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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
The Russian military took out more than 31,000 tons of scrap metal from the Arctic
08 november 2023
The Russian military, as part of the work to eliminate environmental damage in the Arctic, transported more than 31,000 tons of scrap metal to the mainland.
An international forum on interaction with indigenous peoples took place in Moscow
07 november 2023
Representatives of government, business and indigenous peoples met at an international forum in Moscow to discuss innovations in business relations with indigenous peoples, which is one of the most important areas of activity of large companies in the field of sustainable development.
The new rapid response complex to be soon operational at the Nadezhdinsky plant
06 november 2023
Norilsk Nickel is constructing a fire station and a new gas rescue service complex in the immediate vicinity of the Nadezhdinsky Metallurgical Plant.
Russia's government to monitor the state of permafrost
03 november 2023
The Russian government has approved a creation of a state-owned system to monitor permafrost. The document was signed by the head of the Cabinet of Ministers Mikhail Mishustin.
Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations to measure radiation levels at flooded dangerous objects in the Arctic
02 november 2023
A joint expedition of scientists and rescuers is headed to the Arctic seas and to Novaya Zemlya to study potentially dangerous radiation objects.
More than 52 km of riverbanks and lakesides cleared of waste in the Murmansk region
01 november 2023
More than 50 measures to clean riverbanks and lakesides from waste were carried out this year in the Murmansk region as part of the regional project "Preservation of unique water bodies".
Permafrost monitoring begins in Chukotka
31 october 2023
The permafrost temperature monitoring system is being rolled out in Anadyr.
