Surat adds its sparkle to lab-grown diamond gifted by PM Modi to U.S. First Lady
Apr 11

Surat adds its sparkle to lab-grown diamond gifted by PM Modi to U.S. First Lady

Apr 11

The same process that takes place beneath the earth in the formation of natural diamonds has been recreated to make this diamond.

A combination of pictures shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifting a lab-grown 7.5-carat green diamond to United States First Lady Jill Biden during a private dinner, as US President Joe Biden looks on, at the White House, in Washington DC on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI

 

The 7.5 carat eco-friendly laboratory-grown diamond, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted to the U.S. First Lady Jill Biden in Washington during his ongoing state visit, has been manufactured in a Surat factory in Gujarat by recreating the same process that takes place beneath the earth in the formation of natural diamonds.

Carat is the unit of measurement for the physical weight of diamonds. One carat equals 0.200 grams or 1/5 gram and is subdivided into 100 points.


 

Laboratory-grown diamonds (LGDs) are much in demand now and the Indian government has decided to promote them in a big way to boost the diamond industry, which has its headquarters in Surat.