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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
Green Arctic volunteers to clean up Ingilor Nature Park
11 march 2024
From July 29 to August 11, volunteers participating in the Green Arctic expedition will clean up five different sections on the territory of the Ingilor Nature Park in the Priuralsky district from scrap metal and dilapidated buildings.
New road preservation technology is being tested in Yamal
08 march 2024
A new technology for preserving roads in the Far North is being tested on one of the road sections in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.
Moscow on the way to a cleaner environment by reducing emissions and pollution
07 march 2024
Significant improvements in the environmental situation in Moscow over the past 10 years were noted by the head of the Moscow Department of Environmental Management and Environmental Protection Yulia Urozhaeva during a speech at the Urban ESG congress.
Melting of permafrost in the Arctic may lead to technological disasters
06 march 2024
The probability of major technological disasters due to the melting of permafrost in the Arctic is not slim, while those occurrences are difficult to predict, said Vyacheslav Fetisov, Chairman of the All-Russian Society for Nature Conservation, in an interview with TASS.
Electric cars produce twice as much CO2 as trains - RDG
05 march 2024
Traveling by train along the most popular routes generates less than half of the carbon dioxide emissions than using an electric car with a rechargeable battery.
Norilsk Nickel shares its experience in protecting infrastructure facilities at a Technology Forum
04 march 2024
The annual International Technology and Security Forum was held in Moscow.
Arctic islands rise above water due to melting ice
01 march 2024
Islands in the Arctic began to rise above the water level due to the melting of ice domes which used to put pressure on them, said Alexander Kirilov, director of the Russian Arctic National Park.
