According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, direct damage from the flames ravaging Yakutia already totals over 1 billion rubles ($13.5 million). There have been a total of 1,227 wildfires in the province since the start of the fire season, compared to 1,503 at the same time in 2020, TASS...
Russian metals producer Nornickel said on Tuesday it will boost output of nickel products at its Harjavalta plant in Finland as it bets on the expanding market for battery materials needed for electric vehicles (EV), Reuters reported.
Finland’s state mining investment firm Finnish Minerals Group, German chemicals giant BASF and...
Officials in Russia are planning to rezone the country’s largest national park and one of the largest natural reserves in Europe to allow gold mining, in a move activists say could put all nature reserves here under threat.
The Yugyd Va national park in the Komi Republic in northwestern Russia,...
Russian luxury lifestyle publication Snob hosted its “Made in Russia” awards over the weekend for the seventh time. The ceremony, which took place at the Historical Museum on Red Square, had special significance since the magazine was celebrating its tenth anniversary, The Moscow Times reports.
The “Made in Russia” prizes are...
The number of coronavirus cases throughout Russia has increased from 50 to 63 in the past day. All the four new patients have visited coronavirus-affected countries in the recent two weeks, the coronavirus response headquarters said on Sunday, TASS reported.
"Four new coronavirus cases have been registered in Russia over...
Russian mining companies are doing a better job at reporting their efforts to mitigate environmental impacts and protect their natural surroundings, says the 2019 Environmental Transparency Rating of Mining and Metals Companies Operating in Russia, published by the local chapter of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
According to WWF, this...
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Viktoria Abramchenko stated at the 9th Nevsky International Ecological Congress in St. Petersburg that the Russian government is working on modifications to laws that might restrict the manufacture of non-recyclable plastic materials in Russia, The Moscow Times reports.
According to the administration, new measures will...
According to a source in the company's press office, NovaWind, a subsidiary of Rosatom dedicated to wind energy, is contemplating the building of wind power plants (WPP) in all areas of Russia where feasible, TASS reports.
"The current program for power supply agreements has already been planned, whereas for the...
Three workers died and three more were injured on Saturday during repair works at a processing plant owned by Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel, The Moscow Times reported.
In the small hours of Saturday an ore-reloading facility and the adjacent walkway collapsed during repairs to reinforce the structure, said the company.
The...
Smokers in Russia are fuming at the latest fire safety legislation adopted to decrease the number of fires caused by human error, AFP reported.
From October 1, any "open fire", including lighting cigarettes on balconies of residential houses or hotels is banned, a decree signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev...
