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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
First Norilsk-Pyasino water system research for 2024 begins near Norilsk
18 july 2024
For the first time in 2024, Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company, a Nornickel subsidiary, and the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) embarked on fishery research in the Norilsk-Pyasino water system.
Russian scientists develop eco-friendly building materials for the Arctic
17 july 2024
Scientists of the South Russian State Polytechnic University have developed a technology for creating environmentally friendly materials for road and low-rise construction in the Arctic.
Clean Arctic volunteers to clean the northernmost and hard-to-reach point in Eurasia
16 july 2024
Volunteers of the Clean Arctic public environmental project will clean up scrap metal at Cape Chelyuskin, which is the northernmost and most hard-to-reach point in Eurasia.
Floating University scientists to search for giant viruses in the Arctic
15 july 2024
Microbiologists at the Arctic Floating University will be conduct a first-ever search for giant viruses, the size of which can be compared to that of bacteria. Water samples in the high-latitude Arctic regions were taken from a depth of 25 meters, soil samples will also be taken, TASS reports.
About 53 tons of waste collected by the participants of the fourth Arctic Purity Cup
12 july 2024
The fourth Arctic Purity Cup event has seen more than 2,000 participants collect about 53 tons of waste at 45 locations.
Murmansk region’s water bodies among the most polluted in Russia
11 july 2024
The surface fresh waters of the Murmansk region turned out to be one of the most polluted in Russia, said Roshydromet in its review on environmental pollution in the Russian Federation.
Scientists hope to discover plastic decomposing substances in the Arctic
10 july 2024
Scientists at the Arctic Floating University hope to discover fungal and bacterial enzymes that help decompose plastic in the Arctic. Their discovery may be the first step towards solving the problem of plastic waste.
