Sep 22, 2025

BDB Symposium Highlights Future of Diamond Research and Education

The second edition of the Advances in Gem and Diamond Research and Technology (AGDRT) Symposium opened on 22nd September at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), bringing together leading global researchers, scientists, and gemmologists.

Organised by the Gemmological Institute of India (GII) with support from BDB, GIA, and IGI, the symposium serves as a platform for presenting cutting-edge research in gem and diamond science.

Welcoming delegates, GII Chairman Mehul Shah highlighted GII’s new academic collaboration with Sigma University, which will introduce a three-year degree course in diamonds and jewellery—aimed at elevating artisans to graduate status. He acknowledged the support of BDB, GJEPC, IGI, and GIA, and thanked the international research community for their participation.

Distinguished attendees included BDB President Anoop Mehta, GJEPC Chairman Kirit Bhansali, GIA VP Tom Moses, Prof. Ramchandra Rao of IIT Madras, DANAT Bahrain’s Noora Jamsheer, and experts from Russia, Switzerland, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.

The two-day AGDRT 2025 will run from 22–23 September 2025.