A look at the life of diamonds, from their rough beginnings in the mines to their polished finish in jewelry stores.
A newly opened building in the diamond hub of Surat in Gujarat has surpassed the Pentagon as the world's largest office building, according to a report in CNN. Surat Diamond Bourse, billed as a "one-stop destination" for over 65,000 diamond professionals, including cutters, polishers and traders, will welcome its first occupants in November, the report said. It features a succession of nine rectangular structures spilling out from - and interconnected via - a central "spine", and the sprawling 15-storey complex has been built across more than 35 acres.
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The slowdown in demand from the US and Europe has not impacted the diamond trade in Surat, Asia's largest diamond polishing hub, thanks to the diversified export market. This was not the case till recently.
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Diamonds offer higher returns in terms of investment compared to gold contrary to general perception, GIA said.
Surat Diamond Association, the apex body of diamond industry in Ahmedabad, has said there should be a special force for the security of diamond industry in the wake of serial blasts in Mumbai.
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The problem is actually acute in the diamond jewellery industry where there is no uniform criteria of inventory valuation unlike gold, whose prices are uniform and widely quoted.
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'I am relieved it is coming together well for me. A win is a win and I will take that happily.'
Since most banks have tightened lending to diamond merchants and others are about to do so, many medium and small diamond dealers are approaching large players for credit facility within the industry
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Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections has begun across states and Union Territories, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar told PTI.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering a proposal from the Rapaport Group to start the world's first diamond-futures contracts.
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It's an emotional time for Manisha Koirala, as she stars in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
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India's exporters may be hard hit by the appreciation of rupee against dollar. But the rising value of rupee has cheered the diamond industry in the country.
The 20-year-old Indian, who was competing in the season's Diamond League Series Finale just three days after winning Asian Games gold in Jakarta, sent the spear to a best distance of 85.73m to end at fourth position in the eight-man event.
'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm sorry... I'm not saying it's raining jobs, but there are jobs. The (skill) gap has to be bridged.'
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The rough diamond of 236 carats was found at the jwaneng mine in Botswana and took 21 months to polish.
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Revival hopes of the diamond industry have been dashed as gems and jewellery manufacturers feel that little help has been provided to them in the Interim Budget for 2009-10.
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Diamond exporters are considering stopping the import of rough diamonds.
Surat is home to more than 3,000 large and small polishing companies.
Pink diamonds cost at least 20 times more than processed white diamonds and only 40 to 60 pieces are available worldwide, with each stone weighing 40 to 60 carat.
We present here some stunning photographs of diamonds.
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