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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
UAV for Arctic conditions developed in Russia
31 january 2024
The Novosibirsk OKB design bureau has developed an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), made from low-temperature polymers that have not previously been used in aviation. It is capable of operating at temperatures of minus 60 degrees, TASS quotes the general director of the bureau Konstantin Koryukin as saying.
Groundwater reserves on the planet are on the verge of exhaustion
30 january 2024
Groundwater, a key source of fresh water for billions of people around the world, is facing a significant decline.
The Clean Arctic Movement to join the polar bear protection program
29 january 2024
The Clean Arctic movement will join Russia's Rosprirodnadzor Bear Patrol program for protection of polar bears and the prevention of encounters between predators and humans, said Andrey Nagibin, the head of the environmental project.
Climate change may shorten human life expectancy
26 january 2024
Climate change may shorten human life expectancy by six months, according to a study published in the PLOS Climate journal.
Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords
25 january 2024
Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan, theguardian.com writes.
Warming in the Arctic to affect Eurasia - scientists
24 january 2024
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the Earth - in 2023, the Arctic experienced the warmest summer in 120 years.
The world's oceans in 2023 were hotter than ever before
23 january 2024
The surface temperature of the world's oceans in 2023 was "exorbitant." The main reason was another year of record carbon dioxide emissions.
