GJEPC commenced construction of India Jewellery Park Mumbai at Mahape, Navi Mumbai, on October 25, 2026. The 21.3-acre project, with an estimated investment potential of Rs. 50,000 crore and capacity to generate around one lakh direct and indirect jobs, aims to consolidate jewellery manufacturing, skilled labour and allied services in an integrated industrial hub.

GJEPC commenced construction of India Jewellery Park Mumbai at Mahape, Navi Mumbai, on October 25, 2026. The 21.3-acre project, with an estimated investment potential of Rs. 50,000 crore and capacity to generate around one lakh direct and indirect jobs, aims to consolidate jewellery manufacturing, skilled labour and allied services in an integrated industrial hub.

Jewellery logistics is moving from a largely trader-to-trader model towards a more organized, regulated and technology-led supply chain. With B2C fulfilment, shipment visibility and faster turnaround gaining importance, logistics providers are having to respond to changing customer expectations, rising shipment volumes and evolving security requirements, says Anand Sen, CEO – Domestic, BVC Logistics, in a conversation with Preeti Kulkarni.

Your most loyal customers probably visit you only twice a year. That one fact should change how independent jewellers think about growth, says Arpit Kala.

As Forevermark accelerates its India expansion, Shweta Harit, Global Senior Vice President, De Beers Group, and CEO, Forevermark, discusses the changing dynamics of natural diamond demand, the growing influence of younger consumers, emerging retail opportunities, and the strategies driving the category’s next phase of growth in a conversation with Suneeta Kaul.

Joyalukkas opened Jewel of Joy at Dubai Gold District on October 18, adding a 25,000-square-foot retail destination featuring gold, bridal jewellery, diamonds and precious gemstones.

The government has ended a tax benefit for banks importing gold, silver and platinum, bringing these shipments under the 3% Integrated GST levy from April 1, 2026, to ensure parity across import channels

De Beers appointed Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur as its natural diamond advocate in India, while Forevermark Diamond Jewellery unveiled Princess Gauravi Kumari as the face of its festive campaign.

The 22-carat, 916-grade BIS-hallmarked rings were supplied to eligible newborns delivered at government hospitals across Tamil Nadu under the state welfare initiative.

The initiative will provide Divine Solitaires’ partner jewellers with diamond screening technology to verify natural or lab-grown diamonds, laser inscriptions and Hearts & Arrows.

India can move beyond being a major producer of laboratory-grown diamonds to becoming a global technology leader by developing indigenous equipment, advanced materials, device fabrication capabilities, and high-value industrial applications, says Prof. M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Head of the India Centre for Lab Grown Diamond (InCent-LGD) at IIT Madras, in a conversation with Suneeta Kaul. Prof. Rao was one of the main organizers of GJEPC's VAIRAM 2026 Workshop, held earlier this year at the campus of IIT Madras.

The 7,839-sq.-ft. Margao showroom expands Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ presence in Goa, offering gold, diamond, polki, uncut diamond and precious gemstone jewellery.

Ahmedabad-based Harit Zaveri Jewellers has expanded into Surat with a 10,000 sq ft flagship at Parle Point, extending its retail presence across Gujarat.

At the 11th edition of COUTURE India 2026, businesses across design, branding, packaging, technology, certification and retail services presented solutions aimed at addressing the operational challenges faced by jewellery retailers.