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TopicSurat Diamond Bourse

Topic: Surat Diamond Bourse

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Inadequate infra, global slowdown, rivalry & politics — Surat Diamond Bourse has rocky start

Nearly seven months after inauguration by PM Modi, grand plans have barely taken shape — hardly any offices have opened & many players who had left Mumbai for Surat have gone back.

PM inaugurates Surat diamond bourse, ‘world’s largest office building’ — ‘example of Modi’s guarantee’

Modi also inaugurated new terminal at Surat airport which will cater to additional load of 1,200 domestic passengers and 600 international passengers during peak hours.

Mumbai to lose some of its sheen as diamond merchants, dazzled by new bourse, plan move to Surat

Till now, Surat has been the diamond manufacturing hub & Mumbai the export base. However, Gujarat's ease of doing business & lower costs, could make Surat Diamond Bourse a hub for both.

8 suicides in 3 months: A Surat diamond industry problem nobody is willing to acknowledge

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Surat’s diamond industry has a suicide problem. Police to bosses, nobody wants to join the dots

At least eight diamond workers in Surat have died by suicide in the past three months with about 15,000 laid off while the industry's losses have increased from 1% to 15-20% annually in the last five years.

Once a Surat diamond heiress, this 9-yr-old is now a Jain nun living in a ‘bubble-like sansaar’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Surat’s new diamond bourse wants Mumbai’s glitter, gets slammed for ‘objectionable’ incentives

Surat Diamond Bourse, currently under construction, is expected to open in 3 or 4 months. It is expected to house nearly 4,400 merchants and employ about 1.5 lakh people.

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Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

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