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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
About 700 tons of scrap metal collected in Yakutia as part of Clean Arctic campaign
13 january 2025
As a result of the implementation of the Clean Arctic federal project in Yakutia in 2024, about 700 tons of scrap metal and other waste were collected, and the territory of 9 hectares was cleared.
Planetary albedo decrease may cause sudden spikes in global warming
20 december 2024
Researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute have concluded that a sharp increase in global average temperature in 2023 may be associated with a decrease in planetary albedo, which is the Earth's ability to reflect solar radiation.
MSU creates world's largest database on temperature of Arctic rivers
19 december 2024
Scientists at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) have created the world's largest database on the average monthly water temperature in the rivers of the Russian Arctic, the university's press service reported.
Fuel oil from sunken tankers reaches shores of Anapa
18 december 2024
Tons of fuel oil leaked from the wrecked Russian tankers covered the coast of the Krasnodar Territory from the village of Veselovka in the Temryuk district to the Anapa city.
Russia to develop Baltic Sea monitoring module
17 december 2024
Russia will develop a regional module for environmental and climate monitoring of the Baltic Sea.
Scientists discover benign virus in the Arctic
16 december 2024
A new type of bacteriophage has been discovered in the Arctic, which may potentially become a component of drugs for the treatment of bacterial infections in humans, according to Artemy Goncharov, head of the laboratory at the Institute of Experimental Medicine.
Permafrost degradation in Yamal up 50% within five years
13 december 2024
Over the past five years, the degradation of permafrost observed throughout the Arctic zone has accelerated by half, said Alexey Sitnikov, secretary of the United Russia Party branch for the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.
