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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
In the Arkhangelsk region it is planned to create a second territory in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
10 november 2022
In accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic and the government of the Arkhangelsk region in Pomorie, it is planned to create a second territory in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, where a special legal regime for business activities will be established, the press service of the government of the region reported.
Vladimir Putin instructed to study the problems of volunteers when cleaning the Arctic
09 november 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed until December 1 to study the problems encountered by volunteers during the collection and disposal of waste in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, to amend legislation if necessary and to submit proposals for financing their work.
China’s biggest heavy-lift carrier sails into Kola Bay
08 november 2022
The 255 meter long ‘Xin Guang Hua’ has delivered a key industrial module for the LNG Construction Center in Belokamenka. Chinese construction yards continue cooperation with Russia in the Arctic, as per a media report.
Arctic today. A site for scrap recycling appears in the Norilsk industrial region
07 november 2022
Nornickel has opened a new site for scrap recycling. The site will become the destination for the delivery of all metal waste that will be collected during the dismantling of buildings, cleaning of territories, and other activities in the Clean Norilsk project.
What labor processes take place in the Arctic?
04 november 2022
The Expert Center of the Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA) is conducting a study on labor migration in the Arctic. This study will allow to learn a lot about trends in the development of job vacancies for residents of the northernmost regions of Russia.
Narwhals adapt to climate crisis by delaying migration
03 november 2022
Studies have discovered that Narwhals are adapting to climate crisis by delaying migration raises hopes that species may be able to survive global heating despite slower genetic evolution due to their long lifespan.
Scientists, with the support of WWF, to make road maps for the conservation of reindeer in the Russian Northwestern Federal District
02 november 2022
By the end of 2023, Russian scientists, with the support of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), will form roadmaps for the conservation of the reindeer population in the European North, according to Oleg Sutkaitis, the fund's representative in the Barents Ecoregion, quoting by TASS on Wednesday.
