Will India Be The New Hard Rock Café With Lab-Grown Diamonds?

In June 2023, when Indian PM Narendra Modi visited the US during a 3-day visit, he gifted US First Lady Jill Biden a 7.5-carat diamond. But, it wasn't like the diamonds you've heard of or seen: this one was grown in a lab. Lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) are different from natural diamonds. A natural diamond is formed deep within the Earth over billions of years and is mined from the Earth’s crust, which is said to be a complex and costly process. Each natural diamond is different and has variations in colour and quality & can be quite expensive. There are said to be environmental and ethical concerns related to the mining of these natural diamonds. Some natural diamond mining operations are said to have had human rights abuses, like exploitative labour practices. And diamond mining could lead to habitat destruction, deforestation and water pollution.

In June 2023, when Indian PM Narendra Modi visited the US during a 3-day visit, he gifted US First Lady Jill Biden a 7.5-carat diamond. But, it wasn't like the diamonds you've heard of or seen: this one was grown in a lab.

Lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) are different from natural diamonds. A natural diamond is formed deep within the Earth over billions of years and is mined from the Earth’s crust, which is said to be a complex and costly process. Each natural diamond is different and has variations in colour and quality & can be quite expensive.

There are said to be environmental and ethical concerns related to the mining of these natural diamonds. Some natural diamond mining operations are said to have had human rights abuses, like exploitative labour practices. And diamond mining could lead to habitat destruction, deforestation and water pollution.

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