorization

Gemological Science International (GSI) has opened its 14th laboratory, this one in Bangkok. The new lab, located in the city’s gem and jewellery center, will cater to both domestic and foreign clientele. The GSI Thailand lab provides a wide range of services, including testing, grading, and certification for colored gemstones, natural and lab-grown diamonds, finished

Susan Jacques, President and CEO of GIA, has earned the International Colored Gemstone Association’s (ICA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Jacques accepted the medal at a gala dinner ceremony in Brasilia on May 19-22, following the conclusion of the ICA Congress. ICA President Damien Cody stated, “Susan has served our industry in a variety of capacities, always

India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, according to NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam, who cites IMF data. India now has a $4 trillion economy, trailing only the United States, China, and Germany. According to Subrahmanyam, India may soon surpass Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy in the next 2, 2.5,

Angolan Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum, and Gas Diamantino Azevedo and Botswana Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Kenewendo are among the distinguished speakers at the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Presidents’ Meeting, which will take place in New York from June 10–11 and be chaired by President Duma Boko of Botswana and U.S.

The first-ever three-week induction under the Exporter Mentorship Program (EMP) was successfully held at the India Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX) in Dubai by the Statistics and Research branch of the GJEPC in partnership with the IJEX Dubai team. The curriculum, which was created to empower Indian jewelry exporters who were interested in entering the UAE

Supported by GJEPC‘s premier show IIJS, the Amritsar squad won the Champions Trophy at the Jewellers Cricket League (JCL) 2025, which took place at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on May 25 in an exciting climax reminiscent of an IPL matchup. Mr. Ashok Seth, a former Regional Chairman-North and member of the Regional Sub-Committee, represented