Main materials
The head of the Investigative Committee took personal control of the situation with waste runoff in the forest in Kazan
The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed to report on the verification of information related to violations of environmental legislation in Kazan.
Technologies
Solar power plants to be built in remote areas in Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug
The development of renewable generation in remote settlements of Yugra was discussed during the State Council on Energy Issues.
Society
Popular
"Civil monitoring" was carried out in a special detention center in Saransk
The Public Commission visited the temporary detention facility and a special receiver in Saransk...
Policy
Incidents
In the Novosibirsk region, the Iskitim administration has paid compensation to victims of stray dogs.
Three minors suffered from bites of stray animals in the Iskitimsky district.
Economy
Russians began to apply for Schengen visas faster
The Association of Tour Operators of Russia has announced the possibility of obtaining a S...
Sport
The head of a sports school was detained in Chelyabinsk for bribery
A criminal case was opened against the head of a sports school in Chelyabinsk.
Real estate
The Prosecutor's office of the Lipetsk region will check the timely completion of repairs in the clinic
In the Lipetsk region, the prosecutor's office checked the work of the contractor Technopark LLC in the field of high technologies IT Park Lipetsk.
National projects of Russia
In Bashkiria, the head of a rural cooperative will be tried for fraud in the framework of a national project.
In Bashkortostan, the prosecutor's office has approved charges against the head of an agricultural cooperative.
New materials
VTB bought out a stake in Post Bank and became its sole owner
The transaction amount amounted to 36 billion rubles. Before that, the company owned almost half of the shares of Post Bank
A garbage sorting complex will be built in Tyva in 2026 for 3 billion rubles
The implementation of this project will help transform the waste management system in the republic.
Gold prices have exceeded the $2,700 per ounce mark
The price of a troy ounce of the precious metal has increased for the first time since November 25.
Coffee has risen in price on world markets at a record high. Stock prices have updated the maximum
Brazil and Vietnam, the largest coffee suppliers, are projected to produce even less coffee than previously expected.
The Accounting Chamber summed up the results of the implementation of the federal program "Sport is the norm of life"
The project aimed at involving the maximum number of Russians in systematic sports started in 2019.
TV channels will raise advertising prices in the new year
In 2025, most broadcasters will increase the cost of advertising time by 5-15%. The main reason is the high demand from advertisers.
The grocery delivery market has almost doubled in a year. Experts predict a further decline in indicators
For 9 months of 2024, the growth in delivery, according to analysts, amounted to 45.6%. Further volume increases are limited by a shortage of personnel.
Sberbank's net profit for the first 11 months of 2024 approached 1.5 trillion rubles
The number of individual clients has grown to almost 110 million people. The number of corporate clients amounted to 3.2 million companies.
47 thousand American visas were issued to Russians during the year. Almost 40% of applicants received refusals
7,000 fewer U.S. visas were issued to Russian citizens than in 2023. The failure rate remained at the level of 2023 - about 38%.
The government wants to limit the price ceiling for hotel accommodation
It is planned to develop coefficients of the marginal cost of housing for each region during periods of peak demand, for example during major forums.
Repin's "Portrait of a Persian Woman" is up for auction for 60 million rubles
On December 15, the Moscow Auction House will hold the final auction of the year, where paintings and graphics by Russian artists of the XIX century will be presented.
In Russia, a record volume of commercial real estate was introduced in 2024 - more than 6 million square meters
Most of the areas are storage facilities. Experts expect the growth trend to continue next year.
A unique basketball hall will soon open in Angarsk
Several new sports facilities appeared in the city district in 2024.
Elon Musk may once again become the "Man of the Year" according to Time magazine
The billionaire has already received this status in 2021. Musk said he did not want to see his portrait on the cover of Time
In Voronezh, streets and sidewalks are treated with deicing materials
Due to temperature "swings", an ice crust forms on the roads.
