{"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. 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