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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...
12 october 2026
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
Rosatom ready to receive data from Chinese satellites on shipping on the Northern Sea Route
06 april 2023
Rosatom State Corporation is considering the possibility of creating a ground infrastructure for receiving data on navigation on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) from Chinese satellites. For the development of year-round safe navigation along the Northern Sea Route, it is necessary to increase the number of sources of information that will improve the accuracy of forecasts of the ice situation.
Scientists find out the quality of snow feeding the Kara Sea
05 april 2023
The results of the study of the chemical composition of snow entering the flood in the river flow of the Ob River flowing into the Kara Sea became known, goarctic.ru writes. To collect samples, which was carried out from Barnaul to Salekhard, scientists made a 2,800-kilometer route. They published their findings in the Chemical Geology magazine.
The Potanin Foundation organizes the "Professional Development" competition
04 april 2023
The Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation opened the reception of applications for the "Professional Development" competition for employees of socially oriented, sports, museum organizations, as well as universities. NGOs from the Krasnoyarsk Territory and other regions of the Russian Federation are invited to participate.
Winsome releases latest Adina project results
03 april 2023
Winsome Resources has announced further high-grade assay results from drilling at its 100% owned Adina project in Quebec, Canada.
Russia and India discuss Russian-Indian trans-Arctic container line
31 march 2023
New areas of Russian-Indian economic cooperation were discussed at the talks with the participation of Alexei Chekunkov, the head of the Russian Ministry for the Development of the Far East, during a working visit to India, the ministry's Telegram channel reports.
Rosatom prepares a year-round shipping project on the Northern Sea Route
30 march 2023
The federal project for the development of year-round navigation on the Northern Sea Route was developed by Rosatom State Corporation. The document has already been approved by the relevant ministries and submitted for approval by the head of the Government of the Russian Federation.
The Arctic-M satellite constellation to be fully deployed by 2029
29 march 2023
Roscosmos plans to deploy an orbital grouping of four Arctic-M satellites by 2029, according to a TASS report. At the end of last year Roscosmos announced that the grouping of satellites of the new complex would be increased from two devices to four.
