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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
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Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
Number of permafrost monitoring stations in Russia grows to 78
17 january 2025
The permafrost monitoring network of Russia has increased to 78 stations, according to Irina Petrunina, Director of the Department of Competition, Energy Efficiency and Ecology at the Ministry of Economic Development.
Rosatom to revise NSR cargo traffic due to US sanctions
16 january 2025
US sanctions will lead to a revision of the cargo traffic growth schedule on the Northern Sea Route, said Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev.
Finland stops cooperation with Novosibirsk scientists in Arctic research
15 january 2025
Scientists from Finland have decided to withdraw from joint work with the Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences on modelling Arctic ice.
Alaska project to enter global LNG market in 2031
14 january 2025
New York-based energy firm Glenfarne and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation have signed a development agreement for an LNG project worth $44 billion to export up to 20m tonnes of LNG per year starting in 2031.
NSR achieves record volume of cargo in 2024
13 january 2025
The volume of freight cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2024 set new a record. The volume of cargo transportation amounted to 37.9 million tons within 12 months, 1.6 million tons more than in 2023, Rosatom state corporation said.
Scientists study rare animal species in Taimyr in more detail
27 december 2024
The Taimyr Nature Reserves Nature Conservation Institution has dedicated the year 2024 to the Putorana bighorn sheep, a unique isolated subspecies of snow sheep that lives only in Taimyr.
Senior Novatek official visits US to discuss sanctions - report
20 december 2024
A Novatek executive visited Washington for discussions on a change in U.S. sanctions policy with the upcoming Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told High North News.
