During his visit to the U.S. this week, India’s 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 synthetic green diamond. The lab-grown diamond (LGD) is at the heart of India’s 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 “conflict free.” According to India Today, the production of the diamond gifted to the Bidens produced just 0.028 grams of Co2 per carat, which is over 100,000 times less emissions per carat than the production of the average mined diamond. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Below, what to know about India’s quest to become a LGD leader. More from TIME [video id=vB3Q8mTY autostart="viewable"] What are LGDs, a.k.a.
Why Modi Gifted A 7.5-carat Lab-grown Diamond To Jill Biden
Anna Gordon, Time
Thu, 06/22/2023 - 1:15pm
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