featured Lab Grown Diamonds and the Environment: How Elevé Diamonds' Stones Are More Sustainable
The Ground That Gets Left Behind Mining a single carat of diamond typically requires moving around 250 tonnes of earth. That figure, cited in multiple independent analyses, does not include the downstream effects — the tailings piles that persist for decades after a mine closes, the waterways that absorb runoff, or the forest cover that does not grow back on the timescale...
Lab Grown Diamonds for Engagement Rings: Are They a Good Choice in India and Dubai?
The Question Has Shifted A couple in Hyderabad shopping for an engagement ring in 2026 is probably not asking whether lab grown diamonds are real. That debate is largely settled. The question now is more specific: given what I know about our families, our budget, and how we think about jewellery, does a lab grown diamond make sense for us? That is...
Tibarumal Jewelry Legacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad: The Royal Connection Behind Elevé Diamonds
A Jeweller Who Caught the Nizam’s Eye In 1920, a young jeweller named Sri Tibarumal Gupta set up shop near Charminar in Hyderabad — a city that had, for two centuries, been synonymous with unimaginable wealth and an obsession with fine gems. The Nizams of Hyderabad were not merely collectors of jewellery; they were arguably the most demanding patrons of gemcraft in...
