The 42-exhibitor strong India Pavilion, hosted this year by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) is one of the highlights of the 18 group pavilions led by countries, regions and trade associations at the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair which opened yesterday.

The Jewelers of America (JA) yesterday released a statement applauding the decision of the United States Supreme Court “to uphold South Dakota’s sales tax fairness law and overturn the 1992 decision in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota”; thereby striking down an earlier judgement.

The Zimbabwe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) challenging an earlier court order restraining it from entering areas held as diamond concessions by Mbada Diamonds, according to local media reports.

Karelian Diamond Resources said that it will shortly commence a drilling programme “up-ice” of the Company’s green diamond discovery in the Kuhmo region of eastern Finland. This drilling programme is being undertaken to find the source of the diamond found in the area.