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Modi gifts Bharat Ka Heera to US First Lady

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the US for a three-day state visit, has gifted an eco-friendly lab-grown 7.5 carat diamond, placed in Kashmir’s exquisite Papier mâché box, to the US First Lady Jill Biden

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Modi gifts Bharat Ka Heera to US First Lady
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23 Jun 2023 8:42 AM IST

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the US for a three-day state visit, has gifted an eco-friendly lab-grown 7.5 carat diamond, placed in Kashmir’s exquisite Papier mâché box, to the US First Lady Jill Biden.

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted the Prime Minister for an intimate dinner at the White House, during which they discussed a range of issues, exchanged gifts and enjoyed a musical tribute to the regions of India. “Bharat Ka Heera! (India’s diamond) PM@NarendraModi ji gifts this beautiful eco-friendly lab-grown diamond, placed in Kashmir’s exquisite Papier mâché box to the US First Lady @FLOTUS,” commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet.

The diamond is eco-friendly as resources like solar and wind power were used in its making. The green diamond is sculpted with precision and care using cutting edge technology. It emits only 0.028 grams of carbon per carat and is certified by the Gemological Lab, IGI (International Gemological Institute). India is promoting manufacturing of lab-grown diamond (LGD) in the country and for that the government announced steps in the last Union Budget.

The government had announced elimination of customs duty on LGD seeds from 5% earlier. It also approved a five-year research grant to the IIT Madras to encourage the indigenous production of LGD machinery, seeds and recipe.

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