{"id":35338,"date":"2026-02-20T12:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=35338"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:04:51","slug":"vairam-2026-opens-at-iit-madras-with-focus-on-indias-lgd-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/vairam-2026-opens-at-iit-madras-with-focus-on-indias-lgd-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"VAIRAM 2026 Opens at IIT Madras with Focus on India\u2019s LGD Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vajra Industry Research &amp; Academic Meet (VAIRAM) Workshop 2026, co-organised by GJEPC and InCent LGD IIT Madras, is taking place on 20 February 2026 at IIT-Madras, Chennai, with stakeholders from academia and industry discussing the next phase of India\u2019s laboratory-grown diamond (LGD) growth.<\/p>\n<p>The dignitaries present at the opening ceremony were Prof. Manu Santhanam, Dean (IC&amp;SR), IIT Madras; Sanket Patel, Convener \u2013 LGD Committee, GJEPC; M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Head of the India Centre for Lab Grown Diamond (InCent-LGD) at IIT Madras; Jayanti Savaliya &#8211; Gujarat Region Chairperson, GJEPC; Ashish Borda, Convener \u2013 PMBD, GJEPC; Mital Doshi, Convener, BITC, GJEPC; and Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director, GJEPC. Also present on the occasion were Manish Jiwani, Co-Convener, LGD Panel, GJEPC and Bharat Ghori, Member, Diamond Panel, GJEPC.<\/p>\n<p>The day\u2019s sessions will focus on Research to Commercialisation, HPHT Technology Scale-Up, Advanced Applications Beyond Gems, and Quality &amp; Characterisation Standards, alongside presentations by IIT Madras and industry experts.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, the GJEPC-run Indian Institute of Gems &amp; Jewellery (IIGJ) and IIT Madras will also be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on diploma courses, aimed at strengthening education and skill development in emerging diamond technologies.<\/p>\n<p>A book titled Laboratory Grown Diamond \u2013 Production Technologies and its Applications, authored by N. Arunachalam, S. Krishnakanth and T. 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