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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.
Lab-grown...
10 august 2026
Plastic “garbage patch” found on Lake Baikal
15 october 2024
A plastic “garbage patch” was found on Lake Baikal by an expedition studying the impact of plastic pollution on water reservoirs. The new discovery has already been compared with the Great Pacific garbage patch.
Scientists create natural fabric to reflect sunrays, reduce body temperature
14 october 2024
A team of international researchers has developed a natural fabric that will help city dwellers cope with rising temperatures.
Clean Arctic volunteers begin clean-up at northernmost point of Eurasia
11 october 2024
About 40,000 barrels of fuel and lubricants have accumulated on Cape Chelyuskin, the northernmost point of Eurasia. In addition to the old barrels, the volunteers of the Clean Arctic project found a large amount of other waste material. The area of pollution is about 40 hectares.
Yamal geoecologists discover irrefutable evidence of climate warming
10 october 2024
Yamal geoecologists together with scientists from Tyumen and Barnaul completed four years of research in the lower reaches of the Ob river and confirmed the evidence of global warming, telegram channel Yamal Unites reported.
Deserts may appear in Europe
09 october 2024
Deserts may appear on the territory of Southern Europe due to global warming, said Jim Skea, chairman of the UN intergovernmental panel on climate change.
Moscow wins Green Eurasia international competition
08 october 2024
Eco-friendly projects developed by the metropolitan departments of transport, environmental management and economic policy became prize-winners of the international climate competition Green Eurasia.
First solar power plant with a tracker system launched in Chechnya
07 october 2024
A new solar power plant with a system tracking the Sun’s movement has been commissioned in the Achkhoy-Martanovsky district of the Chechen Republic. The system will allow a 9.2 MW plant to increase electricity generation by 20% - 25% compared to conventional installations.
