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In a momentous celebration of heritage, culture, and expansion, PNG Jewellers, a 192-year-old legacy brand synonymous with trust, purity, commitment, and Maharashtrian tradition, will open nine new stores across Maharashtra this Navratri. Each store, ranging in size from 2500 to 6500 square feet, will provide a diverse selection of jewelry, including rings, earrings, elegant bracelets, […]

Sarine Technologies announced a collaboration with Chaumet, LVMH’s flagship luxury jewellery brand, to deliver fully traceable diamonds for the newly launched ‘Bee My Love’ pendant necklace. The ‘Bee My Love’ pendant, a major new addition to Chaumet‘s legendary collection, showcases a completely traceable Taille Impératrice (Empress Cut), a patented 88-facet hexagonal diamond. This is Chaumet‘s

Shri Uday Samant, Hon’ble Minister for Industries, Government of Maharashtra, inaugurated the Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ), training and skilling center in Ratnagiri on September 24th in the presence of Shri Kirit Bhansali, Vice Chairman, GJEPC; Shri M. Devender Singh, District Collector, Ratnagiri; Shri Kirthi Kiran Pujar, CEO, Zilla Parishad, Ratnagiri; Shri Sabyasachi

Milan Chokshi, Chairman of IIGJ Mumbai, opened the new Extension Centre in the presence of Debasish Biswas, CEO of IIGJ, and staff members on the auspicious occasion of Vishwakarma Puja and Anant Chaturthi. This site will temporarily house the institute’s CAD, Gemmology, Design, and Merchandising classes while the Mumbai campus is renovated and upgraded between

The Jewelry Symposium (TJS), formerly known as the Santa Fe Symposium, an annual worldwide event dedicated to promoting jewelry manufacturing technologies, will grow in 2025. Building on the success of the 2024 event and rising interest from industry experts, TJS will now take place over three full days, from May 17 to 20, at the

Khimji Jewellers, a well-known company in the Odisha jewellery sector, has opened its fourth large-format store in Bhubaneswar. The 6,000-square-foot showroom at Samantarapur Chowk is a key milestone in the brand’s 88-year history. The new store offers a diverse selection of gold, diamond, platinum, silver, and trendy jewelry, as well as corporate giving choices. With

The worldwide platinum market is expected to post a substantial deficit for the second consecutive year in 2024, owing to robust demand, notably in the jewelry sector. This information comes from the World Platinum Investment Council’s (WPIC) most recent Platinum Quarterly report. This quarter, worldwide platinum jewelry demand topped 500 koz for the first time

The technology created by Hong Kong’s Fukui Shell Nucleus Factory allows for the traceability of cultured pearls throughout the supply chain. Gemological Institute of America (GIA) reports for farmed pearls with bead nuclei embedded with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags will now include a report comment with the pearl’s unique RFID reference number, improving tracing

GJEPC welcomed high-ranking government officials to the cutting-edge Bharat Ratnam Mega Common Facility Centre (CFC) in SEEPZ, Mumbai, on September 13, 2024. The distinguished guests were Shri Sunil Barthwal, Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Shri Santosh Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade; and Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), which is part of the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance, has issued a circular introducing a new system that extends export-related benefits, such as Duty Drawback, Remission of Duties or Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP), and Rebate of State and Central Taxes and