In the first half of 2013, the state company RusHydro increased electricity production by 16% compared to January-June 2012, to 66.6 billion kWh, the company reported. At the RusHydro hydroelectric power station (that is, without taking into account the thermal generation controlled by RAO ES Vostok), the increase in generation amounted to 25% - up to 50.3 billion kWh.

Former head of the Ministry of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov refused to testify during his visit to the Investigative Committee, his lawyer Genrikh Padva said. Earlier it became known that a case had been opened against military department employees regarding the sale of real estate in Moscow and St. Petersburg at a reduced price, including an ancient mansion on the territory of the Tauride Palace. In his commentary to Interfax, Mr. Padva called these claims absurd.

in the struggle for the trust of readers Information presented in the media, rather than in blogs, enjoys greater authority among Russian Internet users, according to the results of a survey by VTsIOM. Kommersant FM’s interlocutors are not surprised by these results, noting that blogging and journalism have different tasks. Photo: Gleb Shchelkunov, Kommersant / buy photo Russian Internet users trust traditional media more than bloggers.

The acting head of the Moscow region will have as many rivals as the acting mayor of Moscow Today, the Moscow Regional Election Commission will complete the acceptance of signatures from municipal deputies, which candidates for the post of head of the region have collected in their support.

Gerardo Martino is Barcelona's new head coach Personnel Gerardo Martino's attacking tactics in Barcelona were heard from the other side of the world Photo: Reuters Yesterday, Barcelona announced the appointment of Argentinean Gerardo Martino as the team's head coach, replacing Tito Vilanova, who was unable to continue working with the Spanish champion due to a serious illness.

Actor about smoking areas The all-Russian movement for smokers' rights has begun collecting signatures against the anti-tobacco law. The situation was discussed with presenter Andrei Norkin by co-chairman of the movement for smokers' rights Mikhail Boyarsky and chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy Valery Ryazansky.

The government commission approved amendments to the Tax Code The government is trying to make the patent tax system more attractive for individual entrepreneurs. The proposed amendments to the Tax Code will allow them to use this system from the moment of state registration, rather than acquiring a patent. The innovation will not make the regime more popular, business representatives are skeptical: its main problem is the inconsistency with the procedure for paying insurance premiums.

The company buys a fuel filling complex in Rostov-on-Don Rosneft continues to buy fueling complexes at airports in the south of the country. Following the assets of Basel, the company may gain control over the refueling of aircraft in Rostov-on-Don. The main owner of the local airport, Ivan Savvidi, did not want to sell the fuel filling complex to Rosneft last year, but is now ready for a deal.

A criminal case against an employee of one of the Kazan driving schools, 25-year-old Svetlana Fedorova, has been transferred to the Privolzhsky District Court of Kazan, the Tatarstan prosecutor's office reported. Ms. Fedorova was charged under two articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: Part 2 of Art. 272 (illegal access to computer information, causing major damage or committed out of selfish interest) and Part 1 of Art.

The Omsk branch of the “People's Front “For Russia!”” was headed by three co-chairs The founding conference of the regional branch of the all-Russian public movement “People's Front “For Russia!”” (PF) was held in Omsk. The local branch of the NF will be led by three non-partisans: the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry Tatyana Khoroshavina, the chief physician of the regional clinical hospital Vyacheslav Ralko and the head of the Omsk cadet corps Nikolai Kravchenko.

The capital's authorities stated that the quality of water in the Moscow River has improved and meets all standards. However, experts are skeptical about such claims. Photo: Igor Flis, Kommersant / buy photo The Moscow River has become cleaner. As stated in the capital's mayor's office, the quality of its water now meets all established standards. This means that you can, for example, fish near the main city artery.

Nizhny Novgorod Regional Pharmacy may be privatized The state enterprise Nizhny Novgorod Regional Pharmacy (NOF), which manages 38 pharmacies in the region and the regional center, may be put up for sale. Yesterday, the governor instructed to work on the issue of including SOEs in the privatization plan in order to replenish budget revenues and more efficiently manage the pharmacy network.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service granted the request for the reorganization of several companies included in the Perm Group of Companies "Norman-Vivat".

Fuel prices are rising again in Russia Following the increase in wholesale prices for gasoline and diesel fuel, after a three-month pause, retail prices began to rise. The cost of a liter of AI-95 just last week increased by an average of 15 kopecks across the country. This is due to the increase in excise taxes and the attractiveness of exports; experts expect that by the beginning of September, fuel prices in Russia will increase by an average of 5%.

A criminal case has been initiated into the dissemination of the contents of private conversations The FSB Directorate for the Sverdlovsk Region began an investigation into the fact that printouts of telephone conversations of several subscribers of cellular companies appeared in the public domain.