Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Thursday it was investigating the head of the remote Arctic city of Norilsk for suspected criminal negligence over his handling of a major oil spill in the region, Reuters reported.
In a statement, investigators said the official, Rinat Akhmetchin, had failed to take appropriate measures...
Two geologists from Russian diamond mining giant Alrosa, who were arrested for illegally prospecting for gold in Zimbabwe’s Nyanga Park and washing the ore in Nyangombe river, were acquitted by a local magistrate, New Zimbabwe writes.
The pair, Tension Hlatini (36) and Igor Shmakov (49), employed as a geologist and...
Nearly 200,000 more Russians died than were born in the first half of this year, the worst figure since 2008, data published by the Russian Federal State Statistics Service shows, according to Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
In January-June 2019, some 719,700 people were born in Russia, 8% fewer than in the same...
Kazakhstan‘s new leadership, faced with concurrent challenges of volatile oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic, has approved nineteen new renewable energy projects worth $1.1 billion in the country’s latest effort to go green and diversify its energy supply, EURACTIV reported.
To date, there are already 97 operating renewable energy facilities...
The Forum for Interregional Cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan has been held since 2003 in turn in the cities of the two countries - in 2019, the host city was Omsk, where the two sides discussed issues related to cross-border cooperation.
The next in line was Kokshetau in the north...
People going in for sports will be able to receive tax deductions from their personal income taxes from 2020, Vedomosti reports, citing the Ministry of Finance’s decision to start work on the project.
The proposed move comes in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to impose tax...
Russia’s state-run nuclear power company Rosatom has said it has taken a Soviet-built nuclear reactor out of operation after 45 years of service, the company said in a statement on Saturday.
According to the corporation, Reactor No. 1 at the Leningrad nuclear power plant has been shut down as...
A major fuel spill in the Russian Arctic this year was caused by violations during the construction and operation of a reservoir, not thawing of the permafrost, a preliminary investigation showed on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
A fuel tank at a power station near the remote, industrial city of Norilsk...
A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had suspended workers at a metals plant who were responsible for pumping wastewater into nearby tundra, The Moscow Times reported.
Norilsk Nickel cited a "flagrant violation of operating rules" in a statement announcing it had...
A consultative draft of Russian green finance guidelines has been published, which includes controversial practices such as upgrades to thermal power plants, and coal to natural gas conversion, Environment Finance reported.
The guidelines have been developed by Russian state development corporation VEB.RF, which first outlined the proposals to Environmental Finance in April this...
