The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council announces International Diamond Conference, Mines to Market 2010 on October 12th &13th, 2010 in Mumbai, India. The two day conference would witness Presidents, Ministers from various mining countries such Angola, Botswana, SA, Canada etc, Delegates from Mining Companies, heads of Retail and Luxury brands such as Signet, Blue [...]
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that the French jewellery manufacturer, Gay Frères, is the first Member to be certified against the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards as established by the RJC’s Member Certification System. Gay Frères’ RJC Member Certification results from a successful verification assessment conducted by STR, an international audit [...]
It’s time to say good bye to the 27th edition of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) organized by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) at NSE Grounds, Mumbai. The last four days have seen numerous beautiful jewellery pieces on display by companies across the globe. IIJS 2010 presented a wide range of [...]
Strong business activity continued during the weekend at the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) in Mumbai even if buyers were showing some resistance on prices. Most exhibitors that spoke with Rapaport News were satisfied that the show at least met their expectations. “It has been a very good show and the traffic was better than [...]
The RBS SOLITAIRE Design Awards were held at the Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt, on 21st August, 2010. Here is the list of winners. Formal Wear Winners SANGAM CHAINS — (FIRST PRIZE FORMAL WEAR) Moksha The gold and onyx ring takes us back to Bodh Gaya during the time when Lord Buddha (depicted here in black [...]
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked between Diamond India Limited (DIL) and the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council ( GJEPC) in Mumbai today on precious metals business. While Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) had notified sometime ago, both DIL and GJEPC as Nominated Agencies to import precious metals for supply to jewellers, [...]
On a bright and beautiful Sunday, August 22, 2010, all roads are leading to the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) at NSE Grounds, Goregaon, Mumbai. Though a Sunday, the jewellery fraternity is going full steam ahead and there’s a surge of visitors at all the entrances. It has been a busy Sunday. “We have been [...]
The 27th edition of the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), organized by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), called it a day on a very positive note and lots of optimistic response from the local as well as the international visitors. All the exhibitors present at the show feel that this year’s show [...]
The Women’s Jewellery Association India Chapter (WJA India Chapter) was launched today by Ms. Kendra Bridel Weinman, president, WJA US, at a special function at India International Jewellery Show (IIJS). Present on the occasion were Mr. Vasant Mehta, chairman, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Mr. Vinod Hayagriv, chairman, the Gems and Jewellery [...]
This year, the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) has loads of expectations from the 700+ exhibitors and according to Jaipur-based Valentine Jewels, the expectations have already started getting fulfilled in the form of buyers and the company is quite happy with the response that it got at the end of day two. Shree Ramkrishna Export [...]