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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
Ice drift on the Northern Dvina ended ahead of schedule despite the cold weather
09 may 2024
Despite the fact that the ice on the Northern Dvina River in the Arkhangelsk region practically did not melt and remained strong due to the cold weather, the ice drift ended ahead of schedule, but piles of ice still remain on the banks.
Russian scientists develop a new chemical for the oil and gas industry in the Arctic
08 may 2024
Inhibitors developed by scientists from Kazan will help to cope with the formation of hydrate plugs during oil and gas production.
Scientists make a list of abandoned industrial facilities in the Arctic
07 may 2024
The high-latitude integrated expedition "Clean Arctic - Vostok 77" has compiled a list of abandoned industrial facilities in the Arctic, the number of which has dropped three times compared to 2000, TASS reports.
Food storage facilities to be created in the Arctic
06 may 2024
Russia plans to create food bases to supply residents of the Arctic regions. One of the activities of scientists is the development of products enriched with elements that are scarce in the Arctic, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.
Russia creates world's first space system for Arctic observation
03 may 2024
For the first time in the world, Russia created a hydrometeorological space system that will provide continuous monitoring of the Arctic region of the Earth and adjacent territories, the Arctic and Antarctic Institute reports.
Books in four rare languages of the indigenous peoples of the North published in Russia
02 may 2024
The expedition of the Russian Academy of Sciences "Pure Arctic – Vostok – 77" published books in Nanai, Dolgan, Sami and Tofalar languages in a move to preserve the culture of the indigenous peoples of the North.
Russia not to take proactive steps to abolish the Arctic Council
26 april 2024
Russia is not going to take proactive steps to abolish the Arctic Council, said Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Russia's sherpa (emissary) in the BRICS.
