{"id":8707,"date":"2024-04-21T11:15:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T11:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houseofroma.com\/?p=8707"},"modified":"2024-04-21T11:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T11:19:37","slug":"pm-modi-gifts-7-5-carat-lab-grown-diamond-a-symbol-of-eco-friendly-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houseofroma.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/21\/pm-modi-gifts-7-5-carat-lab-grown-diamond-a-symbol-of-eco-friendly-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi Gifts 7.5-Carat Lab-Grown Diamond: A Symbol of Eco-Friendly Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8707\" class=\"elementor elementor-8707\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b9f2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8b9f2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9270eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9270eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PM Modi Gifts 7.5-Carat Lab-Grown Diamond: A Symbol of Eco-Friendly Innovation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1cede elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec1cede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/houseofroma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-164651-584x462.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8709\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d81dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d81dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<table width=\"828\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"828\"><p>During his visit to the U.S. this week, India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden multiple gifts on Wednesday. But the most interesting among them was a papier mache box containing a 7.5 carat lab grown diamond.<br \/><br \/>The lab-grown diamond (LGD) is at the heart of India\u2019s bid to become a global leader in producing the synthetic alternative, which has a much smaller carbon footprint than mined diamonds, and is seen as \u201cconflict free.\u201d<\/p><table width=\"828\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"828\"><p>\u201cLab-grown diamonds is a technology and innovation sector with high employment potential,\u201d Sitharaman said in her speech. \u201cThese are environmentally-friendly diamonds which have optically and chemically the same properties as natural diamonds.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Currently, India produces 15% of all LGDs in the world, according to India\u2019s Ministry of Commerce and Industry. China is believed to be the leading producer of them around the world, accounting for 50% of the global market share. According to Allied Market Research, the industry was worth $22.3 billion in 2021, and is expected to more than double over the next decade to $55.6 billion.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe key thing to know about India is that it is already the premier diamond polishing center for both natural and laboratory diamonds. About 90% of all diamonds in the world are polished in India,\u201d says Edahn Golan, a diamond research and data analyst.<\/p><table width=\"828\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"828\">According to Golan, this puts India in a good position to move into the LDG space.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIt was kind of a natural evolution that when lab-grown diamonds became more popular, India would be an important center for that as well,\u201d he says.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Modi Gifts 7.5-Carat Lab-Grown Diamond: A Symbol of Eco-Friendly Innovation During his visit to the U.S. this week, India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden multiple gifts on Wednesday. But the most interesting among them was a papier mache box containing a 7.5 carat lab grown diamond. 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