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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
20 new sites for biodiversity research created around Norilsk
30 october 2023
Scientists of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences established 20 additional research sites in the vicinity of Norilsk to study biodiversity in the Norilsk Industrial District.
Roshydromet highly rated the Sulfur Program
27 october 2023
Vadim Petrov, the head of the Public Council of Roshydromet, positively assessed the Sulfur Program, which was recently launched by Norilsk Nickel.
More than 10,000 people took part in environmental events in the Murmansk region
26 october 2023
More than 10,000 people participated in environmental events in the Murmansk region, the governor of the region Andrey Chibis said.
Norilsk Nickel mines launch training using innovative technologies
25 october 2023
At the mines of the Polar Branch of Norilsk Nickel, employees are trained using virtual reality technology.
Almost all Pacific snow crabs died out in the Bering Sea due to abnormal heat over the past years
24 october 2023
Since 2018, more than 10 billion strigun crabs have disappeared in the eastern part of the Bering Sea, and their numbers have fallen to record lows by 2021.
Most global environmental indicators deteriorating - scientists
23 october 2023
Viktor Danilov-Danilyan, Scientific Director of the Institute of Water Problematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pointed out the deterioration of global environmental indicators in all areas, except solving the problem of ozone holes.
Scientists named the reason for the appearance of rare Arctic birds in Yamal
20 october 2023
Scientists have found out why woodpeckers and bald eagles started to appear in Yamal. Experts believe that the reason is climate change.
