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GJEPC’s Delhi Regional Office recently co-hosted a seminar with global retail giant Amazon, concentrating on launching gem and jewelry exports via the popular e-commerce platform. GJEPC’s Regional Chairman – North, Ashok Seth, emphasized the growing necessity of embracing e-commerce platforms for jewelry exports. The conference gathered a sizable crowd, with roughly 97 attendees representing various […]

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has announced two fascinating and unusual themes for The Artisan Awards 2024: ‘Unusual Materials’ and ‘Objet Trouvé.’ These creative topics have the potential to reinvent artistic expression and motivate designers to think beyond the box when creating avant-garde fine jewelry. The first theme, ‘Objet Trouvé‘ (Found things),

According to media sources, WD Lab Grown Diamonds, the second-largest producer of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) in the United States, has filed bankruptcy, representing a significant setback in the booming lab-grown gemstone business. This Washington-based corporation filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware bankruptcy court, disclosing total liabilities of $44 million and assets of

Stephen Lussier, the longest-serving member of the Natural Diamond Council’s (NDC) Board of Directors, has announced his retirement as Chair and Board Member. According to NDC, David Prager, Chief Brand Officer at De Beers and an active NDC board member since 2022, will take over as Chair. Lussier was key in bringing together mining industry

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which reports to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has simplified the restrictions for silver imports, creating new opportunities for dealers. This change impacts HS codes 71069110 and 71069290 in ITC HS, 2022 Chapter 71 of Schedule-1 (Import Policy). Previously, only nominated agencies, such as the RBI for

The exhilarating 13th Edition of the GGJS was organised by Gujarat Gold Jewellery Show and Gold Ornaments Wholesale Jewellers Association (GOWJA) started today and held from 11th to 13th October at Helipad Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Guest of Honour Dr. Chetan Kumar Mehta National Vice-President- IBJA, Ca Surendra Mehta-National Secretary – IBJA inaugurated the

On day four of Jewellery and Gem WORLD Hong Kong, Platinum Guild International (PGI) took center stage, hosting a major symposium on future trends in jewelry and platinum’s role as a significant innovator and premium value creator in a jeweller’s business portfolio. The PGI Conference drew approximately 150 jewelry experts in its first appearance on

The Swarn Banga jewelry collection by Reliance Jewels was inspired by Bengal’s vivid artistic tradition. At a gala star-studded event, Bollywood diva Karisma Kapoor showcased the Swarn Banga collection and walked the runway as a showstopper. According to the firm, the collection depicts the complexity of the region’s terracotta temples, the calm of Shanti Niketan,

In a meeting with the Export Promotion Councils on October 9, 2023, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal announced a significant initiative under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 to issue system-based automatic ‘Status Holder’ certificates. The exporter will no longer be required to

Together, TracrTM and Sarine Technologies Limited will develop a scalable, economical method for tracing diamonds from their origin to the border of G7 nations. Sarine‘s Diamond JourneyTM traceability solution and the Tracr platform’s complimentary advantages are combined in the solution. Utilising a special digital portal, the Tracr-Sarine system is made to make it easier to