Diamond workers of Surat could make a difference to the election outcome in at least half a dozen seats of Gujarat where they have a numerically significant presence, political experts say. IMAGE:......
Taking a cue from Amul, the hugely-successful milk collection and distribution co-operative, 1,500 diamond polishers of Surat had got together in August 2010 to form Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing......
Did it fail because it was run not like a cooperative with joint decision-making, but as a company whose sole prerogative was profit? It was meant to be the "White Revolution" of the diamond......
So far, rough diamonds mined from the Panna mines in Madhya Pradesh were auctioned online but displayed only at Panna. In a first since 1998, rough diamonds mined in India will now be up for......
India is a world leader in the gems and jewellery industry, but its exports are dependent entirely on imports of rough diamonds, gold and other coloured gemstones. Security of supply of raw......
‘We don’t trade with any business where we have specific concerns,’ a De Beers spokesperson said. The world’s leading diamond mining group, De Beers, has reduced its......