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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
LIBF India offers a promising initiative for environmental sustainability
10 october 2023
The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) India has announcement a new green credit programme to incentivize eco-friendly endeavors of the country's individuals, cooperatives, private sector industries, farmer groups, forestry enterprises, and urban and rural local bodies among others.
Norilsk Nickel inaugurated a media lounge at the Yenisei Media Forum
09 october 2023
Norilsk Nickel has opened a media lounge at the XI Yenisei Media Forum, held on October 5-6 in Krasnoyarsk.
Forecasters to predict weather on the Northern Sea Route with up to 90% accuracy
06 october 2023
Forecasters will be able to predict the weather on the Northern Sea Route with an accuracy of up to 90% if funding and infrastructure development pace is maintained, according to Dmitry Zaitsev, deputy head of Roshydromet.
Climate change-related droughts limit hydro-electric power generation
05 october 2023
Energy sector's overall carbon emissions reduction in the first half of 2023 was undermined by climate change-related droughts that limited hydro-electric generation globally, according to a report by the Ember climate think tank cited by Reuters.
Scientists predicted the consequences of ice melting in the Arctic
04 october 2023
The process of ice disappearance in high latitudes is accelerating every year and endangers the well-being of millions of residents of the Arctic regions and the animals that live there, as reported by the press service of the Perm National Research Polytechnic University of Russia.
Barents Sea the main destination of microplastic pollution - scientists
03 october 2023
Researchers of the Northern Arctic Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov assessed the degree of microplastic contamination of bottom sediments of the Northern Dvina, as well as the White and the Barents Seas.
Summit on sustainable development held in Krasnoyarsk
02 october 2023
The main topic of the third Sustainable Development Summit "Siberian Perspective" held in Krasnoyarsk at the Bobrovy Log fan park was "Responsible consumption: connecting business and consumers."
