Apart from diamonds, platinum is also in high demand, thus replacing gold.
Neeraj Chopra on Thursday acknowledged that his stardom sometimes comes in the way of training and competing in India.
"I feel very good now, because everyone is a little tired after the World Championships. We gave our 100 per cent there (in Budapest), but for this competition here my focus was to just stay healthy, and we have to focus now for Eugene (Diamond League finals on September 17) and then the (Hangzhou) Asian Games (from September 23).
The Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing (India) Ltd (SRDSIL), today seems to have run its course without reaching its objectives.
An international airport mulled by state govt in Surat will help to help boost business as well as tourism
The diamond industry found nothing to cheer about in the Union Budget for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. Industry players in Surat - the diamond capital of India - described the Budget as "disappointing", since the beleaguered industry was expecting a special package to counter the recession.
