Thursday, 31 March 2016
Alrosa christens 83.59-carat diamond as ‘Mothers of Russia
Russian diamond miner Alrosa has named an 83.59-carat diamond Mothers of
Russia. The diamond was recovered in mid-February from the Yubileynaya pipe,
and extracted by the Aikhal Mining and Processing Division at the Processing.......Read More
#AOJQuote of the day 31st March 2016
“Before the strike, we used to work on more than 25
lakh pieces of jewellery in a month. Due to this indefinite strike, across
India, hallmarking centres have made losses amounting to more than Rs 6cr.”
Harshad Ajmera, President,
Indian Association of Hallmarking Centres (IAHC)
GJSCI initiates Project Vanika to facilitate training and skilling in jewellery for tribal women
Gem & Jewellery
Skill Council of India (GJSCI) announced Project Vanika in Palghar by
entering a tri party alliance with Imitation Jewellery Manufacturers
Association (IJMA) & Aasmant Foundation to facilitate training and skilling
of 4000 tribal women in the next three years in imitation/fashion jewellery
manufacturing.....Read More
Muthoot Exim launches gold recycling centre in Ahmedabad
Muthoot Exim Pvt Ltd,
the precious metals division of the Muthoot Pappachan Group (MPG), sees more
household gold coming in for recycling as the government aggressively promotes
its gold monetisation scheme.....Read More
Hallmarking operation disrupted due to jewellers strike
The nationwide strike by jewellers against the proposed 1% excise duty
on non-silver jewellery has affected several other major stakeholders in the
industry. Operations at hallmarking centres, which are a major service provider
in the jewellery industry, have been entirely disrupted for almost a month now,...Read More
Delhi CM meets Pranab Mukherjee over excise on jewellery; says it will encourage ‘Inspector Raj’
Delhi Chief minister
Arvind Kejriwal yesterday met the President of India and asked to intervene on
the budget proposal of the union Government to impose one per cent excise duty
on jewellery....Read More
Narendra Modi Visits Antwerp Diamond Center
During
a visit to Belgium, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with members of
the Board of Directors of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the umbrella
organization for the Antwerp diamond industry. The meeting signified the
importance of....Read More
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