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IIJS Bharat Tritiya 2026 Ends with Great Success
Bengaluru: The 4th edition of IIJS Bharat Tritiya 2026, organized by India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), concluded on a triumphant note at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), solidifying its position as India’s third-largest B2B jewellery exhibition. The show witnessed a massive scale-up, hosting over 1,100 exhibitors and 1,900 stalls, while attracting 15,000 trade buyers from 500 Indian cities and 40 countries. This rapid growth in just four editions highlights the show’s emergence as a premier global
IIJS Bharat Tritiya 2026 Ends with Great Success
Bengaluru: The 4th edition of IIJS Bharat Tritiya 2026, organized by India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), concluded on a triumphant note at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), solidifying its position as India’s third-largest B2B jewellery exhibition. The show witnessed a massive scale-up, hosting over 1,100 exhibitors and 1,900 stalls, while attracting 15,000 trade buyers from 500 Indian cities and 40 countries. This rapid growth in just four editions highlights the show’s emergence as a premier global
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AWDC & ALROSA Sign New Cooperation Agreement
Moscow: On April 24, during the City of Antwerp’s Mission to Russia, organized in cooperation with the Port of Antwerp, leading partner Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) signed a cooperation agreement with the world’s leading diamond mining company, ALROSA. Leading this mission emphasizes AWDC’s commitment to safeguarding Antwerp’s position as the leading trade hub in the diamond industry, and
De Beers’ Production Goes Up by 15% in Q1
Gaborone: De Beers lifted its rough diamond production by 15 percent to 8.5 million carats in the first quarter of 2018 compared with 7.4 million carats, a year earlier, according to its parent company, Anglo American. The diversified mining group said that the increase in De Beers’ production reflects the ramp-up of production from Gahcho Kué in Canada, which reached
Mugabe Summoned by Zimbabwe Parliament
Harare: Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been summoned to appear before a parliamentary committee next month to account for diamond corruption and lost government revenues. If Mugabe, who is 94, does appear before the committee, it will be his first public appearance since his resignation last November. “We have set May 9 as the date on which he will
Diamond Detection Expo & Symposium Inaugurated
Mumbai: The Diamond Detection Expo & Symposium (DDES) 2018 commenced yesterday with an inauguration by The Consul General of the United States of America, HE Mr. Edgard D. Kagan. The DDES, organised by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in affiliation with the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), is being held in the BDB from April 23-25, 2018. It
AWDC & ALROSA Sign New Cooperation Agreement
Moscow: On April 24, during the City of Antwerp’s Mission to Russia, organized in cooperation with the Port of Antwerp, leading partner Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) signed a cooperation agreement with the world’s leading diamond mining company, ALROSA. Leading this mission emphasizes AWDC’s commitment to safeguarding Antwerp’s position as the leading trade hub in the diamond industry, and
De Beers’ Production Goes Up by 15% in Q1
Gaborone: De Beers lifted its rough diamond production by 15 percent to 8.5 million carats in the first quarter of 2018 compared with 7.4 million carats, a year earlier, according to its parent company, Anglo American. The diversified mining group said that the increase in De Beers’ production reflects the ramp-up of production from Gahcho Kué in Canada, which reached
Mugabe Summoned by Zimbabwe Parliament
Harare: Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been summoned to appear before a parliamentary committee next month to account for diamond corruption and lost government revenues. If Mugabe, who is 94, does appear before the committee, it will be his first public appearance since his resignation last November. “We have set May 9 as the date on which he will
Diamond Detection Expo & Symposium Inaugurated
Mumbai: The Diamond Detection Expo & Symposium (DDES) 2018 commenced yesterday with an inauguration by The Consul General of the United States of America, HE Mr. Edgard D. Kagan. The DDES, organised by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in affiliation with the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), is being held in the BDB from April 23-25, 2018. It
