Main materials
Allowances and social benefits for Russian citizens will be indexed from February 1, 2025
The government has approved a decision to increase payments for more than 40 types of social support by 9.5% from February. Mikhail Mishustin, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, announced this during a meeting with the deputy prime ministers.
Technologies
About 72,000 hectares of forest will be restored in the Vologda Region this year.
The Vologda Oblast authorities have planned to restore more than 72,000 hectares of forest this year.
Society
Popular
Investments in tourism in Russia increased 1.5 times last year
Investments in the country's tourism infrastructure reached 652 billion rubles in 9 mo...
Policy
Incidents
The court sentenced a resident of Saratov, who broke her mother's head with a plate.
During the conflict, the woman threw a ceramic plate towards the victim.
Economy
Global demand for gold breaks records amid rising prices in 2024
Global interest in gold has reached a historic high this year. This is due to active purch...
Sport
Fifty Russian athletes have received neutral status from the World Aquatics Federation
Russian athletes engaged in swimming and diving have received a neutral status from the In...
Real estate
Thermal resort to be built in Chelyabinsk for 320 million rubles
A year-round thermal resort is planned to be built in Chelyabinsk on the shore of Smolino Lake.
National projects of Russia
The Popular Front has begun collecting data on non-functioning medical equipment in hospitals in the Sverdlovsk region.
Public activists from the Popular Front intend to collect information about the use of budget money in the healthcare system of the Sverdlovsk region.
New materials
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.
The mayor of Novosibirsk spoke about plans to open another rehabilitation center for participants of the special operation
The new social and medical institution will start operating in January 2025.
Voronezh Mayor Sergey Petrin signed a concession agreement on the development of the Dolphin-2 territory
The investor will have to improve 8 hectares. About 200 million rubles will be invested in the project.
