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Neelkanth Jewellers launches Forevermark   Film star Srinidhi Shetty graced The launch and unveiled the 100 Carat Program   Strengthening their association with Forevermark, Neelkanth Jewelers launched the diamond brand from the De Beers Group, at their store at HSR layout, Bengaluru.   Known for exquisite hand-crafted designs for the last three generations, Neelkanth offers all the Forevermark collections including the Circle of Trust, Traditional Setting, Tribute and the Forevermark Icon Collection. The synergy of these two brands has made for an ideal collaboration offering customers among the world’s most beautiful, inscribed and carefully selected natural diamonds set in intricately designed, unique and beautiful jewelry pieces.   Film star Srinidhi Shetty attended the event wearing a stunning three-line solitaire necklace, she selected her top 5 pieces from the Forevermark Collection and unveiled Forevermark’s 100 Carat Program at the store that will run from March 3rd

OGRTS commenced to train & employ 100 students   Indian Institute of Gem and Jewellery (IIGJ) Mumbai collaborated with Orra and started an intensive twelve day, Orra Graduate Retail Trainee Scheme (OGRTS), training program. Orra plans to train more than 100 graduates to take up positions in their new retail outlets all over the country.   The objective of the Retail Sales training is to develop a team of young competent fresher’s from college to manage store operations and equip them with skills that would make them efficient and competent individuals and take on the roles of Retail sales Associates at Orra stores across India. At the IIGJ & Orra collaboration event for OGRTS, Mr. Dipu Mehta, Managing Director-Orra Ltd remained present as a Chief Guest of the event in the presence of Guest of honor Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director GJEPC, Former Chairman GJEPC & Board of Directors of IIGJ - Mr. Sanjay Kothari, Mr. Cecil De Santa Maria, The Chief Operating Officer o

Government on EoDB spree at BIS!   Ensure best Quality and Quantity of  Products and services for the Indian consumers!   With an aim to promote Ease of Doing Business (EoDB), the Government is going to facilitate simplification of process of compliances that are required to be completed for obtaining certification at Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).   As a step towards that, first-of-its-kind workshop on Easing Compliance for Certifications is being organised tomorrow jointly by Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, along with the Department of Consumer Affairs and Bureau of Indian Standards. This workshop will facilitate closer interaction between various sectors of industry and the apex national standards body. A number of top Industry leaders are also expected to join both physically as well as virtually. The workshop, which is being held at BIS headquarters, will focus on various aspects of standards formulations, conformity assessment processes and requir

Lower BIS testing fees for MSME, Start Ups and Women Entrepreneurs   The Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal directs BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) to reduce testing fees for "MSME, Start Ups and Women Entrepreneurs" to encourage ease of doing business!   The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Railways and Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today virtually presided the 3rd Governing Council meeting of the Bureau of Indian Standards. It was attended by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Rao Saheb Patil Danve, Shri Mahesh Poddar, Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha, Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs, DG-BIS Shri P.K. Tiwari, Chairman QCI Shri Adil Zainulbhai and other senior officials of the Ministry and Bureau of Indian Standards.   Shri Goyal reviewed the process of making Indian Standards and their implementation with BIS officials, senior officials from different Ministries/ Reg

The First Mega Gem & Jewellery physical show Scheduled during 7th to 12th April 2021, Mumbai GJEPC announces strict Covid 19 guidelines with  Limited Exhibitor and Buyer Entry   GJEPC, the apex body of the gems & jewellery in India is all set to organize its 14th edition of IIJS Signature 2021 from  7 th to 12 th April 2021  at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon. It will be the first Mega Gems & Jewellery Show of this stature since the onset COVID-19. The show will be held in 3 halls (hall 1, 6 and 7) with 750+ exhibitors and approx. 1365 booths.   Speaking at the press conference, Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC said, “It has been more than a year since the industry witnessed a physical show of the magnitude of IIJS Signature. Owing to demand from all segments of the trade, GJEPC is organising IIJS Signature in physical form.   It is the need of the hour that the entire jewellery community comes together to boost the jewellery business. The exhibition is held at a

Franck Muller decided to address this Conundrum by creating the Master Banker   It wasn’t too long ago when bankers all over the world faced a common problem: How do you sync your trades with all the major markets across Asia, Europe and the US? Inspired by the frustrations of a banker client, Franck Muller decided to address this conundrum by creating the Master Banker, a watch that allows you to set and view three time zones at a single glance. This year, Franck Muller builds on the Master Banker’s legacy with the new Cintrée Curvex Master Banker Asia Exclusive—a regional exclusive showcasing the signature three-time zone complication housed within Franck Muller’s iconic case.  With a new profile, this timepiece sets forward Franck Muller’s technical ingenuity once more.   The Cintrée Curvex Master Banker Asia Exclusive’s technical sophistication is matched by its elegance. A horological tool for on-the-go bankers and the discerning jet set, the watch flaunts a beautiful brushe

The Sommerso Bronze with a ceramic bezel   The Sommerso pro-diver watch, born from Italo Fontana's passion for scuba diving, in its most acclaimed version in bronze that recalls ancient marine exploration equipment, is now launched in a new model with a ceramic bezel.     This material, widely used in the aerospace industry, boasts a very high heat resistance and keeps the bezel color intense, and unaltered over time, even after long exposure to ultraviolet rays.  The watch features on the left side the iconic U-Boat crown with its patented protection device as well as a plaque engraved with the serial number while the antiqued bronze back-case has been subjected to a special anti-corrosion treatment and it is screwed down.   A sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment protects the black dial of the watch with luminous beige hands and markers plus an additional 24-hour counter and date window placed at 9 o'clock.   The watch boasts a Swiss automatic mechanical