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SDA pitches for diamond and jewellery courses at ITIs
Feeling the dearth of skilled manpower to handle modern technology, the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) is pitching for diamond polishing and jewellery fabrication courses in state-run Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and other institutes associated with the industry. With the upcoming Gems Park in Surat and diamontaires diversifying into jewellry fabrication, industry experts feel that in coming

Diamontaires go slow on imports as Re weakens
Surat-based diamontaires are going slow on fresh purchases of rough diamonds as rupee has touched lowest level ever at Rs 54.56 a dollar on Thursday making the imports of the stone costlier.

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Achala Sachdev passes away

Pune: Bollywood's quintessential on-screen mother Achala Sachdev, bed ridden for the last six months, has passed away in a hospital here, her physician said Monday. She was 91. 'Achala Sachdev

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Andhra textile stir over VAT hits Surat synthetics
The growing stir by textile traders in Andhra Pradesh on the state value-added tax (VAT) has already affected the synthetic textile industry in Surat, Gujarat.

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Odisha, GAIL to sign pact for Rs 5,000-cr pipeline soon

The joint venture (JV) agreement to be signed between the Odisha government and GAIL India Ltd for a Rs 5,000-crore natural gas pipeline is set to be finalized soon. The pipeline that will stretch

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Newsmaker: Y M Deosthalee

Yeshwant Moreshwar Deosthalee, 65, calls financial services a young man’s business. But earlier this week, he beat many younger men in the race to acquire the prized assets of Fidelity India

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