By BD Narayankar
Bengaluru, Mar 21 (UNI) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Jill Biden, US President Joe Biden's wife, the 7.5 carat lab-grown diamond at the White House, the market for these gems have gained momentum, Aukera Jewellery Founder and CEO Lisa Mukhedkar said.
"Two years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took 7.5 carat (lab-grown) diamond to the White House (and gifted it to Jill Biden) and that was a demonstration of his belief in this product. And thereafter, the market for these gems have gained momentum. Overall, the government policy has been pro-grown diamonds," she told UNI in a video interview on the sidelines of an event held by her signature Aukera Jewellery.