{"id":13820,"date":"2026-02-23T06:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T06:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewellerynewsindia.com\/?p=13820"},"modified":"2026-02-23T07:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:21:29","slug":"vairam-2026-kicks-off-at-iit-madras-spotlighting-indias-lgd-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewellerynewsindia.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/vairam-2026-kicks-off-at-iit-madras-spotlighting-indias-lgd-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"VAIRAM 2026 Kicks Off at IIT Madras, Spotlighting India\u2019s LGD Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VAIRAM 2026 Kicks Off at IIT Madras, Spotlighting India\u2019s LGD Expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/jewellerynewsindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-1-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13822\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jewellerynewsindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-1-7.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jewellerynewsindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-1-7-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jewellerynewsindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-1-7-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jewellerynewsindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-1-7-600x360.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vajra Industry Research &amp; Academic Meet (VAIRAM) Workshop 2026, jointly organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gem &amp; Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)<\/a> and InCent LGD at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, commenced on 20 February 2026 at the IIT Madras campus in Chennai. The workshop brings together leaders from academia and industry to deliberate on the future trajectory of India\u2019s laboratory-grown diamond (LGD) sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural ceremony was attended by Prof. Manu Santhanam, Dean (IC&amp;SR), IIT Madras; <a href=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/coa.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sanket Patel, Convener \u2013 LGD Committee, GJEPC<\/a>; M.S. 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